Two simple guy from English Essex had a dream: to take a picture of yourself planet Earth and attract the attention of the Director of the movie "Star wars: the force Awakening" JJ Abrams. We can assume that after they are put into orbit spaceship X-Wing, their dream can be considered fulfilled. About the reactions of Abrams is not known yet, but the guys at least managed to get the attention of the BBC and other major media outlets.

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Two simple guy from English Essex had a dream: to take a picture of yourself planet Earth and attract the attention of the Director of the movie "Star wars: the force Awakening" JJ Abrams. We can assume that after they are put into orbit spaceship X-Wing, their dream can be considered fulfilled. About the reactions of Abrams is not known yet, but the guys at least managed to get the attention of the BBC and other major media outlets.

of Course, in this case we are talking about a toy X-Wing, which was lifted into the stratosphere by using wysokolitowsk balloons, usually used in meteorology. It also was attached action GoPro camera, which was responsible for the shooting process. After receiving the footage, enthusiasts could only impose a familiar sound track and captions.

the Video was filmed at the height of about 36 190 meters above the surface of the planet, said the BBC. Just to complete the mission two Brits took about six months. In terms of money it cost them approximately 1200 pounds. All it took to get in the credits at the Abrams two VIP tickets to the premiere of the film "Star wars: the force Awakening". The authors of the video thought that the usual response to such a request will be refused, so they decided to implement it in an unusual way.

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