2 amateurs launch Lego astronauts into space (Video)

Two men in Chesterfield, Derbys, UK, have put 2 tiny astronauts into space with a home made spaceship - the "Manchester Meteor"; the men assembled a high altitude balloon and attached a HD camera to it, the astronauts were strapped on top of the camera.

According to the Daily Mail, the tiny toy characters, resembling best friends Jon Chippindall and Ian Cunningham, even got to walk in space as astronaut Jon floated around the Earth’s atmosphere when his strapping became loose.



After setting off from Mold, North Wales last Wednesday, the £250 device named The Manchester Meteor, journeyed to 90,000ft before plunging back down to the ground in a farmer’s field in Chesterfield, Derbys - and the whole journey was caught on camera.

Ian, 29, said: "Being geeks, we would love to go into space but it’s a little impractical.
So, we thought we would use Lego men that are little versions of us - Jon’s even has glasses, and they’re dressed like astronauts."

"At one point it all went a bit crazy and Jon’s strapping came loose, meaning his Lego man did a little space-walk in front of the camera!"

Made from only a high-altitude balloon, a payload and an HD camera, The Manchester Meteor enjoyed the high life for around two-and-a-half-hours.


"We were able to video its journey from take-off to landing, so with the Lego characters on board, it was almost like we were travelling in space."

"When we saw we had reached outer space, we were just amazed. Wow!"