Teens Capture Amazing Shots 20 Miles from Earth's Surface With a Balloon [Photography]
Gizmodo — ... The students were able to recover the package that landed about 6 miles from the launch site., but it was only after they tentatively extracted the SD card sitting safely inside that they discovered the fantastic fruits of their labor. [Project Page via ...

Spanish students beat NASA
MAKE Magazine — ... its deflation,' said team leader Paretas, 18. 'We were overwhelmed at our results, especially the photographs. To send our handmade craft to the edge of space is incredible.' Their use of Google Earth was integrated into the project and provides some nice mashups of their data. It's great to see the progress of their build in photos and text on their blog. Their site also provides a choice to use Google translate, which helps people from other cultures access their work. Thanks ...