Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Flight 3: Officially 75,560ft

The Near Space Photographer officially broke its old record ascending to 75,560ft even with a payload increase of nearly 1lb!

The central valley had completely clear skies allowing the NSP to see roughly 200 miles of coastline in a single frame. Appearing to be clouds is Sierra Neveda range in the east.

Video to come shortly but for now a few frames from the HD camera . Photos after the jump..


Sierra Neveda range as viewed from 75,560ft above central california
Roughly 200 miles of California coastline
Balloon bursting at apogee with the black of space in the background

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