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Canadians get things done
Xrain:
Our space-grant group has done projects similar to that, they send payloads up on weather balloons. It's a great low-cost way to do awesome stuff. Though technically that legoman didn't make it to space. 75000 feet is only 14-15 miles while the US "official" boarder to space is 50 miles, the ESA's definition is 100 km which is 62 miles.
On an unrelated note, I happened to sit next to an official from the Canadian space agency on a plane flight. He was a pretty interesting person to talk to.
Shawn:
--- Quote from: Xrain on January 28, 2012, 09:29:59 PM ---Though technically that legoman didn't make it to space. 75000 feet is only 14-15 miles
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The article said "near space" which means anywhere from 20km to 100km.
semy32:
Wasn't it supposed to burn down when it fell?
blαh2355:
--- Quote from: semy32(HUN) on January 29, 2012, 02:49:25 AM ---Wasn't it supposed to burn down when it fell?
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It was in near space, so it hadn't even reached the atmosphere yet.
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