KFC is unveiling a new sandwich, and it’s literally out of this world.
Right now the zinger chicken sandwich is hovering at the edge of space somewhere between seven and 30 miles off the ground. The sandwich space flight is a joint experiment between KFC and the private spaceflight company World View. The sandwich is housed in a KFC shaped container and will be on the trip for four days. During that time it will take a selfie, gather information about the environment before returning to Earth. The CEO of World View says at first they thought the whole idea was a bit silly but then realized this would be a great way to demonstrate their stratollite technology to a wider audience. The system is designed to deliver internet, Earth imaging, disaster relief and other applications for a fraction of the cost of a typical rocket launch.
Eventually World View hopes to fly paying tourists aboard its voyager capsule. To check out how the sandwich is doing click the link below. Who needs to cross the road when you can go to space?
Link: KFC in Space
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