Somebody beat me to it (Near Space Exploration)

Here I was, all ready to start some grassroots effort to get kids involved in some hands-on science and technology experimenting, joining forces between schools, the amateur radio community and Civil Air Patrol, for the benefit of local youth. Then someone else beats me to it. This is of course said tongue in cheek. The latest issue of CAP Volunteer has an excellent short article on this particular matter. Look for it on page 18 to learn about the CAPnSPACE.

I have also found other sites relating to near space explorations and high altitude ballooning, but I will comment on those later.