Engineering students launch kebab to the stratosphere
Strasbourg engineering students launched a kebab to the stratosphere, continuing their atmospheric food experiments.
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Space Kebs Student Experiment
French engineering students from Icam Strasbourg launched a kebab sandwich to over 30,000 meters altitude on June 5, 2026, equipped with sensors to monitor its performance through extreme temperatures during ascent and descent.
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2026-08-16 to 2026-11-13 · UTC publication dates
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Engineering students launch kebab to stratosphere above Strasbourg
Apprentice engineers from Icam Strasbourg launched a kebab sandwich to an altitude of over 30,000 meters from Schiltigheim in the Bas-Rhin department on Friday, June 5. The operation, titled 'Space kebs', was conducted with support from the agency Knack Line. The kebab was supplied by Kebs Baba restaurant in Strasbourg, placed in a capsule, and equipped with sensors to observe the sandwich's condition at temperatures dropping to -50°C during ascent and the effects of re-entry.
Engineering students conduct atmospheric food experiment inspired by previous bretzel launch
The 'Space kebs' project was inspired by a previous experiment conducted by a professor who had sent a bretzel into the upper atmosphere. The Icam Strasbourg students adapted this concept to test the behavior of a kebab sandwich under extreme conditions of altitude and temperature.
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