Two Buffalo natives (brothers) literally sent an action figure of Bill Shatner into space! The sapce capsule contained three action figures and a camera to record the flight. Actual flight video from the capsule's camera, as well as a comical webisode with the brothers talking about the mission is avaialble on:
http://www.brothersgromm.com
http://trekmovie.com/2010/11/12/science-friday-mystery-plume-mini-big-bang-giant-space-bubble-sending-your-stuff-into-space-more/
