ROTHESAY, N.B. – Some New Brunswick students got a got a great view of their province… from the edge of space.
Rothesay High School’s engineering club launched an helium balloon loaded with four cameras into the sky April 6.
The balloon went up more than 30 kilometres, capturing video and snapping pictures every 30 seconds.
“We found an engineer from northern New Brunswick who had done something similar, so he agreed to come down and talk to us,” says supervisor Darren White.
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The cameras were mounted on a Styrofoam box: two on the top and two on the bottom.
The balloon, and its cargo, floated around for about two hours before it popped under air pressure.
The box drifted back to earth with the help of a donated parachute and the students were able to track it using radio equipment on loan from a local club.
They located it about 60 kilometres from the launch site.
Here’s a look at the sky-high view the students retrieve from the cameras (it’s a long one!):
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