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British festival launches egg 21.7 miles toward space

By Ben Hooper
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SWATON, England, July 1 (UPI) -- Organizers of an egg tossing event in Britain said an attempt to launch an egg into space reached an altitude of nearly 22 miles.

The Swaton Vintage Day and World Egg Throwing Championships featured the "Eggsplorer 1" weather balloon launch, which took took an egg to an altitude of 21.7 miles before returning to Earth east of Hull.

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A video of the launch was shared on YouTube, but organizers said the onboard camera failed to send any pictures back to mission control during the flight.

A helium egg balloon was also launched at the event and was later found less than 13 miles from the Danish border.

Festival organizers said they are making plans to launch Eggsplorer 2 at next year's celebration.

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