Latex Balloon at Burst: SpacePort Camp June 2009

1500 gram latex weather balloon, 7lb total payload. Altitude at burst was ~94,000 ft. Launched from Space Port Indiana, at KBAK Columbus Municipal Airport, carrying Space Port Camp payloads. Captured with Flip Ultra camera. http://spaceportindiana.com APRS: WB8ELK-11

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• science
• balloons
• high altitude
• space

[tailsjedi]

In space, you can hear a balloon pop... :_(

[steamfire]

@tailsjedi This is not in space, so no need to be sad for broken laws of physics. This is still completely within the Earth's atmosphere. The term that so many amateurs use, "near-space" is misleading in this respect.

The FAI defines the edge of space as 100km, for astronaut record purposes, and weather balloons are far less than half that high. This balloon burst at around 28km high.

[qed100]

@tailsjedi If the payload is within certain constraints, it doesn't need FAA an license.

[tailsjedi]

@steamfire Well, it kinda looked like space it me. But I guess that's why the camera was able to fall back down to earth. Did you have to get approval to do this? FAA application or something?

[hugoo316]

you put how much helium in the balloon?

[themainproblem]

Very cool Bill.

[SweetSmartie12]

This is really cool!

We're doing this (high altitude ballooon experiments) at our school too! :)

[kmcaviezel]

LOVE THE VIDEO!!! Looks like a real awesome new camera you're using there, I'll have to check it out.

[queazocotal]

Shiny!