13-year-old girl sends Hello Kitty to the edge of space

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13-year-old Lauren Rojas is the toast of Twitter today forboldly sending her Hello Kitty doll where no Hello Kitty doll has gone before -28,537 meters into the stratosphere.

In a video posted to YouTube last month, the Grade 7 student isseen building a small silver spaceship and weather balloon contraption,complete with an altimeter, thermometer, GPS tracker and several cameras to capture what inevitably becomes thesub orbital flight of Hello Kitty.

The project was part of a science assignment testing the effects of altitude on air pressure and temperature at Cornerstone Christian School in Antioch, California.

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After several dizzying minutes of spinning through the sky, the weather balloon expanded to 53 times larger than its original size and burst open, sending the entire package back down to Earth.

The rocket was found in a tree, 76 kilometres from the launch sight, with Hello Kitty and the breast cancer awareness ribbon attached by Rojas still intact.

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"In the end it really turned out to be much more than a science experiment. It's something that we will remember for a long time," said Lauren's father Rodney in an interview with the New York Daily News.

Rodney, who helped Lauren with the project, purchased the Hello Kitty doll for his daughter on a business trip to Tokyo.

To date, their YouTube video has approximately 130,000 views, and while the majority of commentary on it is positive, at least one hardcore science lover felt the need to correct journalists who incorrectly stated that Hello Kitty went into "space."

No, not even close to space, sorry. RT @sciam: Watch this Amazing 12-Year-Old Launch a Hello Kitty into Space http://bit.ly/11COEooJeff Foust

AsScientific American's Michael Moyer pointed out, the maximum heigh achieved by the rocket (about 28.5 kilometers) did indeed fall far short of the official boundary ofspace as recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (100 kilometres.)

To be fair, Hello Kitty did surpass the height reached by a Lego figure sent 24 kilometres into the sky by two Toronto teens last January.

Lego man sent to space by Toronto teens - Toronto - CBC NewsA pair of Toronto teens sent a Lego man into space, capturing their plastic astronaut's entire 97-minute adventure in an eye-catching vid...

Space or no space, Rojas' project is impressive, and the young woman is exciting many with her passion for science.

Loved this video of Hello Kitty launched into space by 7th grader Lauren Rojas. Yay girls in science http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/02/first_latina_to_send_hello_kitty_almost_into_space.htmljulianne hing

#GirlScientistsRock ... Watch as 7th graders blast Hello Kitty into Space (it really worked) @ http://www.tvkim.com/watch/2730/kims-picks-hello-kitty-blasts-off #GirlsIntoScienceTara Windwalker

First Latina to send Hello Kitty (almost) into SPACE?! The majesty! The science! Check out the beautiful footage http://bit.ly/VMzrMdNPR's LatinoUSA

Hello Kitty In Space: Awesome 7th Grade Class Makes Space Balloon http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/01/hello-kitty-in-space_n_2602386.html?utm_hp_ref=parents&ir=ParentsTowardTheStars

Oh hi, raddest girls ever! RT @TheMarySue: 7th Grade Girls Send Hello Kitty to the Edge of Space, Make Cool Video http://www.themarysue.com/hello-kitty-space/Steph Guthrie

@amirightfolks @TheMarySue OH GOD THE BALLOON BURST IS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN༻Benedict Harris༺

.@realpigasus @themarysue I think tears actually sprang to my eyes at that moment. So incredibly cool!Steph Guthrie

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