The Autonomous Space Agency Network (ASAN) launched a "protest in space" against President TrumpDonald TrumpFacebook temporarily bans ads for weapons accessories following Capitol riots Sasse, in fiery op-ed, says QAnon is destroying GOP Section 230 worked after the insurrection, but not before: How to regulate social media MORE this week in solidarity with the upcoming March for Science by sending a weather balloon to space with a printed-out anti-Trump tweet attached to it.
ASAN launched six months ago to focus on funding and carrying out space exploration programs, according to its website.
On Wednesday, the group shared a video of its "first protest in space" against Trump and inspired by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who said: "From out there on the Moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a b----."
The group's message used Mitchell's words and was addressed to Trump from 90,000 feet in the stratosphere.
ASAN shared more about its "protest" on Twitter.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO SEND A TWEET TO SPACE?
— ASAN (@ASANspace) April 13, 2017
2 Helium tanks: 300
160 cu.ft of helium: 160
Camera: 120
GPS: 100
Balloon: 70
Total: $750 pic.twitter.com/FyzWucDGX2