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High Flying LEGOs Set a New Guinness World Record

Image from Space.com
Image from Space.com

On March 20, a Lego set broke the Guinness World Record for “the highest altitude launch and retrieval of a Lego kit.” The set was a Lego version of the Hail Mary, and included mini-figures of Ryland Grace and Rocky. It was attached to a stratospheric balloon and launched from Gwynedd County, UK. The flight lasted for eight hours with a maximum height of 114,790 feet in the air.

The launch was a promotional for the movie Project Hail Mary. Sony Pictures Releasing UK, responsible for releasing Project Hail Mary in the UK area, partnered with Sent Into Space, a company known for helping with stratospheric advertisement, to send this Lego set into the stratosphere.

Chris Rose, Sent in Space’s head of projects, said, “Every one of our projects is an exciting undertaking, but getting the chance to incorporate a Lego build into the spacecraft development process made this one a whole heap of fun for the entire Sent Into Space team.”

Co-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller recieved the Guinness certificate on April 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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