CANADA: More than two years after a GoPro-fitted weather balloon was sent to the edge of space, the camera that was believed to be lost was recently found by a hiker filled with amazing aerial footage of the Grand Canyon.
Cast in June 2013, the high-flying project took months of planning. According to a Reddit post by one of the team members, the launch was nearly cancelled because of the high cost of helium at the time.
But the project eventually took off.
The camera, which was also outfitted with a smartphone that tracked the GoPro’s location, was launched not far from the Grand Canyon. The phone was programmed so that it would notify the group once it fell back down to earth, within cellphone range.
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