From a site in rural Wales, the nugget travelled through the Earth’s atmosphere to an altitude of 110,000 feet (that’s 33.5km) where it floated in the region known as Near Space. Having reached peak altitude, it then headed back towards Earth at 200mph (322kph), with its parachute deploying at around 62,000ft (19,000m) to enable a safe landing. Taking to its Twitter, Iceland Foods captioned the video as, "We don’t know who needs to hear this, but we sent the first ever chicken nugget into space today". We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The breaded snack took just under two hours to reach its peak height above the Earth. A chicken nugget has been sent into space by Deeside retailer Iceland - to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Iceland. The breaded snack took just under two hours to reach 110,000 feet above the earth. (CNN)Astronauts, chimpanzees and now a chicken nugget. That’s right, Iceland asked us to launch a chicken nugget into space to mark the 50th anniversary of their store opening. The space nugget was launched from an undisclosed location near Iceland Food's head office in Deeside, North Wales. The nugget floated for an hour then shot back down to earth where its parachute opened 12 miles before it hit the ground. Did we really send a chicken nugget into space? Iceland sent a solo chicken nugget 110,000 feet into the stratosphere to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary, The breaded snack battled temperatures of -60C (minus 76F) travelling into the stratosphere from a location close to the company's head office in Deeside, North Wales. Making its way through the clear skies, the nugget enters an altitude of 110,000Ft and then makes its way back to earth. The humble chicken nugget has been on quite the journey. Supermarket giant Iceland has celebrated its 50th anniversary by sending a chicken nugget into space. The custom-designed launch vehicle included primary avionics, auxiliary satellite tracking and integrated camera support system to capture video footage. The breaded snack took just under two hours to reach 110,000ft (33,528m) above the Earth. Iceland Foods, which is the UK’s ninth-biggest grocer with around 950 stores, specializes in frozen food and sells more than 60 varieties of private-label breaded chicken products. Iceland. Iceland has sent one of its most beloved products a whopping 110,000 feet into space as a way to celebrate the supermarket’s 50th birthday. Did you see what we did there? To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Iceland Foods Ltd., commonly known as Iceland, sent a chicken nugget into the cosmos. ), but the British supermarket chain Iceland marked its golden milestone in a super out-there way: It launched a chicken nugget into space. Prospector uncovers a rare gold nugget... Military carry out dry run for Britain's biggest-ever vaccination programme as the locations of the 50 NHS... Labour, lawyers and luvvies block bid to deport rapists: Murderer and sex criminals were among 23 crooks... Police investigating missing British blogger Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees 'are seeking a man who gave the... Is TODAY the day the Brexit trade deal will be struck? Of course we did. "What better way to show that our products are out of this world than by sending one of our customer favorites into space?" The breaded snack took just under two hours to reach 110,000ft (33,528m) above the Earth. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Iceland Foods Ltd., commonly known as Iceland, sent a chicken nugget into the cosmos. Michel Barnier says talks are at 'make-or-break... Why sex in your sixties is something to shout about: As a study shows older women are most likely to be... Britain's fastest (and slowest) broadband speeds revealed: Leafy Cheshire lane tops charts with 5,330 times... Operation Beat Covid: How the new jab works, when and where you get it, and who gets it first... your... STEPHEN GLOVER: A jab to beat the world... so this is what it's like to run our own show!