by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 9:05 AM ET, Thu October 24, 2024
We all know that luggage companies go out of their way to prove their suitcases are durable, travel-proof and able to last for years. Yet Samsonite just went into outer space to prove it.
The Samsonite Proxis, which is the brand’s lightest, most durable suitcase, is designed with a Roxkin outer shell that is said to be able to bounce back into shape from bumps and dents incurred through travel.
The company took the Proxis to new heights, taking the orange-colored suitcase up 130,000 feet, which is three times higher than the cruising height of a commercial airplane. It reached temperatures of -85°F, too, before falling back down to Earth with a parachute to slow its descent.
It fell safely, without even a dent, on a mountainside near Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to Travel+Leisure, the out-of-this-world test was completed with the help of Sent Into Space, a marketing space agency that sends objects into space, including Astronaut Barbie during Barbie’s 60th birthday celebration.
“The ambition from Samsonite was the most intriguing part of this; they were really throwing down the gauntlet,” Dr. Chris Rose, Sent Into Space’s Head of Projects and Business Development, told T+L. “Within a matter of seconds, I knew this project was going to be a remarkable one. This wasn't just about sending a case into space. This was about executing the world's most extreme drop test.”
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