The father and son team from Brooklyn managed to send their homemade (iPhone) spacecraft up nearly 19 miles, high into the stratosphere, bringing back perhaps the most impressive amateur space footage ever.
The team headed out to a nearby park to see their dreams realized. After attaching their equipment to a 19-inch weather balloon and switching on the camera, they watched as their simple craft disappeared high into the sky.
After a little over an hour, the craft reached the stratosphere, 100 thousand feet overhead, and captured some incredible footage of space before the balloon popped and fell back towards earth. They found their spacecraft 25 miles away from where they had let it go — stuck up in a tree.
Probably one of the best videos I have ever seen!
This was truly amazing! I'm so impressed with people who have the knowledge and motivation to do things like this — the 'scientist' type people of the world. Reallllly enjoyed this, thank you for posting today ๐
Amazing ! this is just amazing !!!
American Girl: Yeah, taking their iPhone where no mobile has gone before. They should make a commercial for iPhone out of this video.
Frankom: Man, your iPhone launched into space. esh3aleee ๐
Wow amazing mashalla 3alaihm, yalla 3ad al7een dourik send your fone to space 5anshoof shi9eer ๐
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AMAZING!! laish e7na ma 3indina chithi;(((