Sending a potato to near-space

Great read & cool project. Somewhat disappointed I did a ctrl-F and couldn't find the term 'Spudnik'.

Having built potato cannons in my high school days, I half-hoped that this article would be about launching a potato to near-space via a launch. Pretty cool, regardless!

I love the idea -- whisperer, meal and all. Did you punish the disobedient GoPro?

Gerald Bull would be proud.

Could costs be reduced by using hydrogen?

Any idea of the max and min temps seen inside the box during the flight? How'd the potato fare?