You have 3 ways to get a great view of planet earth: 1) become an astronaut, 2) jump out of an airplane, 3) Tie a GoPro to a balloon and let it go. Well, in liue of sending the kids to astronaut school, or getting their parents to sign off on the skydive, this school went with option 3.

On June 3, 2016 the Science department at Mother Teresa S.S. (M.T.S.) in London, Ontario launched a weather balloon into the skies with a GoPRO attached. The views are spectacular and reaches altitudes near space! Captures the moment the balloon bursts.

YouTube via Dave Gervais

Have you seen how much those GoPro cameras cost? I don't think I could just let one go in the air and assume someone would return it to me. Maybe I just have trust issues.

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