Cool! It's a GoPro and a mobile phone with GPS and tracking software that sent you the position?

cool and spooky and dramatic. How long was the whole thing?

That's insane :-O Awesome video! great work :-)

Cool. How did you retreive the GoPRO? Please post some more info on the project and gear used! =)

Hey guys! Thanks for the comments. Yup, we used two GoPro cameras for this. The footage here only shows the downward facing camera. We also have footage from one that was pointed somewhat upwards so as to capture both the horizon and the balloon in one shot.

For retrieval, we used a spot tracker (findmespot.com). We did run into an interference problem with the spot tracker that may have come from either the cameras or another gps we had on board.

We're going to put together a website with some details at some point. In the meantime, feel free to email me any questions.

this is amazing - well done

great job! What an awesome way to use the gopro!

too cool!

Awesome idea and use of such an awesome little camera.

Very cool! But next time Position the camera so that it is filming to the side instead of toward the ground. It'll be awesome when it gets up high and you see earths horizon.

Bravo ! Looking forward to the details of the balloon and re-entry platform. PSF

This is blowing my mind. It is currently on Fstoppers.com. Please give us more info!

That is really off the charts!
I did not recognize how much this little thing on my desk is able to do ;-)

Thank's a lot, that's a great movie....!

Wow this is really a neat project. I love it.

Wonderful, I have always wondered how it would be to fall from that height. :'')
Love it.

Amazing- great project, thanks for sharing!

how far did it go up, and and what time slot? this is pretty cool, almost to cool to believe.

aaamd that was amazing.

was that space?!?!? this blows my mind

Odd thing seen at 3:48
i.imgur.com/bcHV6.png

can anyone figure out what that is?

So how far from the launch site was the landing site?

awesome. i would also i like to know the distance from launch to landing.

Awsome guys! But I wouldn't want to have it landing on my head. That thing can kill someone! But I love it and would like to see the other cams. Very cool!

If i were standing in the field, i'd be convinced someone was trying to spy on me.

Guys, that's awesome.
I'm really looking forward for a website to see all the footage.
How did you managed the camera's battery life (which should be approx 3,5 hours)?

Tremendo

Very impressive. Was there any FAA approval/NOTAM necessary for this flight?

that was sooooo awesome! how'd you track it and recover it?

Hey guys, I just added the video of the balloon popping here: vimeo.com/12444954

I locate your launch point at 37.052635 N, 122.242279W (6.43 Km N. of Davenport, CA, on a turnout on Hwy. 1) and your landing point at 37.386097 N, 121.036475 W (3.2 Km E. of Crows Landing, CA in a field just N. of Morris Rd. about 350 meters NW of junction with J.T. Crow Rd.) Distance: 113.11 Km. Bearing: 251.24 Deg. true. Please post more info on this amazing project!

what size ballon did you use, also how much helium did you fill it with assuming it was helium

why is the audio not in sync with the falling part in some areas. mainly towards the end.. And the camera did not pick up sound where camera hits the ground at the end? So fascinated by this video.

@ Steve Ascher Do you really think FAA would agree to this? Of course not. To bad no visual sights of any satellites in space.. lol.. or maybe it was edited out since it appears edit cuts were done in post. I suspect to cut down the length of the video (speed things up a bit)

would love to see some pictures from one your team mates who had a photo camera in hand during take off.

where you inspired by patrick who attempted the first GoPro flight at least here at Vimeo? vimeo.com/7460863
I dont know what kind of experiment this was for you and your team, but i find it interesting how noticeable the color of your video is from Patricks. My guess is camera angle, and time of day? The color on Patricks video is superb. All natural and of course during the golden hour! I would like to see your footage with a little color correction to give it a bit more umF....not that your video needs it but man it would just put this video at the top. at least from a eye candy perspective.

Wow !!

just saw this (your video) pop up on another vimeo user. is this part of your team? vimeo.com/12488149

edited later....Ok, looks like the member is part of your team. Provides another angle. again, good job guys!

Very cool video!

Impresionante!

Nice way to catch a view.

Amazing. And the sky is incredibly clear.
You guys picked a perfect day

Wow nice work... was that a bird in space??? What bird flies that high up?

i feel dizzy
=P

Man that was really cool.. That was launched near were I live... Did you have to get special permission from FAA? I was surprised you didn't get a glimpse of last years scorched land by the fires..

3:43 that is miraculous.

It's nice to know that when I attach it to my car, it'll be ok to leave the ground on the track. :)

Amazing video!

Great video! congratulations ;)

Awesome scenery! But how did the Gopro survive that fall?
And why are there so many fragments in the video?

Ok, I'm gonna go ahead and ask this.

Did the camera break?

wow!

Good job!!

Just saw a citi-bank commercial online with your clips from this video. I hope you got paid for it, I hope it is not one of those use without permission horror stories.

youtube.com/watch?v=FF1zTb_pbfU