MIT Students Take Pictures from 93,000 ft on $150 Budget.

Re:MIT Students Take Pictures from 93,000 ft on $150 Budget. by joshhart on Sunday September 13, 2009 @06:56PM (#820697)

Because of this: "Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh". At a state school, it can be quite difficult to find another person willing to help you build your dreams.

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Re:MIT Students Take Pictures from 93,000 ft on $150 Budget. by eob on Sunday September 13, 2009 @07:15PM (#820721)

As someone who went to a state school for undergrad, worked for a few years, and is currently at MIT for a PhD: Yes. MIT is a magical place like none other.

It's hard to put it more concisely.. The whole school just has an aura of "what the hell, let's try it" and a the professors and financial backing to make it happen.

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Re:MIT Students Take Pictures from 93,000 ft on $150 Budget. by cesare on Sunday September 13, 2009 @07:46PM (#820767)

It seem that financial backing wasn't needed for this project. Isn't the cheap cost the surprising factor here?

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Re:MIT Students Take Pictures from 93,000 ft on $150 Budget. by eob on Sunday September 13, 2009 @09:22PM (#820893)

Sure. I was making a statement about MIT, not this project.

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