Project Hail Mary Lego Set Breaks World Record in Space Flight

A Lego set from the film Project Hail Mary, featuring Dr. Ryland Grace and his alien companion Rocky, set a Guinness World Record for the highest altitude launch and retrieval of a Lego set. The eight-hour flight, organized by Sent in Space, reached 114,790 feet (34,988 meters) above Gwynedd County, U.K., on March 20, 2026. The set traveled 22 miles (35 kilometers) before being safely recovered. This marks the second Guinness World Record for Project Hail Mary. The film, produced by Amazon MGM Studios, used a full-scale spaceship set, with cinematographer Greig Fraser detailing the challenges of lighting a 70-foot xenonite tunnel using tungsten lights and pixel mapping. End credits feature astrophotographs by Rod Prazeres.