Friends plan £500 space mission after drunken conversation

Four friends are planning a space mission on a shoestring – building all their equipment in a garage on a budget of just £500 (€575.32).

Friends plan £500 space mission after drunken conversation

Four friends are planning a space mission on a shoestring – building all their equipment in a garage on a budget of just £500 (€575.32).

The science buffs from Suffolk, who call themselves the Sudbury Space Society, plan to launch a probe as high as 125,000ft (38,100m) to the edge of space.

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