Hello Kitty travels to space aboard small toy rocket [video]

In addition to astronauts and various cameras, we have seen toys and even monkeys sent into space. And, according to ABC NEWS, the last space traveler was Hello Kitty aboard a toy rocket.

According to the publication, the tour was part of a science project presented by an American teenager. With her father's help, Lauren Rojas built the small rocket, which reached almost 30 kilometers in altitude bound by a weather balloon.

To track the ship's trajectory, Lauren used a flight computer, and the entire Hello Kitty adventure was recorded by a GoPro Hero2 camera, including the magnificent blast of the weather balloon - the toy was found 76 kilometers away. Of launching. The aim of the project was to check air pressure and temperature at high altitudes.