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Date: Nov 12 09:27 2010

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British team send homemade aircraft to the edge of space before it flies back to Earth Who needs a multi-billion-dollar spacecraft to study the Earth when you can use a paper plane? Pictured here is the incredible British mission to send the plane 17 miles into the atmosphere to capture images of the curvature of the globe using a miniature camera. The plane, which has a 3ft wing span and is made from paper straws covered in paper, was launched using nothing more powerful than a large helium balloon. Read more __________________

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Date: Nov 11 20:34 2010

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Who needs a multi-billion-dollar spacecraft to study the earth when you can use a paper plane? The plane, with a wing span of three feet and made of paper straws, was launched using just a large helium balloon. The craft soared to 90,000 feet before the balloon exploded, after which the plane glided back to the ground, taking photographs as it descended. Read more __________________

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Date: Nov 11 15:33 2010

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Amateur space enthusiasts launch paper plane into space A team of amateur British space enthusiasts has achieved a world first by sending a paper plane into space. The plane was made out of covered up paper straws was launched in Spain using a helium balloon. A camera on the plane's wing captured dramatic images as it flew back down through the earth's atmosphere. Read more __________________

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