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Apple iPhone travels by balloon into stratosphere and back to earth (with video)

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 · 5:33 pm · 34 Comments

The Oslo High Altitude Balloon Project was launched August 25th from Oslo, Norway.

The balloon package contained an Apple iPhone 4 with GeoLoqi and Hero GoPro HD camera.

• Flight time: ~1h 40 min
• Highest altitude reached: 17.97 km. (~11.17 miles)
• Descended at about 32 km/h (19.88 mph)
• Travel distance: ~120 km (~74.56 miles)

Landed at:
• latitude: 60.6686
• longitude: 11.3453

High Altitude Balloon Project Oslo from Hyper on Vimeo.

<strongFull article (in Norwegian) here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "ORevang" for the heads up.]

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Tags: iphone, Oslo High Altitude Balloon Project

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34 Comments

Ballmer's left nut

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:40 pm · Reply

11.97km is low stratosphere which extends from 10-50km. Terminal velocity is 9.8m/s/s. A skydiver jumping out of an altitude of 4,000m will free fall at 195m/s so this is a relatively sedate fall rate.
- Ballmer's left nut
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:41 pm · Reply
  
  I mean 195km/hr.
  - breeze
    
    Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:52 pm · Reply
    
    Ballmer’s left nut:
    Wednesday, August 24, 2011 – 11:59 pm
    
    So I take it that Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple to take up the reins of running things back in Syria as its next dictator after Assad.
    - Cubert
      
      Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:11 pm · Reply
      
      Why do you keep reposting that?
      - breeze
        
        Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 8:16 am · Reply
        
        So that it’s clear that this asshole, who many here despise for his asinine baiting is shown for what he is and gets ignored.
        
        kingmel
        
        Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 8:58 am · Reply
        
        Please stop wasting the electrons. The regulars in this forum know BLN. You have made your point and you are now just irritating people.
        
        Ballmer's other nut
        
        Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 12:16 pm · Reply
        
        The person who obsessively re-posts dozens of times, in an asinine attempt at baiting worthy of a seventh grader, is the one who gets ignored.
        
        BLN certainly doesn’t do that. He’s part of the mix, and disagreeing at times is part of the fun.
- LateRegistrant
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:07 pm · Reply
  
  9.8 m/s/s is gravitational acceleration, not terminal velocity.
Paul Johnson

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:43 pm · Reply

Now we know what happened to the latest iPhone prototype!
- jafo
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:58 pm · Reply
  
  It came falling out of the sky
ken1w

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:51 pm · Reply

Watching it full screen made me airsick.
qka

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:54 pm · Reply

Not a first – MDN reported on a father and teenage sons from New York City doing this, I think is was earlier this year. Video was available all over the ‘Net, included info about their rig.

Cool just the same.
Gwale

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:03 pm · Reply

What’s a ballon?
- TomCatMac
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:16 pm · Reply
  
  is a lighter than air apparatus with just one inflated bag, instead of two like a ballOOn
  - Sgdogwalker
    
    Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:35 pm · Reply
    
    Methinks a “ballon” is actually a heavier-than-air balloon that weighs as much as a milk (or iced tea, take your pick) gallon. It’s ideal for scientific experiments.
- Ryan
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:28 pm · Reply
  
  NO $HIT!!!! How dumb of site is this?????? Some grade schooler’s blog I suppose………
  - Randian
    
    Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:59 pm · Reply
    
    “How dumb of site is this??????”
    
    Certainly no “dumber” than YOU, given the above misconstruction. (Proofreading is clearly not YOUR bag, either.) Oh, and one more thing: DO try to relax your overuse of punctuation marks, OK??????????????????????????????????????????
- MacAngus
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 8:37 pm · Reply
  
  Ca c’est un “balloon” en Francais – It’s “balloon” in French. Thanks for the nod to Canadian bilingualism, MDN!
KenC

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:04 pm · Reply

Why was Cingular sponsoring them?
J o s h

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:25 pm · Reply

WTH this video about the iPhone wont play on my iPhone cause its flash! I think this would have been more cool if the video was recorded using the iPhone
Jubei

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:30 pm · Reply

If a ballon can get that high I bet a ballson can fo higher.
MacMental

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 6:36 pm · Reply

I’m dizzy
Deus Ex Technica

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:02 pm · Reply

99 Duesenjaeger
Jeder war ein grosser Krieger
Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf 99 Luftballons
Paul

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:15 pm · Reply

This video keeps crashing Safari 5.0.3 for the PC at work. )):
- jimtiv
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:31 pm · Reply
  
  the optimum phrase was “PC at work”
Rorschach

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:20 pm · Reply

Great work, MDN, posting up a video that asks for a browser with native H.264 support or Flash on your iPhone app. Genius, any chance you could not fuck it up next time?
- Richie
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:57 pm · Reply
  
  I agree 100%
- BillD
  
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 8:49 pm · Reply
  
  i just watched the video on my iPad 2 – no problem. Obviously, Flash not required.
- GM
  
  Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 2:33 am · Reply
  
  Worked fine for me on my iPad 2. But actually it’s a bit silly. I have seen such home made videos for years. nothing new.
MrEdofCourse

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 9:41 pm · Reply

The video plays fine for me on my iPhone. If it’s not working for you, click on the link below the black square.
Juriy G.

Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 7:39 am · Reply

Watch exciting HD “Space Ballon” movie how father and son sent an iPhone into space in August 2010. They achieved 19 miles!
http://www.brooklynspaceprogram.org

..they even build an iMacRobot:
http://www.brooklynspaceprogram.org/BSP/About_us_files/IMG_4283.jpg
Luke and Max Geissbuhler

Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 7:43 am · Reply

As dedicated Macuser I’ve sent balloon with an iPhone 19 miles above the Earth in August 2010. Watch our HD movie !!!
curious

Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 8:05 am · Reply

I wonder what shows up on Find My iPhone?
JB Tipton

Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 12:07 pm · Reply

Why does the audio fade out at 1:00? How did the iPhone survive the extremely cold temps in the upper atmosphere? Why weren’t the iPhone’s internal moisture sensors activated by the obviously rainy conditions? And finally, how did they get it off the top of what looks like a very tall tree!