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  1. 09-28-2010, 08:41 #1
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    Default Exploring space on the cheap

    Interesting stuff about some guys from Minnesota with a large balloon and cell phones are exploring space or at least the upper atmosphere.

    http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/...-and-flip.ars/
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  2. 09-28-2010, 10:40 #2
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    They must watch "The Big Bang Theory"
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    Pretty awesome I think.
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    That's an interesting project, but could the balloon possibly interfere with jet travel? Did the balloon fall back to earth where they could pick up the debris? I hate the school message balloons that get stuck in trees.It's just a blight on our enviroment.
    Besides I believe Flying Saucers are the only way to travel; everything else is obsolete!
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    I would have thought they would have to talk to the FAA before the launch. Pretty cool though.
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  7. 09-29-2010, 22:09 #7
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    They aren't the first or only ones. You do have to get clearance for flights but the FAA has cooperated with others before.
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