Friday, December 5, 2008

BEARS IN SPACE ARE TEDDY FOR LIFT OFF

They could be auditioning for a Star Paws movie but these two bears have, in fact, been shot into space by students.

This amazing photo shows the teddies 30km (19 miles) above Earth after being launched on a giant helium weather balloon. Wearing custom-made space suits to ensure they could endure temperatures of -37C, MAT and KMS were strapped to the inflatable device and had their picture taken by an on-board webcam. They were parachuted back after the four-hour weather experiment and landed just 80km (50 miles) from their launchpad - Cambridge University's space flight science club. Thia Unsworth, 12, from Parkside College, helped design the spacesuit for MAT. She said: 'It was unbelievable to see the balloon take off and it's incredible to see the bears in space.'

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