Skydive during rocket launch U.S. Air Force, California

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Thompson, an instructor with the 532nd Training Squadron, free falls over Lompoc, Calif., as a Delta II rocket launches June 7, 2007. The skydive was planned to coincide with the launch that carried the Italian COSMO (Constellation of four Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation)-SkyMed satellite system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Released)