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

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 . Onboard, naturally, were minifigures of astronauts Ryland Grace and Rocky, presumably fisting their bumps in celebration. Sony Pictures Releasing UK, which distributed the film in the region, partnered with Sent in Space, which is a company that helps others do stratospheric advertisements. But the flight didn't make it to space, as the widely-recognized Kármán line demarking space is three times higher than the flight's altitude at 62 miles (100 km). Project Hail Mary - Highest Altitude Launch Retrieval of a Lego Set - Only In Cinemas Now - YouTube Watch On "Every one of our projects is an exciting undertaking, but getting the chance to incorporate a Lego build into the spacecraft development process made this one a whole heap of fun for the entire Sent Into Space team," said Chris Rose, the company's head of projects. Co-film directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller received an official Guinness World Records certificate in Las Vegas on April 13, while Guinness released the news Tuesday (April 21). …