Newfoundland From 125,000 feet above Gallants
On February 16, 2013 John Hennessey and Amarnath Mukhopadhyay launched a hydrogen-filled weather balloon from Gallants, NL. The balloon reached heights of 125,000 feet before bursting. The balloon was equipped with a payload of HD GoPro cameras recording video and time lapse photography. The balloon descended two hours and twenty minutes after takeoff some 182…