Man Sends Lamb Chop Into Space

While everybody was watching Rosetta & Philae chasing a comet a few billion miles away, ome guy in England sent a Tandoori Lamb Chop into space with a helium balloon.
While space exploration used to be the sole domain of Russkie & American space programs, other people are getting involved now with exploration & satellites & other crap. The private sector getting into exploring the final frontier is just another piece of the puzzle.