I saw on the news today that two teens from Canada used a weather balloon, some smartphones and a LEGO minifig to send the figure into space. That is pretty amazing seeing as these kids are 17 years old. I know that there have been other people who have used Weather Balloons to launch things up into space, like an iPhone. But this is cool because they are teens. I find it very inspiring and love the little video that they made.
Here is the full article on the LEGO Man space flight.