Pak woman becomes the first asian to skydrive from 29,840 feet

Namira Saleem,who is training to become pakistan's first astronaut has become the first asian to skydrive from a height higher than Mount Everest.Saleem skydived from a height of 29,480 feet.That included a free fall meaning to open the parachute one minute after jumping from the aircraft.For a moment she felt as though she was suspended in the air.She became the first pakistani to reach the North and south poles in april 2007 and january 2008 respectively.Saleem said she did not need a lot of training for jump and that she did it with only a few weeks of exercise