To celebrate the 61st anniversary of the first manned space trip, made by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, a Turkish restaurateur decided to send a kebab into the stratosphere.
According to the
Huffington Post
, the meal took off on April 9, 2022 from Adana in southern Turkey.
According to information from our colleagues, the kebab was firmly fixed on a tray attached to a box designed to withstand space conditions.
It was launched via a helium-filled balloon near which a Turkish flag was tied.
According to our colleagues, the package contained a camera to film the ascent.
A Turkish restaurant owner tried to send a plate of Adana kebab, one of the Turkish dishes listed as one of the best traditional dishes in the world, into space with a helium balloon.https://t.co/SGYfqnEl2n
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40 km altitude
The kebab rose to about 40 km altitude then the balloon burst and the meal came back down to Earth.
It then fell back into the Mediterranean Sea 121 km from the take-off point.
Thanks to the tracking device attached to the package, the restorer was able to recover everything without difficulty.
The trip took about three hours.
According to local media, who confided in the
Reuters
news agency , the Turkish restaurateur would have indicated that he wanted to deliver worldwide, not without humor.
A new launch is planned soon.
Astronauts on the International Space Station will have to wait before biting into a kebab.
The ISS is located 400 km above our headsâŠ
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