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First Iphone 4 in Space
Father and son team based in Brooklyn set out to launch a iPhone 4 and an HD camera into space via a weather balloon. The mission was a success as you can see by the wonderful footage.
Geussbuhler launched the balloon from Newburgh, New York, and it climbed at a rate of 25 feet per second to 19 miles above the surface of the earth just an hour later. The balloon burst and the package containing the iPhone and the camera fell back to the ground on a parachute.
at 100,000 Ft, nearly 19 miles high the 70min voyage ends as the balloon reaches it’s breaking point (being over 18ft wide).
Great video… what would you like to send into space?
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