Raspberry Pi captures footage of rocket launch in USA

The Portland State Aerospace Society launched a rocket 3 miles straight up on the 19th July from the Oregon desert. Eventually, at around Mach 1, the 3D printed housing cracked and the camera fell out, but the footage up to that point is stunning. Eventually the group hopes to place a nano-satellite into orbit. You can read more about their plans over at Popular Mechanics and you can see the video footage below:

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