Update

So once again its been far too long since my last post. I'm not very good with these things. Since the last post lots has happened. I became increasingly aware of the complication of launching a weather balloon with so little experience. I have therefore teamed up with some guys from the 'Kiwi Space Foundation' who have far more experience and are generally far smarter than me. We are in full pre production for this project and currently designing and constructing the payload. We are aiming to launch within the next month but cant be sure. I am also making a documentary about this project, exploring why people attempt projects like this. Additionally, the documentary will include footage from 100,000ft, assuming we recover the payload upon landing. I will post the documentary when it is finished.