HackPittsburgh is proud to announce their inclusion in John Baichtal’s new book, “Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects from the DIY Movement”! Highlights include two longstanding HackPittsburgh projects – the Near-Space Balloon (LEAD Balloon) Project and the Aerial Ping Pong Drop! The HackPittsburgh LEAD Balloon project began in March 2010 as part of the Hackerspaces [...]

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UPDATE!!!! Do to weather we were forced to cancel the balloon launch. We are planning to reschedule soon and will update when we know. This Sunday (10-31-2010), HackPittsburgh will be launching its third weather balloon into near space. This time, we invite anyone and everyone who would like to come watch or help out to [...]

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Sunday, August 8th: 97,497 feet! Months of work, a trial launch still to be recovered (lost at 95,000 feet) a night-before crunch finishing up the details… Four of us, Jon, Matt, Mandy (our Hackerspaces in Space Contest Judge), and Doug meet at the shop at 8am on Sunday. Matt already has the helium tank in [...]

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