Hacked Cameras Ride Balloon To The Edge of Space
- By Keith Cowing
- Posted June 26, 2010 2:48 PM
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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.
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