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GoPro Captures Video of Weather Balloon Traveling to the Stratosphere

By Nate Wek

Published September 14, 2015 at 6:07 PM CDT

Bryan Chan, Ved Chirayath, Ashish Goel, Tyler Reid, and Paul Tarantino launched a weather balloon in June of 2013 near Tuba City, Arizona. The balloon traveled to the Stratosphere at a maximum altitude of 98,664 feet. This entire 98 - minute journey (from lift off to landing) was caught on video, courtesy of a GoPro camera.

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Nate Wek

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.

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