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British school launches iPhone into space, takes stunning footage

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/british-school-launches-iphone-space-takes-stunning-footage' title="British school launches iPhone into space, takes stunning footage"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2014/07/iphone_5s_6_months_later_hero.jpg?itok=R0Z9iDfD' />[/url]</p> <p>Recording a fashion show with an iPhone (http://www.imore.com/watch-full-burberrys-iphone-5s-filmed-fashion-show) seems easy compared to what a team of students from a school in Britain have done. With just a helium balloon, a GPS and a flight computer, they have managed to record incredible footage of the Earth. The project, which took over two years to fundraise and plan, resulted in over two-and-a-half hours of footage.</p> <!--break--> <p>Students from Giles Academy outfitted an iPhone with a custom-built craft that included a helium balloon, GPS navigation unit and a flight computer to track the altitude. The phone reached 18 miles above the surface of the Earth and was able to capture more than two-and-a-half hours worth of footage before the balloon burst, after which the craft made its descent safely back to the surface with a parachute.</p> <p>With the help of the GPS unit, the students were able to retrieve the iPhone and access the footage, which you can view at the source link below.</p> <p>Source: Yahoo News (https://uk.news.yahoo.com/science-students-launch-iphone-space-175737968.html#RkXfeqB)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-25552"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3c332ebb/sc/5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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