A gift from outer space: in the US they sell figurines that have traveled above the Earth's stratosphere

Valentine's Day is approaching, and for those looking for an interesting gift, students from the United States offer

unusual option. On the earthtosky website.store they sell a crystal bear and a rose that have been in space. They rose above the stratosphere aboard the Cosmic Ray Research Probe on December 17th.

The figures cost $129.95.Earth to Sky Calculus students are selling "space valentines" to support the high altitude hot air balloon program. Each product comes with a greeting card that depicts the item in flight and tells the story of its journey to the edge of space and back.

At the peak of their flight, the figures soared at an altitude of 34,369meters above the Sierra Nevada mountains in central California. After the balloon exploded as planned, the parachute opened and the probe returned to Earth, landing on a 1,889-meter mountain peak overlooking the Eureka Dunes on the edge of Death Valley National Park. As part of the launch, students received new data for the cosmic ray monitoring program.

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