This company wants to illuminate our skies with artificial shooting stars

Would you pay for an on-demand meteor shower?
By Maria Dermentzi  on 
This company wants to illuminate our skies with artificial shooting stars
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Bored of regular fireworks? ALE, a Japanese "space entertainment" company, is working on making artificial meteor showers an option. ALE has already managed to send its first satellite into orbit to conduct experiments ahead of their first attempt for a meteor show due in 2020. If the company succeeds, you might soon be able to buy shooting stars.

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