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DIY Space Exploration

The video you are watching comes from a camera attached to a weather balloon that rose into the upper stratosphere and recorded Earth against the blackness of space. This is amazing if you consider its a family that just decided to try it. Anyone could have done this before NASA or the Soviets had the ability to video record been as common as it is today. It is also worth noting that this is fairly similar to the way the Air Force did actually obtain the first ever images of Earth from space.

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2 Responses to “DIY Space Exploration”

  1. Space science blog Says:
    October 20th, 2010 at 7:31 am

    The view of earth from a weather balloon is very beautiful. it is first launched by russia.

  2. ArtOrScience | Pearltrees Says:
    April 5th, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    [...] The video you are watching comes from a camera attached to a weather balloon that rose into the upper stratosphere and recorded Earth against the blackness of space. This is amazing if you consider its a family that just decided to try it. Anyone could have done this before NASA or the Soviets had the ability to video record been as common as it is today. Blog Archive » DIY Space Exploration [...]

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