Apple devices are used to being at the center of out-of-this-world product launches, but at least one iPhone 4S has literally been at the center of a rocket launch. Yours could be, too, if you're up to following the instructions provided by amateur rocketeer Mike Westerfield.
As described in his detailed guide on MAKE, Westerfield devised a balsa wood cradle capable of holding his (clearly very understanding) wife's iPhone and a low-power Bluetooth sensor, which were then inserted into a model rocket. Using the sensor and an iOS program created in techBASIC, Westerfield was able to collect data about the ro