Teddy Bears make their first flight into space

Astronaut teddy bears, does it get any cuter than that? I don't think so. Adorable bears, MAT and KMS made their first journey 18 miles above the earth in a four-hour exhibition dressed in the cutest space suits ever. These cuties from Mothercare were put on seats and attached to a weather balloon made by Cambridge University's Space Flight science club. They managed to survive the rough temperatures of -31C. Kids from Parkside and Coleridge community colleges played a role in this mission by helping out the scientists by designing suits to avoid the teddy bears from freezing. This is a first ever teddy bear space flight and it took place at Churchill College, Cambridge on Monday.

The bears made their way back safely to earth and are celebrities now. Dr. Steve Hinshelwood of Parkside and Coleridge community colleges, said, "There has been a buzz around the school and students have been asking me questions about pressure in space and whether the teddy bears would have been freezing. They were wearing layers of foam and foil - and one of the suits was made from recycled materials." All in all, a cute experiment that is good for space science as well!