Annalee Newitz reports that "a seventh grader has made good on the dreams of middle schoolers everywhere by sending Hello Kitty into the stratosphere."

According to ABC News:

Lauren Rojas, a 12-year-old from Antioch, Calif., got the idea after seeing a television commercial in which a balloon was launched into the sky. She thought she could do the same with her Hello Kitty doll. She would test air pressure and temperature at high altitude for her school's science fair.

I like the phrase "Good Bye Hello Kitty" !!!

Hello Kitty Rocket image -- BIGGER!!