mike | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 02 2008 | diy, balloon, make, gps, ham radio
Cool Make project sending a latex balloon to 110,000'. Unfortunately, I don't think it was recovered.
Here's part II - searching for the balloon:
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/04/high_altitude_ballooning.htmlA Canadian reader made their own balloon and recovered their pictures - some stunning ones where you can see the blackness of "space":
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/07/successful_high_altitude.html- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 21 2007 | solar, diy, balloon
click to playLooks like a fun DIY project - funnest way to litter the environment.
Quoted: Safe, easy, and cheap... it's almost too good to be true! The results are trippy! NOTES: Use the thinnest bags you can get - rule of thumb: cheaper = thinner. DO NOT launch these near an airport or military base.
- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 27 2007 | balloon, flying, hot air, travel, abq, nm
We're taking a hot-air balloon ride tomorrow - we've got to get up at 5am for our early morning launch.
Quoted: Hot Air Balloon Rides and Hot Air Ballooning by Rainbow Ryders, Albuquerque, New Mexico, balloon advertising, corporate hot air balloon promotions, Official balloon ride operator, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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