Science News: 'Global' Search for 'Sam the Dog' Continues
Tuesday last week, "Sam the Dog" was launched on the edge of space by a group of students at a primary school and England and while he was unable to land back home, the "global" search continues.
In a video uploaded by English Lakes Hotels, Sam is seen looking at the camera as he flutters into the air and finally into the skies.
According to NBC News, students at the Morecambe Bay Community Primary School in United Kingdom launched Sam into space as part of an astronomy and physics experiment. He was tied to a helium balloon and a GPS tracker. He was able to reach over 15 miles away from Earth and a GoPro camera recorded his journey before the balloon popped.
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The school's principal, Siobahn Collingwood said, "I had an assembly the next day in which I broke the news. You could have heard a pin drop, there was silence and shock." Despite the sad news, the students pushed for a publicity campaign that would hopefully bring Sam back home.
The students are looking forward to Sam's return and the campaign to have him safely return home has reached people around the world. "[The students] decided to launch a publicity campaign with local newspapers that has now gone global," Collingwood said.
Both the tracker and the balloon have been recovered but Sam is still nowhere in sight. Experts from SentIntoSpace.com believe that the stuffed dog may be located somewhere around 40-50 miles from where the GPS and the popped balloon were found.
According to BBC U.K. News, Sam was last seen exploring the region above North Yorkshire. Aside from the school's search, other organizations have also launched their own campaigns to help find the beloved stuffed astronaut.
Melissa Brearton, a parent of two children attending the school said that though the students were heartbroken when they heard that their astronaut has not returned yet, they have been coming up with ideas to further expand the search for Sam.
