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Since its founding in 2002, spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX has made waves in the space industry. It began with the Falcon 1 in 2006 — and 17 years later, the company is on their way to Mars. While it might sound like something out of a sci-fi film to the rest of us, founder and CEO Elon Musk hopes that SpaceX's Starship, currently under development, will be the vehicle to help us build cities on the red planet. Manufactured at Starbase, one of the world’s first commercial spa

Writer William Shakespeare is arguably among the most well-known people to have lived. With his words known the world over, what better way to celebrate him than by going out of this world? inVerse Films came to us to send an engraved portrait of Shakespeare over 100,000 feet above the Earth for their film 'Lovers and Madmen', directed by Jack Jewers and narrated by Tom Baker. The film is part of a series by Jewers that looks to address significant milestones and events using

It's not uncommon for YouTuber and content creator Zac Alsop to set himself a formidable challenge. One look at his YouTube channel makes it clear that he dedicates himself to testing the boundaries of possibility — whether faking his way to the front row of London Fashion Week, going to Elon Musk's house to hand over a CV, or taking a donkey to a five-star hotel, Zac is always exploring the limits of what he can and cannot do. After Zac and his friend Jay went viral in 2016

Welsh spirits brand Au Vodka has launched a new space-themed flavour, Cosmic Berries. They decided there was only one way to properly celebrate the product's launch: by launching one of the golden bottles into space. Au Vodka is known for its range of brightly-coloured flavoured vodkas, sold in the brand's iconic gold bottles. Founded in 2015 by entrepreneurs Charlie Morgan and Jackson Quinn, the brand has since been named the fastest growing company in the UK, and boasts a s

We launched a microphone into space for K-pop band SEVENTEEN's new music video, '음악의 신' (God of Music). Working with Korean production company SL8, we completed the launch just weeks ahead of the music video's release. SEVENTEEN are known for their bright and distinctive microphones, and it seems that SL8 had this in mind when they came to us with an idea for the band's newest video: they decided to take the video truly out-of-this-world by sending a microphone into space — f

This Saturday, the 14th of October, North, Central, and South America will see a solar eclipse. The eclipse will be an annular solar eclipse, also known as a 'ring of fire'. Beginning in the US, over Oregon, the eclipse will travel past the Texas Gulf Coast and over Mexico, down to Costa Rica, then Columbia and Northern Brazil, where it will end over the Atlantic Ocean. We've put together a guide to the annular solar eclipse — what it is, where its name comes from, and how to

Australian YouTube channel How Ridiculous is known for fearlessly pulling off bold stunts, each of which seems to always outdo the last. In a quest to conquer their biggest challenge yet, the YouTubers decided to take their channel to new heights — to the stratosphere, to be exact. Who are How Ridiculous? How Ridiculous is made up of Brett Stanford, Scott Gaunson, and Derek Herron, who have been making videos on the channel since 2009, gaining over 19 million subscribers sinc

What comes to mind when you think of an airship? For many, it's the Goodyear blimp or the Zeppelins of the 20th century. There are many different kinds of airship, each with a range of uses — but what aircraft actually count as airships? The term 'airship' refers to buoyant aircraft, given their lift by lighter-than-air gas such as helium or hydrogen. Some airships get only part of their lift from gas, with the rest coming from aerodynamics and vectored thrust: these airships

Home of the best burgers in Canada, La Belle et La Boeuf are renowned for their unique menu and high-quality ingredients — their premium burgers and extensive cocktail menu has earned them multiple Le Burger Week awards. This year the burger chain decided to take their acclaim a step further, enlisting our help in sending a La Belle et La Boeuf burger into the stratosphere to reflect the restaurant's out-of-this-world quality. La Belle et La Boeuf decided to send their signat

Specialist PC retailer CCL is known for their impressive range of gaming PCs, laptops, and components. With their YouTube channel full of product guides, reviews, and how-tos, CCL has got you covered for all your PC gaming needs. But what does an industry-leading, award-winning tech supplier do when they decide they want to go to the next level? CCL certainly had an idea in mind when they came to us looking to give away a Chillblast Icon Interstellar PC by launching it into s

Smart technology pervades almost every aspect of modern life. Intelligent devices have become extensions of ourselves, from smartphones to home speakers to cars that do half the work of driving for you. One of the challenges these technologies present is balancing convenience and security — how do you ensure that these handy functionalities are only accessible by the intended users? For Igloo , the answer is simple: cutting-edge smart technology leveraged to create security,

Dark energy and dark matter are so named because they are total mysteries to us. We don't know what dark energy or matter is, just that it's there. When it comes to the makeup of the universe, what we don't know hugely outweighs that which we do know . It is thought that dark matter makes up 27% of the universe, dark energy 68%, and known matter, which makes up all stars and planets, constitutes only 5% of our universe. But how can we hypothesise how much of the universe is

This week brings us the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, the sixth meteor shower of 2023. While the shower has been active since the 17th of July, and will be until the 24th of August, the shower peaks between the 12th-13th of August and so will be at its most visible this weekend. The Perseid meteor shower happens around this time every year, and is one of the year's most active showers. But what actually is a meteor shower — and how can you see one? In this article, we wi

2023 is flying by and it's now almost August, a month which will bring us two full moons — and two supermoons, at that! The Sturgeon Moon will come at the start of the month, on the 1st, and the Blue Moon will arrive at the end, on the 31st. The last Blue Moon was in 2020, and the last 'blue supermoon' was in 2018, so August's Blue Moon is certainly one to look out for. In this article, we'll explore supermoons, what a Blue Moon actually is, and where August's full moon gets

With the Barbie movie being released this week, we decided that now is the perfect time to look back at a Barbie project of our own. To celebrate Barbie's 60th anniversary, we worked alongside Mattel Canada to send Astronaut Barbie into space for real. With an expansive list of careers under her belt, Barbie is known for championing women's equality and reminding girls that they can grow up to be whatever they want. One of her most iconic careers is arguably as an astronaut,

When you think of a black hole, what comes to mind? If it's an image of a colossal void floating through space, sucking in planets and stars and evaporating them to dust, you aren't alone. But black holes are actually thought to be full of matter. In simple terms, a black hole is an area with such strong gravity that nothing, including light, has the energy to escape. The nature of a black hole makes them hard to observe and, as a result, study. This means that while we do kn

See how we launched the ICC Cricket World Cup into space from the world's biggest sports stadium (Narendra Modi Stadium) for the International Cricket Council.

It's almost the end of June, which means it's nearly the Summer Solstice. Falling on the 21st of June in 2023, the Summer Solstice is an annual occurrence between the 20th to the 22nd of June depending on the year. Signifying the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice carries significance in many cultures and goes by many names. From the Wiccan Litha to the Druid Alban Hefin, the Summer Solstice is known and celebrated by many. While the terms are often used interchange

The arrival of June means it's time to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month — and there's plenty to celebrate. LGBTQ+ people have made invaluable contributions to every field of science, from Alan Turing's war-ending Bombe machine to Sara Josephine Baker's pioneering disease education programmes to Alan Hart's life-saving medical breakthroughs. While today, the work of these LGBTQ+ scientists is appreciated and celebrated, this was not the case during their lifetimes. Despite the sig

So far in 2023, we've seen some pretty cool night skies. June has only just arrived, and already we're just days away from this month's full moon! This one is the sixth of thirteen full moons in 2023 — there are usually twelve per year, but every few years we're treated to an extra full moon, known as a 'Blue Moon' (yes, that's where the saying comes from). Each full moon has a different name, all of which have roots in Indigenous North American cultures, owing to the importa