Man needs money to send an Android phone into space

Inspired by the iPhone 4 tethered to a weather balloon video, self-confessed geek Danny Piers wants to send a smartphone into space and he needs funds.

Danny will tie a HTC EVO 4G to a weather balloon and set it free to achieve its maximum altitude. On its way up, the HTC EVO will be programed to take video and pictures whilst at the same time send back location information so that followers can track its location.

Once the balloon reaches its maximum altitude, it will burst and the HTC EVO will parachute to earth safely. The data gathered from the phone will be shared with the world.

Here’s what I’ll be using the funds for:

• Weather ballons, not sure how many at this point
• Recovery parachutes
• Helium (surprisingly expensive)
• Miscellaneous materials
• Inevitable catastrophes, specifically lost and broken phones

Piers wants to share the application with other Android users so they to can send devices into space with weather balloons.

Sounds mildly interesting but we can think off other cooler things to do with your Android device, like here and here.

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Head on over to after the jump to see a video of Danny Piers pitching his project for your funds.

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