James Troi's Visual Diary

The Pacific Star II is a follow up to Colin Rich’s less successful Pacific Star. A home made weather balloon with multiple cameras, parachutes and its own GPS tracking system.

The balloon and onboard cameras travelled 125,000 feet into the air, making it to the edge of space and taking some amazing shots.

Sure there’s not a lot of human interaction ensuring this works right, more  a set it up and wish to the best.

A great set of photos have been returned like the above and below.