Stock Photo - To mark the release of the next generation of one the brandÕs most iconic models, G-SHOCK has sent a watch designed to withstand the most extreme conditions on earth, on a record-breaking galactic mission into the unknown. Blasting off from Yorkshire, the GPW-2000 GRAVITYMASTER lived up to its name as it was propelled into the stratosphere towards zero gravity using the latest NASA-approved metrological flight balloon. The G-SHOCKÕs space odyssey included: Temperatures of minus 58 degrees Celsius, Height of 44.1km above the earth (the highest ascent achieved by this type of space balloon), 25km surge past the ÔArmstrong LimitÕ, the outer limit of human survival before blood begins to boil One hour and 22 minutes in space. When: 02 Oct 2017 Credit: PinPep/WENN.com