BETTII Balloon Mission Ends in Failure “At the conclusion of the mission Friday, June 9, NASA conducted an analysis of atmospheric conditions and a survey of the operational area as […]
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Personally Experiencing The Edge of Space
Ron Garan’s Next Adventure Will Be At The Edge of Space, SpaceRef “The last time Ron Garan saw the curvature of the Earth and the blackness of space was from […]
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Space Shuttle Flies Again
Video: Lego Space Shuttle Flies To The Edge of Space, NASAHackSpace “My Lego tribute to the end of the space shuttle era. Proving that although retired, this machine can still […]
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Video: Sending Your College Acceptance Letter To The Edge Of Space – Simply Because You Can
Boing Boing: “Chris sez, “My name is Chris Peterson. I run web communications for MIT Admissions and have been a loyal BB reader for years. For the last several years […]
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Live Video from CosmoCam Aboard a High Altitude Balloon
CosmoCam is an internet interactive video camera system designed for use onboard satellites and stratospheric balloon missions. Cosmocam is being offered as a tool for both inflight monitoring of satellite […]
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Balloon Photo: Watching Atlantis Punch A Hole in the Sky
This photo shows Space Shuttle Atlantis punching a hole in the sky on its way to orbit. The image was taken on 8 July 2011 from a high altitude balloon […]
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Video: Senatobia-1 Liftoff – With an Iconic Voice
Keith’s note: Yes, that is indeed the steady, iconic voice of George Diller doing the countdown.
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First Photos: Endeavour Launch From Balloon at 64,000 ft
Images were taken at approximately 64,000 ft. More to follow. More information at Questforstars.com. Additional photos are online here at Twitpic. Larger version of this image.
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Photo of a Photo On-orbit
Keith’s note: This photo was taken during the STS-133 mission. Shuttle and ISS crew members pose with a printout of one of the photos taken of the Discovery’s ascent into […]
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Video: Robonaut-1: Time Lapse View: Entire flight from Liftfoff to Touchdown
“Rise to the edge of space, freefall for 50,000 feet, fly through clouds, and land gently in bushes” Educational Balloon Provides Space Shuttle Launch Images and Video From Over 110,000 […]