VIDEO: Folsom High students create near-space experience
Video by Folsom High School's media production program
Students in a space education unit for Folsom High's Tyler Johnstone recently sent a small package with a camera attached up to 100,000 feet - technically called near space - using a high-altitude balloon.
Using online modeling software and advice from experts across the U.S. and Europe, students plotted the course and received clearance from the FAA for the flight.
Using satellite trackers and a network of radio receivers, the landing location was plotted and the device was spotted on top of a dairy barn east of Stockton. The helpful farmer retrieved it from atop the barn with the package intact.
Watch this video, produced by the school's media students, to see the breathtaking footage!
The students are planning additional flights this year with student experiments onboard, and will be entering the project into FCUSD's annual STEM Expo. The balloon, parachute, and package also will be displayed in Folsom High's fr