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kohare

Dec 5 2008, 01:56 PM

I guess this is "unmanned"?

from the BBC

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"Teddy-nauts" see the curve of the Earth. The toys were launched on a helium balloon by schoolchildren working with the Cambridge University Spaceflight team. The educational project saw the bears reach 30km on a two-hour, nine-minute mission which landed near Ipswich.

ugordan

Dec 5 2008, 01:59 PM

More images: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...edge-space.html

ElkGroveDan

Dec 5 2008, 02:55 PM

Yawn. UMSF has been there and done that.

Though this does give the idea that next time Doug you need to include some kind of boom with the UMSF logo on it.

djellison

Dec 5 2008, 03:27 PM

I 'spoke' to Ed about this earlier - the publicity interest has been enormous, loads of Media etc. It's such a simple yet brilliant idea

PhilCo126

Dec 5 2008, 04:09 PM

indeed a superb initiative: most children adore Teddy Bears
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2008120401

lyford

Dec 5 2008, 05:34 PM

At first I thought this thread was going to be about our spacefaring friends, the Tardigrada

centsworth_II

Dec 5 2008, 05:50 PM

QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Dec 5 2008, 09:55 AM)

Yawn. UMSF has been there and done that.

Now don't downplay these kids' accomplishment. Launching and safely returning four "Teddy-nauts" is an historic feat. One not yet matched by UMSF.

sci44

Dec 7 2008, 11:02 PM

No, Sooty dont hit the launch button. No, dont do that. No, dont.. Sooty!!
Oh dear. Bye bye everybody..
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(Huh. Bear faced cheek of it all..)

Astro0

Dec 8 2008, 03:52 AM

More coverage down under http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24766729-13762,00.html

Go Bears!

Juramike

Dec 8 2008, 04:42 AM

QUOTE (Astro0 @ Dec 7 2008, 10:52 PM)

Go Bears!

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Absolutely!

dvandorn

Dec 8 2008, 05:20 AM

QUOTE (Juramike @ Dec 7 2008, 10:42 PM)

Absolutely!

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You betcha!

-the other Doug

imipak

Dec 8 2008, 07:44 PM

Now the field has been opened up, how long before the first Lego figures take a giant leap for plastic-kind?

Astro0

Dec 8 2008, 08:13 PM

Been there, done that... Almost!
Biff and Sandy were Lego astronaut ambassadors for the MER missions.
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While they didn't go, some Lego pieces were on the landing capsules holding down the CDs carried to Mars.

Astro0

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