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DIY High-Altitude Ballooning

Posted by timothy on from the creative-photography dept.

The Ape With No Name writes "Ever wanted to see the black of space but just can't pay a cool 20 million to do so? Well, just build your own small-scale, high-altitude balloon like these guys out of styrofoam, duct tape, electrical kit and a 'consumer-grade' weather balloon. They reached an estimated 52000 feet, had all kinds of tech issues, including hacking code to fly the mission minutes before launch. Cool pics and video were taken throughout the mission. Next flight is in approximately 2 weeks with 100,000 feet the goal."

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  1. Okay then: are these balloons or UFOs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Blips on Google Maps

  2. Darwin Awards! by zoloto · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Although he was just an honorable mention, lawnchair Larry was funny. Here's what he did:

    http://darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1998-11.html

  3. Re:Another Cool Page... by joranbelar · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You know, this may seem totally random, but what I appreciate about this post is the fact that he provides an interesting and relevant link to a similar story without resorting to self-righteous babbling about how it's all been done before and Slashdot is so behind the times, and how stupid we all are for not knowing about the previous stories. I've been getting tired of those posts :) Sometimes, it's just about getting the information out, not about who did it first.