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This isn’t strictly confined to the realm of Raspberry Pi, but I thought I’d share it anyway. Dave Akerman, who has launched loads of balloons (including the famous Babbage Jump and the T.A.R.D.I.S. launch) and has now written a guide<\/a> to the process. If you’ve ever wanted to launch a balloon (with a Pi attached, of course) into near-Space, make sure you read this guide first<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This isn’t strictly confined to the realm of Raspberry Pi, but I thought I’d share it anyway. Dave Akerman, who has launched loads of balloons (including the famous Babbage Jump and the T.A.R.D.I.S. launch) and has now written a guide…<\/p>\n

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