You're an idiot.
Their project's total cost for everything was $148, cheap enough anyone could try it.
They shoulda made the camera point down so you can see the earth straight down.
Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh, M.I.T. students, had a goal of flying a camera high enough to photograph the curvature of the earth
They didn't want none of those types of pictures, son :I
I'm just saying you still might have been able to see the curvature.
NASA uses rockets because there is no way to lift all their equipment into space.Unless you just mean for pictures, then it seems like a good idea....
I wasn't seriously asking why NASA needs rockets.EDIT: Added cookie monster to signal sarcasm for those who may need it.