Four Spanish students take photos from upper atmosphere

[Arandil]

Sweet!  Fantastico, amigos!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5005022/Teens-capture-images-of-space-with-56-camera-and-balloon.html

[FrankB]

really cool - it must have been a great feeling for them to have achieved this.

[rcallicotte]

Thanks.  This is fantastic.  Says something about the durability of the Nikon, too.

[Mohawk20]

Says something about the durability of the Nikon, too.

Yes, well, I once dropped a Nikon Coolpix camera from the top of the Goliath (Six Flags rollercoaster). It just fell out of my pocket... and landed about a foot from a concrete path below, snugly in the grass. That was a 153 feet drop, and it still worked perfectly.

[rcallicotte]

Wow.  You should tell Nikon.  They could use that story...maybe for $$.

Yes, well, I once dropped a Nikon Coolpix camera from the top of the Goliath (Six Flags rollercoaster). It just fell out of my pocket... and landed about a foot from a concrete path below, snugly in the grass. That was a 153 feet drop, and it still worked perfectly.