LEGO Space Shuttle 'Launched' into Space

Romanian, Raul Oaida, put together a little tribute honoring the end of the space shuttle program...LEGO style.

The launch took place from central Germany (easy flight clearance) and reached a max altitude of 35000m. A 1600g meteo balloon filled with helium was used alongside a GoPro Hero, Spot GPS and of course Lego Space Shuttle model 3367. 

We launched it on the 31st of December 2011, the equipment was recovered via GPS tracking 240 km S-E from a remote area.

The video is a little on the long side, but it's really cool to think that a LEGO model of the space shuttle actually hit the stars.

Via:  Geeks are Sexy