KFC is launching a sandwich to the edge of space

Think about a KFC zinger sandwich in the space...

Don't just think about it, it's actually happening.

In a move that could probably be fairly described as "peak capitalism," KFC and the private spaceflight company World View are teaming up to send a chicken sandwich to the edge of space for a four-day trip into the stratosphere, at about 7 to 30 miles off the ground.

Exciting! No?

Kevin Hochman, KFC US president, in a statement, said, "We’re excited to be the ones pushing spicy, crispy chicken sandwich space travel forward,” 

“In all seriousness, we’re proud to support World View’s commitment to advancing space research and trust them to take our world famous Zinger sandwich to space.”

The Zinger chicken sandwich is scheduled to take flight on June 21. The launch will be broadcast live online.

World View is also planning to return the sandwich — which will be housed within a bucket-shaped container — back to Earth after the flight.

This whole thing sounds completely ridiculous and funny, but it marks an important moment for World View.

"When we were first contacted by KFC to send a Zinger into space, we obviously thought it was quite funny," said Jane Poynter, World View CEO, via email. 

The Zinger launch is planned as the first true, multi-day test of World View's Stratollite space system.

This Zinger flight will help World View test a lot of technology needed for future flights.