Starduster

A project in Waco, TX by Josh Ward
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Let's send a helium filled weather balloon to 100,000ft with a GoPro camera, a monkey* and some tracking gear. *actually, no monkey
Backers: 54
Average Pledge Per Backer: $31

Funded: $1,688 of $1,000
Dates: Sep 11th -> Oct 15th (35 days)
Project By: Josh Ward
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Latest News

Some insight into testing the GPS tracking capability

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
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SPOT Gen3 GPS - Activation and Tracking

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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HD video of my freezer... for science (alt title: Leggo my Eggo)

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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Getting a fiew pieces in place

October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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Random Saturday update

October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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Benchmarking GoPro performance

October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday and a quick update. The new 'GoPro 4' family was unveiled this week and they are impressive but WAY out of the price range we can afford; especially for 2 cameras on this launch. Also, there would be a big compromise in battery life and... (Read More)

Updates and Thoughts on Extended Goals

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
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Funded

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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Quick project update - things are looking good

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We are rounding the corner on the initial funding. The project is just over 80% of the way there with plenty of time to make the $1000 goal. I didn't anticipate such an enthusiastic response. The funding will remain open until October 15 and I will... (Read More)

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