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Paper Airplane Launched to Edge of Space

Model plane launched by balloon, shoots pictures as it glides to ground.

Paper Airplane Launched to Edge of Space, Returns Photographs of Earth Below

Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
Paper Airplane Touches Space
The mountains of central Spain as the Vulture 1 descended. The point-and-shoot Canon A560 camera used for this picture is an off-the-shelf model, modified with a timer to take pictures on its own. (PARIS project, courtesy of http://www.theregister.co.uk/science/paris/)
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