Teddy bears blast off into space

Teddy bears blast off into space

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Four teddies have taken a giant leap for bear-kind after being blasted to the edge of space by university boffins.

The cuddly toys were attached to a helium balloon and launched 30,000-metres into the atmosphere from Churchill College in Cambridge.

They were fitted out with space suits designed by schoolchildren from the city as the toys braved freezing temperatures.

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Haha, love reading this kind of stuff. Pics are really cool, i could only find one though.

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Cambridge University said the project was part of an initiative to "engage local schoolchildren in science and engineering".

Aiyana Stead, 12, one of the pupils who helped make the space suits, said: "This was a really fun thing to do. The best bit was when we set the balloon off with the bears."

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