[scienceguy1200 (OP)]

This is the first time i have tried anything like this. im curious to know what you guys think.

[namaan]

Oh wow, I reaaally was expecting something else entirely O_O

[scienceguy1200 (OP)]

What were you expecting??

[namaan]

You don't wanna know -_- ...well it was nothing vulgar if that's what you mean to ask, just...really out there.

[scienceguy1200 (OP)]

lol

[neilep]

I thought that was pretty cool !...Do you know how high it went and how far away was it from you when it landed ?...You were lucky that it missed that busy road....Good job !

[RD]

Excellent video, if you own the copyright I’d put a visible watermark on it if I were you.

The watermark could be the URL of your website

[Soul Surfer]

I have seen similar images these videos before. There is a website describing the project somewhere.

 the balloons get right up into the stratosphere before they burst and the equipment parachutes down.

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/physics/news/edge-of-space-project  this is a UK project and not the same video as at the top but has more details about the sort of kit used.  It is truly amazing what can be done with off he shelf kit these days.

[Soul Surfer]

Here is another US one and that is not the one I saw first

http://www.projectaether.org/

[RD]

Brooklyn space program ... http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=34727.msg328308#msg328308

[scienceguy1200 (OP)]

I thought that was pretty cool !...Do you know how high it went and how far away was it from you when it landed ?...You were lucky that it missed that busy road....Good job !

Thanks! I calculated about 85-90 thousand feet and it landed 80 miles away from the launch site.

[imatfaal]

Excellent job - really impressive

[namaan]

The fact that you did this was missed. Very cool stuff.

Actually it reminds me of an article I read about hackers trying to create their own hackerspace program by launching their own satellites into space and tracking them through (relatively) simple ground stations. I imagined most of these would be via weather balloons. They were thinking of tracking the location with what amounts to reverse-GPS: they get the location of the ground stations through GPS, and then use that data to find out where the satellites are in space.

Was this something you could track while its at the edge of space?

[scienceguy1200 (OP)]

The fact that you did this was missed. Very cool stuff.

Actually it reminds me of an article I read about hackers trying to create their own hackerspace program by launching their own satellites into space and tracking them through (relatively) simple ground stations. I imagined most of these would be via weather balloons. They were thinking of tracking the location with what amounts to reverse-GPS: they get the location of the ground stations through GPS, and then use that data to find out where the satellites are in space.

Was this something you could track while its at the edge of space?

Yes. I put my cell phone inside as well and tracked it using my phones GPS feature.

[scienceguy1200 (OP)]

Thanks everyone for the great comments! I'm glad you all liked it 

[scienceguy1200 (OP)]

Here's my blog in case anyone is interested in knowing the details of the project

http://projectedgeofspace.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/project-edge-of-space-3/ [nofollow]

[Nizzle]

Thanks! I calculated about 85-90 thousand feet and it landed 80 miles away from the launch site.

Yea, truly a great video and project, respect! Though a real scientist would use the metric system
(Just teasing you of course)

[Ophiolite]

This is the first time i have tried anything like this. im curious to know what you guys think.

Astounding. Brilliant. Well done. I am a cynical old bastard, but every aspect of your project from inception to reporting is just first rate. I would wish you luck, but with application like that you do not need it.

[scienceguy1200 (OP)]

Thanks everyone! You all are too kind. I'm glad you enjoyed it!