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Watch 1,000 Lego astronauts soar to the edge of space

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Deborah Byrd
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May 29, 2023

1,000 Lego astronauts

Kids – or folks who, like me, have kids and/ or grandkids – can relate to this awesome video, posted by VideofromSpace on May 25, 2023. They wrote:

A high-altitude balloon carried a mini space-shuttle with 1,000 Legonauts to the edge of space. Three flights were conducted from an airport in Slovakia.

The balloon burst at an altitude of 21 miles (34 km) and then the landing platform returned to Earth under a parachute.

Love it!

Footage courtesy: LEGO/ Kreativ Gang/ Dominik Matusinsky | Edited by Space.com’s Steve Spaleta.

Music: Lost in Space by Cobby Costa/ Courtesy of Epidemicsound.com.

Kids and toys agree

1,000 Lego astronauts: Cute kiddo with 2 Lego astronauts.
EarthSky kids – including Dominic, with brown Benny and mini-Benny – give the 1,000 Lego astronauts their official stamp of approval :D Image used with permission. Thanks, Dominic!

Bottom line: A high-altitude balloon carried a mini space-shuttle with 1,000 Legonauts to the edge of space.

Submit your own photos at EarthSky Community Photos. We always enjoy seeing them.

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May 29, 2023
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Deborah Byrd

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Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she was the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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