The truth is out there, but was the suitcase?
The unexampled traveling bag was taken into the Mojave Desert , and amongst a crowd of space partisan and “ industry insiders ” ( it is unclear if these are suitcase industry people , or space industriousness mass ) it was get off up into the outer range of our standard pressure . The suitcase , which is made with Samsonite ’s patented ultralight Roxkin outer scale , was outfitted with 360 level and 4 thousand tv camera , which documented the entire event .
So yeah , there ’s video grounds , just like with the so - called “ moon landing . ” ( For clarity , I do n’t have doubts about that one . ) According to Samsonite , the society partner with Sent Into Space engineer , and those engineers used “ stratosphericballoon technology ” which uses renewable atomic number 1 gas to get the bag 130,000 feet into the zephyr .
Perhaps this all went down as advertised , but for the homecoming to Earth , the enceinte “ traveling bag drop test from blank , ” they used a ego - deploy chute to assist it come down at a safe and controlled speed . This is clearly bullshit . Throwing it down the stair would have been a secure test .
Courtesy of Samsonite
“ Sending Proxis into space is a bluff will to our century - long commitment to enduringness and pattern , ” said Nicole Adriance , Senior Director of Brand Marketing , about the effort . “ This experiment with Sent Into Space demonstrates how our typesetter’s case delivers public presentation under the most challenging weather , withstanding not only the rigors of Earthbound locomotion but also the ultimate test — space — exemplify the remarkable balance we ’ve achieve between lightweight conception and broken durability , setting a new standard in the luggage industry . ”
In a dim-witted cleaning lady ’s price , this was an elaborate egg cliff science experiment , not a suitcase drop trial . When I drop my luggage , there ’s nothing good or controlled about its landing . broadcast Into Space ’s head teacher of undertaking , Dr. Chris Rose did tattle up some of the other impressive feature of Proxis ’s quad journey .
" The Proxis was a perfect rider for our flight , ” said Rose . “ fabulously robust , even in the freezing vacuum cleaner of space where the temperature drops below -85 ° F , but light enough to meet our rigorous weight requirements — I’d love to take one on every space travel ! "
My personal dubiousness about the feasibleness of sending a bag to space aside , with the carry - on size of Proxis retailing for $ 425 , I do n’t even imagine it is that unreasonable to expect it to survive a trip through space — or any and all of my next vacations .
Most Americans Would Rather Not When It Comes to Space Tourism
Even as space travel becomes more common, most people don’t want to hop on a spacecraft.
