Imaging recource: GoPro rocket ride: Camera shrugs off Mach 5.5 and 396,000 feet altitude

Sure, videos of GoPro cameras strapped to extreme sports athletes are exciting, and I'll happily watch footage like that every time it pops up online, but this latest video is a bit more, well, extreme. How about strapping some GoPro cameras to a rocket to witness it launch into space at blistering speeds? GoPro mounted an array of GoPro Hero4 cameras to an UP Aerospace rocket to document the launch from multiple angles. The 20-foot tall SpaceLoft-10 rocket reaches speeds of 3,800 miles per hour (or Mach 5.5 for the aeronautically-inclined reader). Check out...
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