Posted on 10/09/2010 4:32:41 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave
Video from a camera attached to a weather balloon that rose into the upper stratosphere and recorded the blackness of space.
Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.
Father and son science projects always have the potential for excitement, especially when those projects include launching objects tied to balloons. In the case of Luke Geissbuhler, both dad and son stayed firmly planted on the ground while they launched a video camera and iPhone into space in their home made spacecraft.
Mr. Geissbuhler and his son packed a Go Pro Hero HD video camera and iPhone into a styrofoam block and launched them into space on the end of a balloon. The craft managed to climb up over 100,000 feet before the balloon ruptured, then returned to Earth via parachute.
Space pings...
What....no attached lawn chair?
The sense of adventure that will propel humans to the stars. (Once again?)
Just too cool!
Balloon boy again?
Nope - this dad seems to have kept his kid on the ground.
Awesome!!!!!
Ping for later
Coolest father son project ever.
Thats just to cool.
This even rivals early NASA work.
Dad of the Century! I love how he is giving the procedure, and caps it off, “. . . and then we pray!”
There's a guy in England that does something similar.
Here's a link to his home page.
Here's a link to a story that The Times ran.
Journey into space with a balloon and duct tape
A snip.
The resulting photographs, which he published online , were so impressive that NASA has been in touch.
“A guy phoned up who worked for NASA who was interested in how we took the pictures,” Mr Harrison told The Times. “He wanted to know how the hell we did it. He thought we used a rocket. They said it would have cost them millions of dollars.”
Very, very cool... What is the legality in the states for launching experimental balloons like this? Do you need airspace clearance? This video got me thinking...
Fantastic video... fantastic project... fantastic father & son team. Thanks for sharing.
Yes. Luke Geissbuhler discusses that . He provided a link to the regulations regarding Unmanned Free Balloons.
PART 101—MOORED BALLOONS, KITES, AMATEUR ROCKETS AND UNMANNED FREE BALLOONS
FAA 101 balloon rules apply. I think that is the right one.
Message me and I’ll explain more if you want. Doing stuff like this myself. Lot’s of fun.
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