<p>Rovio Entertainment, the Space Needle and T-Mobile USA celebrated the debut of Angry Birds Space by "launching" Red Bird into the great beyond. Events centered around the Space Needle as workers battled winds to raise a 300-foot long slingshot with a 35-foot tall Red Bird affixed to the city's iconic 605 foot-tall tower. This event is part of the Space Needle's 50th Anniversary celebration.</p>

March 24, 2012