A grade seven student from Antioch, California, sent Hello Kitty to where she has never been before – outer space!
As part of a science project to test the effects of altitude on air pressure and temperature, 13-year-old Lauren Rojas built a small silver spaceship and weather balloon contraption, complete with an altimeter, thermometer, GPS tracker and several GoPro cameras to capture the flight.
The contraption travelled 28,537 meters into the stratosphere. The weather balloon expanded 53 times larger than its original size before it burst open, sending Hello Kitty and the spaceship back down to Earth.
The rocket was found 76 kilometers from the launch site in a tree. The best part? Hello Kitty came back safe and sound!
Lauren’s video of Hello Kitty’s journey was put up on YouTube at the end of January and now has almost 500 thousand views. Check out the incredible video below!
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