Mr. Reed's advisory and Ms. Lindhurst's advisory began the school year by planning a trip into near-space. Near-space is above where aircraft fly and below where outer-space begins. Our "trip" was accomplished with a weather balloon carrying a capsule aloft. The capsule contained two cameras, one for video, the other for still pictures. As the craft ascended, the balloon got bigger due to less atmospheric pressure, until it finally burst. The capsule then parachuted back to earth. We found it by including a cell phone with GPS tracking in the capsule. The project was a great success. Be sure to check out the pictures from 90,000 ft.
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