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Taking Linux to New Heights

Posted by timothy on from the laden-with-detail dept.

JimDog writes "Literally. I've created a web site documenting the construction and launch of a high altitude 'weather' balloon, with a payload that runs Linux. The project was a great success, reached an altitude of 80,000 feet, and took some really amazing aerial photos."

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  1. Crack kills... by Cryptnotic · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...this guy should buy a belt:

    http://speed.vpizza.org/~jmeehan/albums/20021103-b alloon-v1.0-ground/PB030546.JPG

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