The $150 Space Camera: MIT Students Beat NASA

[Airbot]

I think that's pretty awesome.

The two students (from MIT, of course) put together a low-budget rig to fly a camera high enough to photograph the curvature of the Earth. Instead of rockets, boosters and expensive control systems, they filled a weather balloon with helium and hung a styrofoam beer cooler underneath to carry a cheap Canon A470 compact camera.

more..

Students website

 

[zigzag3143]

Cant wait for the instructions. Have to try it. Im going to ask the GFX team to design a logo and take pictures of it from 100,000 feet

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Using a 'weather balloon' is nothing new to get into the upper atmospheres.

 

[Airbot]

Of course not. But with just 150 dollars is.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I think that's pretty awesome.

The two students (from MIT, of course) put together a low-budget rig to fly a camera high enough to photograph the curvature of the Earth. Instead of rockets, boosters and expensive control systems, they filled a weather balloon with helium and hung a styrofoam beer cooler underneath to carry a cheap Canon A470 compact camera.

more..

Students website

Sorry Aaron, this set me off, I've never cared for the 'see who I am' mentality.


It's a good article though.

 

[Airbot]

Huh?