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Elizabeth Howell

A Lego 'Project Hail Mary' set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight

A triangular spacecraft made of white plastic blocks against the backdrop of Earth seen from space.

A 'Project Hail Mary' Lego spaceship set a new record for highest altitude launch and retrieval of a Lego kit.

The Lego brick build, based on the hit Hollywood film, flew to an altitude of 114,790 feet (34,988 meters) on March 20 aboard a stratospheric balloon launched in Gwynedd County, U.K. The launch was done to market the movie, which is based on a best-selling 2021 Andy Weir novel.

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