{"id":10253,"date":"2014-07-07T14:50:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T14:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=10253"},"modified":"2014-07-07T14:50:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T14:50:09","slug":"students-launch-a-raspberrypi-into-near-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10253","title":{"rendered":"Students launch a #RaspberryPi into near-space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbriton.co.uk\/images\/localworld\/ugc-images\/276391\/Article\/images\/21293868\/6248825-large.jpg?resize=560%2C377\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During a recent half term, students from Truro College sent two Raspberry Pis up\u00a0with a high-altitude balloon and took\u00a0photographs and other atmospheric readings. The payload eventually reached a height of over 80,000 feet. Despite losing the payload initially, it has since been recovered. It was project managed and developed by students from concept to execution. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westbriton.co.uk\/Truro-College-students-reach-new-heights\/story-21293868-detail\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">You can read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent half term, students from Truro College sent two Raspberry Pis up\u00a0with a high-altitude balloon and took\u00a0photographs and other atmospheric readings. The payload eventually reached a height of over 80,000 feet. 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