Youtuber ex-NASA scientist launches an egg into space and it lands on Earth without breaking

Mark Rober is a scientist, he worked for NASA and today he has a successful YouTube channel, where he performs various physical experiments. In yet another of his endeavors, he decided to create a video in which he throws an egg into the outer space and then accompanies him as he returns to Earth - and that landing can't break him. The video was a success: published on November 25, it already has around 26 million views. Learn more about the experiment.

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Egg launch into outer space

The initial idea was also eccentric and risky, but it was much simpler: instead of the egg reaching outer space, it would be launched from the largest skyscraper on the planet, the Burj Khalifa, which is located in Dubai and is about 800 meters high height. However, Youtuber Mark decided to make an even more difficult challenge to overcome by taking the egg into space. Check more:

Space Egg Challenge

To reach the stratosphere, the egg faced sudden changes in temperature and pressure and, therefore, were it took several tests and many attempts to create a projectile that would be difficult to freeze or break from the egg. To create the rocket, he asked Adam Steltzner, an engineer at NASA, for help.

How the structure was designed

The structure of the projectile containing the egg had a parachute made of scrap nylon. The protective armor of the egg was made with inflatable cushions, like airbags from space agencies, preventing the egg from breaking – even with the various physical phenomena to which it is subjected.

failed attempts

For this experiment to be successful, many eggs were cracked – literally. The original idea was based only on gravity, after all, the egg would be inserted at the end of a vehicle with rocket format and transported up to a height of 30 km above sea level, with the help of a balloon weather.

From there, the rocket would be released and fall in free fall towards a mattress positioned on the ground. However, the landing was never successful, leading them to reformulate the structure of the projectile, which this time was a success.