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