Scientific balloons have proven to be one of the more useful tools that NASA employs to collect data on Earth's high altitudes, weather patterns, and our universe. Established over 30 years ago, ...

Some people like to get high on a Wednesday afternoon. [Kevin Hubbard] of Black Mesa Labs likes to get really high. Even higher than intended: last month, he flew a helium balloon powered by a ...

I bet you want to know what cool things you can do with a tiny and inexpensive Raspberry Pi. For starters, you can send your Pi into the sky to capture images of earth from above. Last week, Dave ...

The Raspberry Pi credit card-sized computer could claim the Guinness World Record for the highest altitude pictures ever transmitted from a mounted vehicle. Last month, IBTimes UK reported on the Pi ...