Hacked Cameras Ride Balloon To The Edge of Space (NASA Hack Space)

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Hacked Cameras Ride Balloon To The Edge of Space

Pacific Star II from Colin Rich on Vimeo.

The Pacific Star Project recently launched a balloon with several digital cameras bought on eBay that were controlled by a hacked script and packaged inside a homemade insulated payload container. The cameras made it to an altitude of 24 miles where they took some amazing photos.

Posted by Keith Cowing on June 26, 2010 2:48 PM | Permalink

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