BBC Studios has sent a Hey Duggee rocket toy beyond the Earth’s atmosphere into space.The toy earned its Space Badge as it travelled attached to a stratospheric balloon, powered by hydrogen gas, which is a sustainable alternative to helium.It left Earth from a dedicated launch site in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, before travelling for an hour and a half, ascending through the Earth’s atmosphere and reaching space by 19km.The journey was accompanied by a special cartoon.
