Lego men sent into space for $500

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Lego men sent into space for $500
QMI Agency
First posted: Monday, November 04, 2013 10:29 AM EST | Updated: Monday, November 04, 2013 10:41 AM EST
Two British researchers sent a balloon with a pair of Lego men attached to it into space, capturing stunning images of Earth.
The Lego men — who represented Jon Chippindall, 31 and entrepreneur Ian Cunningham, 29 — went 27 km into space.
Dubbed the Manchester Meteor, the high-altitude balloon was released Oct. 30. It was made using off-the-shelf products such as modelling foam, Gaffer tape and an Android phone.
The two friends, who met while studying aerospace engineering at Manchester University, completed the project with a budget of just $500.
After the balloon burst, Chippindall and Cunningham were able to retrieve the Lego men using the GPS co-ordinates on the phone.
Chippindall said "with no specialist equipment and minimal engineering knowledge, and for just a couple of hundred pounds," they were able to capture some great pictures of Earth.
A screengrab from the Manchester Meteor. YouTube

Manchester Meteor - YouTube
Manchester Meteor Landing - YouTube
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[Blackleaf]

How very British.

None of that Nasa cobblers from us Brits.

We'd be able to send real men into space if it wasn't for the fact that we send India £280 million a year to fund THEIR space agency.

 

[cj44]

Excellent. We are going to try this. It will be the perfect science project for my 12 year old.
Our NASA won't be on track until the dems are dumped from the senate & white house.

 

[petros]

Excellent. We are going to try this. It will be the perfect science project for my 12 year old.
Our NASA won't be on track until the dems are dumped from the senate & white house.

Some kids in ON did it last spring or last year. Check Discovery Channel, they explain in detail how it was done.

 

[EagleSmack]

How very British.

None of that Nasa cobblers from us Brits.

We'd be able to send real men into space if it wasn't for the fact that we send India £280 million a year to fund THEIR space agency.

Have you found the Beagle II yet? lol. Another fine space adventure by the brits.

Stick to balloons and LEGO men Britan.

Some kids in ON did it last spring or last year. Check Discovery Channel, they explain in detail how it was done.

The brits copied Canada... as usual.

 

[cj44]

Some kids in ON did it last spring or last year. Check Discovery Channel, they explain in detail how it was done.

Thank You!

 

[petros]

The brits copied Canada... as usual.

I think the Canadian kids used a LEGO guy too.

 

[EagleSmack]

I think the Canadian kids used a LEGO guy too.

The brits are well known for copying other countries ideas.

 

[petros]

The brits are well known for copying other countries ideas.

Lego man sent to space by Toronto teens - Toronto - CBC News

 

[EagleSmack]

It only took the brits a little over a year to figure out how to copy the Canadian teenagers.

Do you think they had trouble building the LEGO man?

 

[petros]

Yeah, removing the good teeth.

 

[WLDB]

Our NASA won't be on track until the dems are dumped from the senate & white house.

Kennedy and Johnson did quite a bit for NASA.

Republican or Democrat, NASA probably wont be very high on the priorities list for some time. Both parties have been slowly defunding it for decades.

 

[EagleSmack]

Kennedy and Johnson did quite a bit for NASA.

Republican or Democrat, NASA probably wont be very high on the priorities list for some time. Both parties have been slowly defunding it for decades.

And if it wasn't for the assassination you may have heard...

"Cambridge we have a problem."