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Amateur space enthusiasts launch paper plane into space

A team of amateur British space enthusiasts has achieved a world first by sending a paper plane into space. The plane, made of paper straws and covered in paper, was launched in Spain using a helium balloon.

A camera on the plane’s wing captured dramatic images as it flew back down through the earth’s atmosphere.

The plane eventually landed 25 miles (40km) away from its launch site in a wood and only suffered a small hole in the wing.

Watch video here.

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    This sounds like the beginning...science fiction story. The obvious next step is to...
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    Photos are also here!
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    I wonder if they beat...origami spaceplane (I never heard
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    Congratulations to them, but let’s be honest, 27,5 km is not really
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