Category Archives: Near-space Balloon

Red Bull Sponsorship Sends Man To The Edge of Space So He Can Jump Back Down

To be honest, I’m a little impressed that people are still talking about this. I’m happy that this achievement has not been easily forgotten as quickly as many of the other internet sensations have over the years. I’ve been following …

Near-Space Balloon Footage from 100,000 ft

Posted by Admin on November 29, 2011 1 comment

Here’s a little 3 minute teaser of the HD Footage recovered from the camera we launched in August. Over the course of an hour and a half it rose to over 100,000 feet above sea level (the area known as …

Balloon Capsule 1 Retrieved – First Photos!

Posted by Admin on November 28, 2011 2 comments

With the help of a local farmer in Newton, ON we were able to recover the balloon capsule, including all the data and video!

Someone Found The Space Balloon!

Posted by Admin on November 15, 2011 1 comment

I got a call this morning from a blocked number. I normally don’t even answer these but for some reason I decided to answer it. The call turned out to be from a very kind gentleman near Millbank, who told …

RocketHub Request For Balloon Launch 2

Posted by Admin on September 19, 2011 No comments

I’ve created a RocketHub project to raise funds for the next launch of our balloon. Reaching out to colleagues, friends, and family with this ole’ link

Another Possible Balloon Outcome

Posted by Admin on September 9, 2011 No comments

An old colleague of mine suggested another possible reason that the 3G iPhone we put in our capsule may have failed during it’s descent. Apparently, if left out in the sun too long or otherwise overheated, iOS will shut down …

Balloon Launch 1 Report

Posted by Admin on August 18, 2011 5 comments

Today we launched an iPhone and a camera to the stratosphere and captured HD video at 100,000 ft. Read more for photos, videos, and details of the experiment.

Tomorrow We Launch!

Posted by Admin on August 17, 2011 No comments

Just finished finalizing our preparations for the balloon launch tomorrow. While we were searching around for last minute information and instructions on how to tie the balloon, we found a guy who received over $2000 as a kickstarter fund to …

More Balloon Tweaks

Posted by Admin on August 16, 2011 No comments

Test with the balloon app today revealed that setting the location manager with an distance limit of 300m was not producing accurate altitude information until very late. This could make it very difficult to find the device if we need …