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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
A view closer to the ground, shot with an off-the-shelf pocket camera carried on the plane. The glider, named Vulture 1, had wings about three feet across, and carried three small cameras programmed to shoot at regular intervals. (PARIS project, courtesy of http://www.theregister.co.uk/science/paris/)
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