Thursday, August 4, 2011

Check Out This Balloon Ride (Because Catholics Can Dig Science)


My wife knows my interests. She sent me this little clip this morning and I just had to share it with you. Suppose you were given the opportunity to help test the atmosphere for radiation drifting our way from the melted down nuclear reactor in Fukushima, Japan. Suppose you mounted some cameras on that balloon. What would you see?

This is what Colin Rich came up with. Check out the video as he builds and launches the Pacific Star 3. Talk about "wow!"


Pacific Star 3 from Colin Rich on Vimeo.


Wasn't that just the neatest thing you've seen all year? Read more about the mission, and see the still photographs obtained on it, here.  Aslo, have a look at the Pacific Star  website. And remember the 5th Dimension? Head back down memory lane.