Mexico Launches Oaxacan and Puebla Crafts into Stratosphere

Researchers launched traditional Mexican crafts into the stratosphere to study their resilience under extreme space-like conditions.

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The Za De Beleguí project, meaning 'cloud of stars' in Zapotec, launched traditional crafts from Oaxaca and Puebla into the stratosphere using an unmanned balloon. ^[1] After the flight, the pieces were recovered maintaining their apparent structural integrity. ^[2] The artifacts sent into near space were representative pieces of black pottery and Talavera tiles, which are considered material cultural heritage. ^[3] The stratosphere exposed the materials to extreme conditions including temperature variations, decreased atmospheric pressure, ultraviolet radiation, and secondary cosmic radiation. ^[4] The crafts were exposed to extreme physical conditions in the stratosphere, including temperature variations, decreased atmospheric pressure, ultraviolet radiation, and secondary cosmic radiation. ^[5] The launched artifacts included representative pieces of Oaxacan and Puebla black clay (barro negro) and Talavera pottery. ^[6] The mission's purpose is to open a new scientific question regarding the technological properties found in materials created through ancestral knowledge and practices. ^[7]

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The Za De Beleguí project, meaning 'cloud of stars' in Zapotec, launched traditional crafts from Oaxaca and Puebla into the stratosphere using an unmanned balloon. · Oaxaca El Universal

After the flight, the pieces were recovered maintaining their apparent structural integrity. · Oaxaca El Universal

The artifacts sent into near space were representative pieces of black pottery and Talavera tiles, which are considered material cultural heritage. · Oaxaca El Universal

The stratosphere exposed the materials to extreme conditions including temperature variations, decreased atmospheric pressure, ultraviolet radiation, and secondary cosmic radiation. · Oaxaca El Universal

The crafts were exposed to extreme physical conditions in the stratosphere, including temperature variations, decreased atmospheric pressure, ultraviolet radiation, and secondary cosmic radiation. · El Universal

The launched artifacts included representative pieces of Oaxacan and Puebla black clay (barro negro) and Talavera pottery. · El Universal

The mission's purpose is to open a new scientific question regarding the technological properties found in materials created through ancestral knowledge and practices. · El Universal

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