

James May at the Edge of Space
2009, English. Directed by Paul King.
James May always wanted to be an astronaut. Now, 40 years after the first Apollo landings, he gets a chance to fly to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane. But first he has to undergo three gruelling days of training with the US Air Force and learn to use a space suit to stay alive in air so thin it can kill in an instant. He discovers that during the flight there are only two people higher than him, and they are both real astronauts on the International Space Station.
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- 0h 30m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 20 June 2009
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James May at the Edge of Space isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 June 2009. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like James May at the Edge of Space?
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Who directed James May at the Edge of Space?
James May at the Edge of Space (2009) was directed by Paul King and stars James May, John Cabigas.