After sending the movie's IMAX trailer to space, the LEGO Project Hail Mary set and minifigures have gone higher than most others recently.
The marketing for Project Hail Mary, following its release earlier this year, is in full swing as the team at Sony Pictures UK has decided to send the film's IMAX trailer and its LEGO set into space.
The model was secured to a balloon-powered platform and sent up to 114,790 feet (34,988 metres) above Gwynedd County. It took eight hours for the model and its minifigure to rise, and it was safely retrieved after it came back down. This has earned the model and project the title of highest altitude launch and retrieval of a LEGO set in Guinness World Records history.
“We’re incredibly proud to have partnered with Sony Pictures Releasing UK and have played our part in setting a brand new world record,” said Dr Chris Rose, Head of Projects at Sent Into Space.
“Every one of our projects is an exciting undertaking, but getting the chance to incorporate a LEGO build into the spacecraft development process made this one a whole heap of fun for the entire Sent Into Space team. Congratulations to the film for accomplishing its ambitious mission, and we hope the visuals of the LEGO Hail Mary in space will help inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and astronauts.”
A video of the ascent has been made available for viewing on YouTube, and
Featured image: Guinness World Records
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