Hey JJ Abrams! Two guys from the UK just put an X-Wing into orbit

Two guys from Essex had a plan – to photograph the Earth from space and grab the attention of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ director JJ Abrams. It looks like they’ll manage it after getting an X-Wing into orbit. #HeyJJ @Bad_Robot We just put an X-Wing in Space! Can we come to the Force Awakens première? https://t.co/Y0L31Pyriz — Project Helium Tears (@ProjectHeT) April 23, 2015 The Project Helium Tears is the latest mission from the Essex Space Agency – aka Matt Kingsnorth and Phil St. Pier. Now they’ve grabbed their images from high above the Earth – using high altitude balloons and GoPro cameras…

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