Sending toys into space!!! The NYCC 2013 exclusive Semi Korosiya "Okaasan" figure from Cop A Squat Toys!

Cop A Squat Toys will be attending NYCC 2013 this year, and they are thrilled to have 10 Semi Korosiya "NYCC Okaasan" exclusives with them... and to celebrate, they launched one into space... no joke, and we will get to that later!!! The toys will be available on Friday the 11th, at 3pm, at the Clutter Magazine booth #504 for just $60 each, so don’t expect them to last long!!! So now that the info above is outta the way... let's talk about space!

According to Adam Saul of Cop A Squat Toys "Earlier this summer, with the help of some friends, my wife and I launched a high altitude balloon to near space, shooting up to 90,000 feet. My inspiration for taking on such a lofty endeavor was this: My mother passed away unexpectedly in February. She had always been my biggest fan and supported me in all of my artistic ventures – including the start-up of Cop A Squat Toys. I wanted to do something truly incredible to commemorate and honor her memory. Without my mom, none of this would’ve been possible and I guess I just wanted to thank her in my own way… We even had the toy casted in her favorite color!! Our balloon project launched with a payload, attached to two high definition cameras. One of the cameras took still photos, while the other was filming the journey… up, up, and away!! The video footage was all shot facing our NYCC exclusive toy!! That’s right, we sent one of these little fellas nearly to space!!!" Talk about awesome... and the video is posted above for your viewing pleasure. At first I thought it was fake... but if you watch the whole thing, you will see that this really did happen, sweet!