To celebrate Christmas, some decorate their tree in their living room while others make it take off. In any case, this is what the youtubeuse Xyla Foxlin did on video. She first decorated her tree before sending it to the top of a rocket.
Have you ever seen a Christmas tree take off and (almost) go to space? Probably not and that’s why this video quickly went viral. YouTuber Xyla Foxlin, who is an engineer by training, had the completely crazy idea of take off your Christmas tree. She shared her entire project on video, from decorating the tree to takeoff and designing the rocket.
Xyla Foxlin made this project in collaboration with Joe Barnard, a DIY rocket enthusiast. The tree that measures 2.4 meters high flew in from the California desert, but the flight didn’t exactly go to plan. A few seconds after takeoff, the tree fell back to Earth. It is equipped with a parachute to absorb the shockbut it was definitely not a landing worthy of a SpaceX booster that recently served to supply the ISS with ice cream, candy and pies.
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The Christmas tree took off atop the rocket before opening its parachute for landing
In her video, which you can find below, Xyla Foxlin explains that “ the tree was placed in the booster carefully, in the hope that the engine would launch it into the air “. As she hoped, the tree that weighs 18 kg actually flew atop the rocket, although it didn’t stay in the air for long.
It’s a Christmas tree, so it’s obviously decorated with a multitude of ornaments and fairy lights. Specifically, the YouTuber said that 300 ornaments were attached to the tree with zip ties. The festive decoration thus withstood the shock of the landing. The tree always had its light garlands in perfect working order when it was on the ground.
This takeoff was particularly impressive to watch. The cameras hung on the tree made it possible to follow his misadventure as closely as possible. Xyla Foxlin is also a regular at slightly delirious projects. For example, she has already created a bulletproof ball gown or even burning greeting cardsrather practical for the holiday season.
Source : Space.com
