A Playmobil Klicky In Space !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bill Blackhurst]

Unless it gets mistaken for Lego!!!

Another thought is if the shuttle commander plucked the 4634 from his flight across the screen & said, "btw, this is Alan our Playmobil mascot!"

[PrimusPilus]

The only way this to happen is if an astronaut personally (and clandestinely) takes a klicky in the cabin with him - and that's no small feat. NASA will NEVER approve any sort of commercial propaganda on their flights, unless it's an official investment in the project by the brand/factory. Even personal items, like watches (that are officially permitted on board), will be frowned upon if an astronaut is caught flashing it around where the public eye can see.

[Rasputin]

This may have a better chance on a Virgin Flight AKA Richard Branson plane. He loves sponsors

What if we did it ourselves like with one of those weather balloons and a camera, come to think of it didn't some one do it ?

[cachalote]

i am sorry to disappoint you all but a klicky was already sent to space.
  it was done last november and here's the report on "el mondo" (one of spain's leading newspapers) - http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/11/11/ciencia/1289480860.html.
  the video that goes with it is really wonderful (you will have to wait untill the comercial spot finishes)
i will try to translate what is said:

"A little paper plane wit less than 1 meter, manned by a 10 cm playmobil astronaut reached the limits that separate earth's atmosphere from space.
The ship flied over an altitude of 27 km (90.000 feet), 3 times higher than a commercial jet.
But we should not applaud the small astronaut sitting in front of the paper plane but instead 3 british space aeronautics fans.
Neither NASA nor any big aeronautical company are responsible for this and there was no Cape Canaveral launch.
The launching site was Piedrahita, a small place in Ávila and the spaceship landed at Pelayos de la Presa (Madrid).
Steve Daniels, Lester Hines and John Oates designed the 90cm wingspan plane after they met eachother through The Register, a tecchnological website.
The project was named by its authors "Operation Paris" (the name of the city stands for Paper Airplane Released In Space) and its goal was to elevate the plane with the help of a helium baloon that made it go almost as high as 30 km and then released it already in the stratosphere.
The opening flight took place last October 28 and it lasted 90 minutes.
The airplane was baptized by its authors as Vulture 1, suggesting there will be some sequels, and it was equipped with 2 video cameras.
The spaceship descended with the help of a parachute and landed on a pinetree wood near a Madrid's small village located 100 km away from the launching spot.
The authors confessed that everything started up as a joke, but a 9.500 euros joke payed by a company called Peer One Networking.
"Our intention was to reboost Britain's space program" says Lester Haines joking.
Haines himself writes on The Register website "Our Playmonaut hero was the only one who could enjoy the magnificent view shown on the video".

Here's a picture that was published with this article.
like i said before i am sorry if i disappointed you.
  i knew this (and assumed all the community also knew it) through PLAYMOGAL - http://playmogal.freeforums.org/ - a portuguese speaking playmobil forum.

[cachalote]

maybe they got this idea watching one of the most beautiful videos i've ever seen - joseph kittingers jump from a baloon on august, 15, 1960 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvtkhVW-a2Y&feature=related. 
he jumped from a helium ballon that took him 31 km high.
  his biography deserves a look - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger

[WarriorOfToys]

AWESOME Cachalote!!!
The video is amazing too!
That is just spectacular!

[Wolf Knight]

Thank you for this inforamtion cachalote!!!
So a klicky was indeed send to space!!
What an amazing free jump!!!

[Giorginetto]

Thanks for the info and links. However I WILL STILL contact NASA and pursue to take along in one of their space missions a klikcy , not in the edge of out atmosphere but in actual space . 

[Bill Blackhurst]

That's the spirit George!

[Rasputin]

Thanks Cachalte I thought there was a story about this and someone must have shared it here as I would not have read/seen it anywhere else.

I liked the crazy guy who jumped out of his balloon hits earth and goes for a smoke  He must have had too much oxygen from his tank and needed to balance out his system 

Perhaps if NASA is not interested the Russian will be as they go to space all the time and even live up there. Those poor fellers up there might enjoy some toys to play with