The Edge and Back

A project in Bowling Green, KY by Anna & David Scifres
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Near orbit high resolution video and photography from the stratosphere by six amazing 6th grade girls from Kentucky.
Backers: 226
Average Pledge Per Backer: $23

Funded: $5,100 of $3,600
Dates: May 12th -> Jun 11th (31 days)
Project By: Anna & David Scifres
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The final video for the project is now complete. Please feel free to leave comments and feedback on the Vimeo video page. The team really enjoyed your feedback throughout the project. Now that most of you have your pictures in hand (or downloaded)... (Read More)

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August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We finally have the prints and posters ready to share digitally. Because we only had 1920 x 1080 pixels to work with on our prints, we had to take a collage approach for the 20" x 30" and 24" x 36" sizes. To tie it all together, we used the new NASA... (Read More)

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August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Evening Backers, The digital pictures are ready for release!! Please link on over to our project website and download images from our trip to the stratosphere. You can select individual images or download all the in flight images in one zip... (Read More)

WE DID IT!! Pictures from the Edge of Space.

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, we took a risk and launched today even though the weather pattern was pushing us further south and east than we wanted. The risk was that it would end up in a forested area in a tree . . . . and it did. But somehow we found it, without cell... (Read More)

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July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Supporters,We girls from Project Terra Incognita: The Edge and Back would like to thank you for donating. Your donation really helped us reach our goal of $3,600 and more! If it weren’t for you, it would have taken us a lot longer to even come... (Read More)

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