ShiniKashi
09-17-2009, 10:04 PM
Just a little family pride here :P
For $150... wow. And from Houston to boot!
CNN Video (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/09/17/dcl.yeh.lee.mit.space.camera.cnn?iref=videosearch)
Students snap images of Earth from space for $150 Earlier this year, a team of Spanish students launched a balloon into space for €1000. Now a team from MIT has accomplished a similar feat for $150
On 2 September, MIT students Oliver Yeh, Justin Lee, and Eric Newton launched a 350-gram (0.8-pound), helium-filled weather balloon from a field in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The balloon carried a used 7.1-megapixel camera – purchased on Amazon.com – that was programmed to take pictures every 5 seconds.
http://www.newscientist.com/data/galleries/cheap-space-launch/493000feet.jpg
Article Link (http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/cheap-space-launch)
Website (www.space.1337arts.com)
For $150... wow. And from Houston to boot!
CNN Video (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/09/17/dcl.yeh.lee.mit.space.camera.cnn?iref=videosearch)
Students snap images of Earth from space for $150 Earlier this year, a team of Spanish students launched a balloon into space for €1000. Now a team from MIT has accomplished a similar feat for $150
On 2 September, MIT students Oliver Yeh, Justin Lee, and Eric Newton launched a 350-gram (0.8-pound), helium-filled weather balloon from a field in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The balloon carried a used 7.1-megapixel camera – purchased on Amazon.com – that was programmed to take pictures every 5 seconds.
http://www.newscientist.com/data/galleries/cheap-space-launch/493000feet.jpg
Article Link (http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/cheap-space-launch)
Website (www.space.1337arts.com)