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MIT Students Beat NASA: spends only $150 for Edge-of-Space Photos

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2009-09-16
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Edge-of-Space Photo
Edge-of-Space Photo

Under the guise of Project Icarus, a group of MIT students launched a digital camera into near-space to take photographs of the earth from high up above. Though several other groups have accomplished similar feats, the MIT group spent a mere $150. Later tonight, they plan to post a tutorial on how to DIY.

[ via KenRockwell ]

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