Yes, ordinary people can send a probe into space just for fun.  No, I didn’t believe it either when I first heard it about it.

The Great Balloon Chase was organised by The Lanark Space Agency (LASA), a group of Perth-area residents.  Many others helped out...

These were our goals with this project:

• to reach near-space, photograph the journey and recover the payload
• to teach kids at PCH about science and weather
• to raise money for PCH
• to raise the profile of the school with an event and media attention
• to bring a fun project to our community