A former NASA engineer decided to drop an egg from space and make sure it survived. And also publish
In the end, Mark Robert called the video of the egg being dropped from space the most “physically, mentally and financially draining” he has ever made. That's how it was.
Experiment illustration. Source
The egg was pressed in front of the rocket and then attachedher to the weather balloon, which went into space. Once there, he fired a missile. She flew towards the Earth at high speed and then slowed down on her own. Four “fins” on the back of the rocket moved it in the desired direction so that the egg landed on a mattress on Earth.
Thermal protection was provided for the egg so that itdid not freeze and did not burst when heated. The author of the experiment also provided for a "plan B". He simultaneously launched two eggs: one in a rocket, and the second was placed in a beach ball with a soft filler inside. It turned out that both eggs did not break.
The author of the experiment after its completion. Source: YouTube