They released the balloon near the Grand Canyon and were curious to see what video they could retrieve once the camera fell back to earth. But, they couldn't find the balloon as they had planned. 

Two years later, an Arizona hiker found it and the camera and managed to contact one of Chan's friends.

Finally, the team were united with the long lost ballon and the video they uncovered exceeded all their expectations. This video here shows their launch preparations and of course the short journey into outer space. 

In this amazing video called 'GO! New York City', professional BMX rider Nigel Sylvester filmed himself riding through the streets of the fast-paced metropolis, giving us a first-person view of what it's like to ride a bike in the city.

The Queens-born star rides at pace through Brooklyn and Manhattan, on the Brooklyn Bridge, in Central Park and near the Flatiron Building. 

He is also shown riding through a shop, riding the subway, hopping over a taxi's bonnet and even into a helicopter. Check out the video and let Sylverster take you on an amazing journey!

In California, two kayakers had a near death experience with...a humpback whale. How often can you write a sentence like that? 

Anyway, the kayakers -- visiting from the UK -- seemed to be minding their own business when all of the sudden the mammal breached and landed on top of them.

A whale-watcher with Sanctuary Cruises captured the scene on camera. 

At first, the whale-watcher was so excited with having recorded the breach that he exclaimed, "I got him!", but then realised two people may have just been crushed to death.  

The bill was eventually approved and it could allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since the second world war.