Toy Robot in Space! - the ORIGINAL toy in space
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 Published On Dec 5, 2010

The original 'object in space' video!

The YouTube upload that started the 'floating something into space with a GoPro and a weather balloon' trend back in November 2010.

As seen on CBS '60 Minutes', a nationwide TV commercial for GoPro, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, CNN, Discovery Channel, screens across the London Underground, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, Washington Post and more.

See the music video:    • Lucky Elephant - 'Edgar' // Music vid...  
Discover the science behind it:    • The physics of sending a GoPro to space  
Watch the GoPro commercial:    • GoPro HD: Space Robot - TV Commercial...  

The robot and rig flew a height of over 95,000 feet (around 30,000 metres) to reach the limits of the earth's atmosphere and film the blackness of space, before the pressure popped the weather balloon and a parachute carried it back down to earth. We found the robot and camera in a field 11 miles away using a mini GPS tracker.

The 2 and a half hour flight was filmed on a GoPro HD Hero camera.

00:00-00:26 Pre-launch
00:26-04:00 Take off and ascent
04:00-05:20 Balloon burst and descent
05:23-06:30 Landing and recovery

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