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Latest news, updates, and projects from Sent Into Space.


Are we alone in the universe?
Are we alone in the universe? Is alien life possible? Is there life on Mars? The existence and nature of extraterrestrial life have been debated as far back as we have records of people looking up into the sky. Prominent thinkers as far back as Ancient Greece and Rome have argued that the existence of many millions of stars in the night sky make it likely that other habitable planets existed which could play host to life. In our latest video, we give a brief overview of some
Nov 27, 20205 min read


Space launch from Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility
A few months ago, we got a unique opportunity. We were invited to travel to Kennedy Space Center to conduct a balloon flight...
Nov 13, 20203 min read


Baby Yoda in Space | We launched The Child from The Mandalorian into space
Watch Baby Yoda’s incredible journey into space, launched in collaboration with YouTube creator team MoreJStu: JStu and his team got in...
Nov 9, 20202 min read


A chicken nugget in space: Happy 50 years to Iceland
I know what you’re thinking… yes, we launched a chicken nugget into space to celebrate Iceland’s 50th birthday.
Oct 16, 20202 min read


The world's first photography exhibition in Space | Portrait of Humanity
Portrait of Humanity is an annual competition to exhibit photographs that celebrate the beauty and diversity of human life...
Oct 9, 20203 min read


Putting the world's lightest full-frame camera into space
As space photographers, we’ve always got an eye on the latest developments in the photography world. When we heard about the release of...
Oct 2, 20202 min read


How to make an 8K camera work in space
If you're making a film and want to use the best camera available, the RED DSMC2 range would be likely contenders. Their 8K Helium sensor...
Sep 29, 20202 min read


The Xenomorph Queen in space
What's your favourite sci-fi film? We take a look at the Alien franchise and our launch for Nightmare Machines back in 2016
Sep 21, 20202 min read


What does the aurora look like from space?
The Aurora Borealis , or Nothern Lights, and its counterpart in the southern hemisphere the Aurora Australis , is the name given to one of our planet's most incredible atmospheric phenomena. When charged particles ejected from the surface of the sun collide with the upper reaches of our atmosphere, they energise atmospheric gases causing them to emit a luminous glow. The resulting lightshow has been observed and recorded for millennia, but it is only in the last few decades
Sep 4, 20202 min read


How do you know if it's going to rain?
How do you know what the weather is going to be? Discover the five basic cloud structures and find out how to tell if rain is on the horizon
Aug 21, 20203 min read


Aerial Photography with FPV Drone
Our aerial photography and drone capabilities just got upgraded! Find out about our new partnership and see some incredible fpv drone skills
Aug 14, 20202 min read


Football shirt in space: a memorial for Richard Harwood
Find out how we launched a Preston North End FC football shirt into space as a unique memorial for a late friend of ours, and Aura Flights' space memorials.
Aug 12, 20202 min read


Longform vs shortform video: telling the story of a space launch
How we launched the Unilite SP-4500 work light into space (and how we used shortform and longform video content to tell the story)
Aug 4, 20205 min read


Take a holiday in space
Our latest video gives you the opportunity to take an immersive virtual holiday in space in full 360° VR, shot in 5.2K resolution at 30fps.
Jul 26, 20202 min read


Brussels to space via the Grand Place
It's not every day the Minister for Tourism in Brussels lets you go up the oldest building in the most famous square in Belgium. We were absolutely privileged to be allowed this exclusive level of access to the world UNESCO heritage site dating back to the 1400s. Having tested ground conditions in the main square of the Grand Place, and found too much cross wind risking damaging the 17th Century Gothic buildings we approached the Minister for Tourism himself who suggested let
Jul 10, 20201 min read


Visit Scotland - World's first "Coosmonaut"
Visit Scotland. Seriously, visit Scotland! It's such an incredible place, full of mountains, lochs and highland cows. From the ancestral home of Neil Armstrong, the world's first Coosmonaut takes flight. Over half a century on from the first moon landing where astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins set off in Apollo 11 to take one giant leap for mankind, we take to the skies with a highland cow from the ancestral home of the Armstrong clan. It's also
Jul 3, 20202 min read


Origin Trailer Teaser | Tom Felton in space in 360 VR
We launched this laptop into space for the Origin trailer teaser starring Tom Felton. This 360 VR video gets you up close and personal with the Origin trailer as it floats high above the Earth in space. From the producers of The Crown and Lost comes the YouTube Originals series Origin, following a group of troubled passengers as they wake up on a damaged spaceship abandoned in deep space. Each having left behind a dark past in search of a fresh start on a newly colonized pl
Jun 5, 20202 min read


Space Funerals by Aura Flights
If you or a loved one have always dreamed of becoming an astronaut then a space funeral with an Aura Flights launch could be the perfect way to go on a breathtaking final journey. This video shows you the process and what that journey looks like all the way up to the Stratosphere and to the edge of space. Aura Flights is the sister company of Sent Into Space, so it is the same launch team who guarantee you peace of mind that you're in safe hands. Since it began, just shy of
May 22, 20202 min read


VR 360 Space Flight | Arizona from space
Our latest video takes you on board one of our space-capable weather balloons up to over 100,000 ft. At this height, colossal green and brown landforms can be seen, the exquisite glow of the horizon, brilliant blue oceans, and the stars of our Milky Way. Experience what it feels like to float in the barrier between sky and space on board a flight to the stratosphere in glorious 360 video. Our VR 360 space flight is produced by launching an advanced modified camera system into
May 12, 20202 min read


The 10 most unusual objects ever launched into space
In the quest to expand our understanding of the universe beyond our home, we've discovered that even the most innocuous objects and processes can function very differently in the environment of space. Over the years, human beings have managed to get all manner of objects in space - sometimes to learn more about how they behave, but just as often to achieve other goals. Some of those objects make a lot of sense - for example, who could be surprised to learn that we've sent mic
Mar 20, 202013 min read
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