This is actually really cool, but considering there is no opportunity to instrument a paper airplane I am unclear on how you would study it’s flight effectively.
Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It’s no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a wind tunnel this month, Japan’s space agency adopted it Wednesday for feasibility studies, and a well-known astronaut is interested in participating.
[From Japanese hope to launch paper plane from space - San Jose Mercury News]
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