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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board $150 Space Camera: MIT Students Beat NASA On Beer-Money Ivan Pierre Aguirre, Student/Intern, Assistant El Paso | TX | United States | Posted: 7:54 PM on 09.15.09 ->> chido read....... http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/the-150-space-camera-mit-students-be...?  This post is:  Informative (2) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Adam Vogler, Photographer, Photo Editor Kansas City | Mo. | USA | Posted: 8:30 PM on 09.15.09 ->> That is true genius and pretty farg'n awesome. Thanks for the link Ivan, good read.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ronnie Montgomery, Photographer Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 8:33 PM on 09.15.09 ->> It's been done. http://tinyurl.com/63yoto I'll be impressed when they put a camera in orbit on a beer budget or at least get it up above 200,000 feet.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jack Howard, Photographer, Photo Editor Central Jersey | NJ | USA | Posted: 9:09 PM on 09.15.09 ->> Pentax K10D at 104,000 feet: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/31970-pentax-k10d...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions David Harpe, Photographer Louisville | KY | USA | Posted: 12:54 AM on 09.16.09 ->> It's a cool project, but the title is seriously unfair. They didn't really "beat" NASA. These guys wanted a cool picture from the edge of space. That's it, and they got it in a very clever way. The stuff NASA does has far more constraints. They want scientifically valid, measurable data of very specific things at very specific times. When they take a picture, they want to be able to geomap it, tell where it is and what it's seeing, use it in research. When you put those kind of constraints on the problem, it gets more expensive and complicated.  This post is:  Informative (1) | Funny (0) | Huh? (1) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mark Peters, Photographer Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 7:33 AM on 09.16.09 ->> But the MIT kids got spanked by the 12 yr. olds, whose rig was bigger, more complicated and included teddy's in space. They should've used the Travelocity gnome.....  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Adam Heller, Photographer Grafenwöhr | DE | | Posted: 7:39 AM on 09.16.09 ->> Yeah, didn't they do this in spain? Or somewhere that spoke spanish, like 6 months ago?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matthew Sauk, Photographer Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 10:58 AM on 09.16.09 ->> how anyone is not impressed is sad...that is very cool and thank you all for posting other links.  This post is:  Informative (1) | Funny (0) | Huh? (1) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bill Ross, Photographer Colorado Springs | CO | USA | Posted: 12:41 PM on 09.16.09 ->> Engineering at it finest... Simple solutions for complex ideas.  This post is:  Informative (1) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Sheen Yen, Photographer West Lafayette | IN | USA | Posted: 6:12 PM on 09.16.09 ->> What a story, thanks for sharing. It's amazing what one can do with a flexible mind and a can-do spirit. As a side note... I wonder if the Canon development hack can be applied to DSLR's...?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Patrick Fallon, Student/Intern, Photographer Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 7:31 PM on 09.16.09 ->> If I make one, with a big sportsshooter logo in the frame, do I get a free hat?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ronnie Montgomery, Photographer Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 8:10 PM on 09.16.09 ->> What is sad is Gadget Lab's breathless declaration that this somehow "beat" NASA.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Patrick Meredith, Photographer, Assistant Austin | TX | USA | Posted: 12:47 AM on 09.17.09 ->> Patrick, I'll call you the next time I come up to Missouri and we'll put one together. I'm semi serious....  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Daniel Putz, Photographer Jefferson | MD | USA | Posted: 1:45 AM on 09.17.09 ->> Shoot, I'd make the trip just for that... Space ranks #10 on my cool-o-meter. Something to shoot for at the next SSA. *wink* And yes I realize I've said "shoot" 3 times now. Dag-nabbit. 18 hour days o/  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. 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