David Bowie coin launched towards space by Royal Mint

Links to page elsewhere on the [BBC]'s website refer to this as:

Is There a Starman Waiting in the Sky?

>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55215610

The Royal Mint has - quite literally - launched a commemorative coin celebrating the career of David Bowie.

The Mint, based in Llantrisant, sent the coin to an altitude of 35,656m (116,982ft) as it revealed the third edition of its Music Legends series.

The Starman, Life on Mars? and Space Oddity singer follows Queen and Elton John in being honoured with a coin.

One of the most influential musicians of his era, Bowie died of cancer in 2016 aged 69.

This seems weird.