Father’s Day is coming. Do you have a truly far-out gift?
 
The Father’s Day DLG Sculpture celebrates the special relationship between a Dad and his little girl (DLG="Daddy's Little Girl"). On May 1, 2026, it flew to the edge of space--floating 102,222 feet above the Sierra Nevada Mountains of central California. The students of Earth to Sky Calculus launched the iron figure on board a giant helium balloon.
 
During its journey to the stratosphere, the sculpture traveled alongside cosmic-ray sensors used to monitor atmospheric radiation. The flight collected a full three hours of scientific data before the balloon burst (as planned), allowing the payload to parachute safely back to Earth and land in the White Mountains overlooking Bishop, California.
 
You'll also receive a greeting card showing the sculpture in flight. Printed inside the card, a paragraph of text tells the story of the sculpture's flight to the stratosphere and back again.