ReconRat Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) Wait! Don't throw out that old iPhone.Send it to outer space on a balloon.Film a movie of Earth from 100,000 feet up at the edge of space.CNET news articlehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXkoIBDXwd8&feature=player_embedded Edited October 17, 2010 by ReconRat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 lets do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Im sure the FAA will be pressing charges against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Added to my facebook link.....superawesome. The only thing is that the object travelling 150 mph could be a hazard to an aircraft ? or they researched the area and time or flight paths and plans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 wow... thats pretty interesting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 I am working on the legality of the project or else I am doin it [http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=437146 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mello dude Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 That is pretty cool..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted October 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) Im sure the FAA will be pressing charges against them.I am working on the legality of the project or else I am doin it [http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=437146There are launch sites that are supposed to be used. Scheduled in advance, I think. But launches to higher altitudes require special permission, I think. Hard to remember the rules...edit: Here's the FAA rules for free balloons.There are weight maximums and construction requirements to stay under. Launching through cloud cover below 60,000 feet with less than horizontal visibility of 5 miles was a no-no. It should have been a clear day (for 5 miles). But that rule and most of the others, don't apply if the device stays under the maximum limits of weight and construction.Excerpts from U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 101 related to unmanned free balloons. Edited October 17, 2010 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 very very cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Since the technology to do this didn't previously exist... I would expect the possibility of changes to the FAA rules to cover it. The example is when home built ultra lights started getting a bit bigger with modern small engines, the rules had to change. They weren't aircraft or ultralights. A category of Light Sport Aircraft was created to cover the new technology, with new limitations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Amazing. An Iphone can go 19 miles into space and survive, but it cant be dropped from 3 feet without breaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_racing_guy Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 If your serious about launching your own balloon project here is some info http://www.amsat.org/amsat/balloons/balloon.htm I can build the recovery system for anyone wanting to make a attempt. My day job consist of design/engineer, & manufacture recovery systems for projects like this. I make recovery systems for the hobby high power rocket community as well. This is my 6 year old daughter next to one of my own rockets. Here it is on the recovery phase. Just for reference 100,000' is not even close to outerspace, the official barrier is 73 miiles (385,440') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 This has been done a million times now. GoPro's, DSLR's, phones,... the FAA requires approval and they track it via the GPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasttuna Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 We live in "interesting times" when < $1,000 of equippment can let you have an "edge of space" experience. I bet these guys young boys will talk about this for the rest of their lives and base future "school projects" on pulling this off again!Makes my old Estes rocket with 110 film pretty lame... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted November 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Wait! There's more!A British crew launched a paper airplane with a camera, from a balloon at 90,000 feet.Photos, and a tiny toy pilot...The Australians plan a launch soon.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11734084http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Paper-Plane-Makers-See-Success-As-They-Send-Plane-Into-Space/Article/201011215800167?lpos=Technology_News_Your_Way_Region_2&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15800167_Paper_Plane_Makers_See_Success_As_They_Send_Plane_Into_Spacehttp://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01758/space_1758838c.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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