This amazing photo shows the teddies 30km (19 miles) above Earth after being launched on a giant helium weather balloon. Wearing custom-made space suits to ensure they could endure temperatures of -37C, MAT and KMS were strapped to the inflatable device and had their picture taken by an on-board webcam. They were parachuted back after the four-hour weather experiment and landed just 80km (50 miles) from their launchpad - Cambridge University's space flight science club. Thia Unsworth, 12, from Parkside College, helped design the spacesuit for MAT. She said: 'It was unbelievable to see the balloon take off and it's incredible to see the bears in space.'
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