Space for pies?
A meat and potato pie has been sent to the edge of space by Sheffield-based extra-terrestrial photography firm Sent Into Space.
It is believed to be the first pie to be launched into the stratosphere.
The pie was sent into the atmosphere from Wigan, tethered to a high altitude weather balloon, rising to a point 29 miles above the earth’s crust.
The stunt raised awareness for the World Pie Eating Championships, which were held on December 20.
Ultimate Purveyors, which was commissioned to make the pie, said: “This is the first step to enable mankind to consume pies with more elegance and comfort. Neither the sky, nor the pie, should be the limit.”
Watch the pie’s ascent in this video from Sent Into Space.