Stunning Images Of Japanese Botanicals Floating In Outer Space

When you think of outer space, you might picture shining stars, floating satellites or even astronauts bouncing around up there in the vastness of the Universe. One thing you’re unlikely to see floating high above the earth though, is a bunch of flowers.

Together with the aid of a 10 man crew, they launched a delicate white pine bonsai as well as 30 different species of flower (orchids, peace lilies and hydrangeas) into the stratosphere, photographing in breath-taking detail the unusual state of flowers, silently drifting high above earth.