KFC
A company called World View is about to launch fried chicken inside a space capsule.
The publicity stunt, scheduled for June 21, is being bankrolled by KFC to promote its spicy Zinger chicken sandwich.
The chicken will launch from Tucson, Arizona, attached to the end of a high-altitude balloon. Although the fast food brand claims this will be a "space sandwich," they'll miss that mark. The edge of space is about 62 miles above the ground, whereas World View's Stratollite — a new craft designed to fly small payloads into Earth's stratosphere — will loft the sandwich about 15 miles up.
"Stratollites can carry a wide variety of commercial payloads (sensors, telescopes, communications arrays, etc.), launch rapidly on demand, and safely return payloads back to Earth after mission completion," World View said in a press release.
Stratollites are an initial step in World View's larger goal to launch paying customers more than 19 miles above the Earth.
As a passenger inside the company's pressurized Voyager craft, which will dangle at the end of a balloon, you'd be able to see the curvature of Earth. The roughly five-hour trip would also include cocktails and stunning views of the stars, though it might set you back more than $75,000 — about the price of a new Tesla Model X 70D.
Here's a peek at what it'll be like to float at an altitude of 100,000 feet, above 99% of Earth's atmosphere.
KFC's spicy Zinger chicken sandwich capsule will be launched inside one of these: World View's lightweight Stratollite craft.World ViewThe Stratollite is designed to "sail" on high-altitude winds for up to 12 hours, though KFC's flight will last four days.
Source: The Verge
But World View has bigger plans than launching food. They hope to fly paying customer inside the Voyager: a Winnebago-sized capsule that's big enough for six passengers and two crew members.World View
Source: Popular Science.
The capsule would offer 360-degree views and internet access, so you could share photos in real-time. It will even have a bathroom and a bar.World View
A giant helium-filled polyethylene balloon would loft the cabin into the sky until it's fully inflated.World View
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
See Also:
- 11 fitness myths that are doing more harm than good
- Elon Musk: SpaceX may launch its biggest and most powerful rocket in 3 months
- Astronomers have reconfirmed Einstein's most famous theory in a stunning way
SEE ALSO: How the used rockets of tech billionaires just might save humanity from doom
DON'T MISS: The 'space nation' Asgardia will attempt its first launch this summer — with help from a Russian billionaire
