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World Environment Day is celebrated on the 5th of June every year, and has been since its founding in 1972. Each year is centred around a different theme, with World Environment Day 2023 focusing on solutions to plastic pollution. With over 200 million tonnes of non-recyclable plastic produced every year, our planet's ecosystem is overwhelmed with toxic human-made polymers. But how does space come into environmental conservation? Can extraterrestrial activity help in our effo

There's one name in football that everyone's talking about right now: Erling Haaland. The 22-year-old made his Premier League debut for the 2022/23 season, playing for Manchester City. After a record-breaking few months, Haaland emerged as Premier League Player of the Season, Premier League Young Player of the Season, and winner of the Castrol Golden Boot, having broken the record for most goals scored in any Premier League season. Collaborating with GOAL to Send Erling Haala

May 29th to June 11th marks British Tomato Fortnight 2024. British tomatoes are famous for their sweet, earthy flavours, and despite importing from countries the world over, at least a fifth of all tomatoes eaten in Britain come from local soils. Whilst we have only just gotten over the fact that tomatoes are a fruit, there are a lot of other exciting things surrounding our beloved toms. Not only are British growers finding unique ways to help bee populations whilst increasin

Always wanted to go to space? You're in luck. Space travel is quickly becoming more accessible than ever, with Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin among those offering civilians the chance to buy a ticket to space. Whether on a commercial space flight, as a trained astronaut, or after your passing, there are a variety of ways that you can go to space. We're exploring some of the ways you can experience space travel - with one of them costing less than the average UK holidaymaker

British Science Week is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM), the theme for 2023 is communications. What better way to celebrate science communications than by listening to the International Space Station (ISS)? The ISS is a technological marvel that provides a unique platform for scientific research in a microgravity environment. It is also a joint effort between various countries, making it an excellent

There’s no doubt about it, science fiction has played a considerable part in shaping society. Concepts conceived by science fiction writers have inspired many technologies that exist today. That mobile phone in your pocket? You have Star Trek’s Captain Kirk to thank for that (and Motorola). From drones to satellites, virtual reality to smartwatches, domestic robots to bionic limbs, sci-fi has predicted and pathed the way for a multitude of technological innovations that have

From January 28th to February 4th 2023, a high-altitude balloon (HAB) of Chinese origin (dubbed in Western media as a 'spy balloon' and 'airship') was seen drifting across Northern American airspace. During its flight, the balloon flew over a nuclear warhead stationed in a silo field in Montana, causing a great deal of suspicion among authorities. Despite China’s claims that the craft was a meteorological balloon which veered off course, the Pentagon strongly insisted the bal

Atmospheric pressure, also known as air pressure or barometric pressure, is a critical component of Earth's weather and climate system. Understanding and accurately measuring atmospheric pressure is crucial to almost every facet of today's world, from forecasting weather patterns and tracking storms to improving GPS location accuracy, and even determining the altitude of aircraft and Low Earth Orbit satellites (LEOs). The ways we have determined air pressure have changed dras

There’s a reason why people use the cliched phrase ‘it’s not rocket science’ to refer to something that is easy to achieve — rocket science really is incredibly complex. It has taken centuries of research, development, failures and triumphs, on repeat, for aerospace to get to where it is today. Who would have known that just before we landed on the Moon that in as little as 70 years we would have developed spacecraft capable of observing the Big Bang, placed rovers on the Red

What does a sunset look like from space? Pretty breath-taking, we think you’ll find. Nearing the end of 2022, the SIS team travelled to one of our UK-based launch sites to send a camera into space during a spectacular sunset. We captured the sunset from ground level to high above the clouds in stunning 6k 360 video. Watch as the spacecraft journeys into the stratosphere, climbing up past a band of amber clouds lit by the sun’s rays, all the way to the black abyss above our pl

Sent into Space had an extraordinary year in 2022. We travelled far and wide, from the green rolling hills of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to the Nevada desert’s rocky expanse, collaborating with the likes of world famous influencers, musicians, TV personalities, and high-profile brands. We achieved a plethora of industry firsts, captured breathtaking footage from around the globe, and went viral with a 360º hyperlapse of the Grand Canyon from space that gained over 30m cross-

‘Tis the season to ponder celestial bodies! With Christmas on its way, many of us are busy in the haze of gift-buying, ice-dodging, and trying to avoid the unceasing bombardment of our ear canals by Mariah Carey. However, Christmas is about more than presents and parties. It’s a time to remember the story of the nativity — and as stargazers, there’s one part of the story that’s particularly interesting to us at Sent Into Space: the three wise men, bearing gifts for the newbor

Today marks the passing of Joseph Kittinger, a pioneer in the field of high-altitude balloon flights. Born in 1928 in Tampa, Florida, Kittinger joined the United States Air Force in 1950 and served as a fighter pilot during the Korean War. Kittinger and Project Manhigh After the war, he became a test pilot and was chosen to be part of Project Manhigh, a program that investigated the effects of high altitude flights on humans in preparation for future space exploration. He was

Touted as the ‘material of the future’, carbon fibre is a highly popular invention leading the way in the fields of aerospace, civil engineering, motocross, and the military. If you need a strong and lightweight material, carbon fibre is the crème de la crème, and is sure to pave the way for technological advancements in the future. When was carbon fibre discovered? Carbon fibre was discovered in 1860 by Sir Joseph Wilson Swan and was originally used in an incandescent light

Over 50 years since man's last visit, the Artemis project marks the start of our return to the Moon — and Artemis 1 is our first small step.

Learn how Sent Into Space launched Rick's spaceship and launched it into space to premiere the first episode of Rick and Morty Season 5

A nanosatellite is any satellite that weighs between 1 and 10 kilograms. Initially, nanosatellites were only ever used in low Earth orbit for communications and remote sensing (measuring the reflected and emitted radiation of an object in order to study its characteristics), however, recent advancements have led to their application in interplanetary missions. rOne such project that utilised nanosatellite technology was NASA’S Mars Cube One (MarCO) which tracked the robotic l

Perhaps there's no better accompaniment to the green rolling hills of Yorkshire than a pair of decent running shoes, or for that matter, pretty much all walkable surfaces. Last month, we launched a pair of Brooks running shoes from our site in Sheffield in association with The Running Channel​. The Running Channel is your go-to site for all things running - advice videos, running-related gadgets and gizmos, training plans, as well as high-quality clothing made from breathabl

Since the first launch of a man-made spacecraft in 1957 with the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1, humans have forged a relationship with space that is ever evolving, and certainly not without its complications. It is hard for us to explore space solely for peaceful and educational purposes when space itself is becoming crowded as a result of human activity, not to mention proliferated by military equipment that could very well increase conflict on home turf. There now exist several

What did the universe look like 13 billion years ago? A lot has happened in the field of astrophysics since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched in December 2021. Within a mere thirty days, the telescope travelled 1.5 million miles to its permanent home at the gravitationally stable location known as L2 Lagrange Point. From there, the telescope has since gathered the most advanced imaging of the distant universe we have ever seen. Joe Biden was in fact the first