Sent Into Space Explained

Sent Into Space
Type:Private
Industry:Aerospace, marketing
Founded:18 July 2011[1]
Founders:Chris Rose
Alex Baker
Hq Location:Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Sent Into Space is an English aerospace company that launches experimental payloads to near space using weather balloons, for research, aerospace testing, marketing or publicity purposes. As the world's first "aerospace creative agency", Sent Into Space has launched more than 1,000 flights into the upper stratosphere since its formation in 2011.[2]

History

The company was founded in 2011 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, by Chris Rose and Alex Baker.[3] The two met at the University of Sheffield, where they were pursuing doctorates in mechanical engineering. The two were having a conversation at a pub when they thought it would be interesting to attach a camera to a weather balloon that was launched up to space. After six months of experimenting, they launched the balloon on 17 December 2010, from Rose's backyard.[4] They uploaded a video of their process and photos the camera took to YouTube, which went viral.[5] Many companies and individuals saw this video and requested for the duo to launch their own items to space, and they started a company offering balloon launches as a professional service.[6]

Services

Sent Into Space has been used for publicity stunts, cinematography, scientific research, aerospace research, and education. It has been certified by the Civil Aviation Authority.[6] [7] The company also provides its services to scientists desiring to research the atmosphere. In one mission, the craft designed to take samples of atmospheric particles discovered the presence of biological matter — a diatom — much higher than previously believed possible.[3]

The company uses balloons made from biodegradable, undyed latex. They also use hydrogen as a lifting gas instead of helium as it is a renewable resource. The balloons reach on average, taking a few hours to reach that height. The air pressure this high causes the balloon to keep expanding, reaching from an original until it bursts. Then, a parachute is deployed and the craft takes about an hour to reach the ground. Sent Into Space has a software that predicts where it will land.[8]

Scattering of cremated remains in space

Aura Flights, formerly Ascension Flights, is an offshoot of the company exclusively for scattering ashes in the atmosphere.[9] It was launched in 2017 after the technology was first developed in 2015. It appeared on the television programme Dragons' Den, but rejected an offer from Deborah Meaden.[10] [11]

List of objects sent into space

This is a select list of the 1,000+ objects the company has sent into space for notable clients.[6]

!Object!Client!Date!Motive!Notes!References
Vintage Sony TelevisionKelvin Jones24 August 2015Footage for a music video[12] [13]
Meat and potato pieWorld Pie Eating Championship15 December 2016Promotion of the eventFirst pie launched into space[14] [15] [16]
6 cameras set up to be omnidirectionalBBC Earth21 August 2017Capture the Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 from spaceLaunched from Fort Laramie, Wyoming, flight data helped in research of stratospheric gravity waves[17] [18]
CRT TVBRAC5 September 2018Broadcasting the words of victims of the Rohingya genocideLaunched from Bogra, Bangladesh[19] [20]
Model of Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith's shipAdult Swim24 June 2021Footage for the opening of the fifth season of Rick and MortyFirst premiere in space[21] [22]
Heinz Marz ketchupHeinz Tomato Ketchup8 November 2021Celebration of launch of special edition Marz ketchup[23] [24]
Polaroid pictureLogan Paul24 July 2022Promotion of Paul's NFT project[25] [26]
Model of Greg Davies' headEd Gamble27 July 2022To complete a challenge of Taskmaster: Champion of Champions II where Gamble must do something that "makes everyone go 'wow, that really is the greatest thing'"[27] [28]
Cricket World Cup TrophyInternational Cricket Council27 June 2023As part of a "trophy tour" before the 2023 Cricket World Cup[29] [30] [31]
Disco ball microphoneSeventeen10 October 2023Footage for the music video for "God of Music"[32] [33]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sent Into Space LTD overview . 2024-06-27 . Companies House.
  2. Web site: Enjoy the high life with 10 aviation experts . 2024-08-27 . The Times & The Sunday Times . en.
  3. Web site: Whiteside . Steph . 2024-02-12 . A chicken nugget in space? One company sends objects into orbit . 2024-07-01 . . en-US . 19 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240519094351/https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/company-objects-orbit/ . live .
  4. Web site: Lagatta . Eric . 2024-04-13 . From Stanley cups to Samsung phones, this duo launches almost anything into space. Here’s why. . 2024-06-27 . . en-US . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185705/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/13/sent-into-space-stanley-samsung-photographs-near-orbit/73090569007/ . live .
  5. News: Students film Earth from stratosphere . 2024-08-27 . BBC News . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Official website . 2024-06-27 . 2 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240702174728/https://www.sentintospace.com/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2024-02-20 . Company Sending Objects into Space . 2024-07-01 . . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185709/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB6Re87XHdY . live .
  8. Web site: Heaven . Douglas . 2013-09-11 . Low-budget way to send your stuff into space . 2024-07-01 . . en-US . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185716/https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21929340-300-low-budget-way-to-send-your-stuff-into-space/ . live .
  9. Web site: Bryan . Jack . 2020-03-11 . Sent Into Space . 2024-07-01 . . en . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185706/https://www.coloradomesa.edu/now/2020/03/sent-into-space.html . live .
  10. Web site: Cumber . Robert . 2023-04-26 . Aura Flights: The Sheffield company launching people's ashes into space for an out-of-this world send-off . 2024-07-01 . The Star.
  11. Web site: Sky High Memorials . 2024-07-01 . . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706072101/https://www.nafd.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sky-High-Memorials-January-2019.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: Case Study: Sony Music Group . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701191215/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/sony-music-group . live .
  13. Web site: 2015-09-18 . Connecting out into space with Kelvin Jones . 2024-06-28 . Stimulate Your Soul . en-AU . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185712/https://www.stimulateyoursoul.com/interviews/2015/9/18/connecting-out-into-space-with-kelvin-jones.html . live .
  14. Web site: Case Study: Harry's Bar . 2024-06-27 . Sent Into Space . 5 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240705053348/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/harry%27s-bar-pie-in-space . live .
  15. Web site: 2016-12-15 . Meat and potato pie 'sent into space' from Wigan . 2024-06-28 . . en-GB . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185714/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-38334437 . live .
  16. Web site: Bunyan . Nigel . 2016-12-16 . Falling shortcrust: Wigan space mission proves to be pie in the sky . 2024-06-28 . . en-GB . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706072139/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/16/pie-in-space-falling-shortcrust-wigan-mission-pie-in-the-sky . live .
  17. Web site: Case Study: BBC . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201416/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/bbc . live .
  18. Web site: A 360 view of a solar eclipse from space . 2024-06-28 . . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185711/https://www.bbcearth.com/news/a-360-view-of-a-solar-eclipse-from-space . live .
  19. Web site: Case Study: BRAC . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701192735/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/brac . live .
  20. Web site: 2018-09-09 . Space On Earth by BRAC - Can we find land that Rohingya refugees can call home? . 2024-06-28 . Campaigns of the World . en-US . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185714/https://campaignsoftheworld.com/digital/space-on-earth-brac-for-rohingya-refugees/ . live .
  21. Web site: Case Study: Adult Swim . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201422/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/adult-swim . live .
  22. Web site: 2021-06-24 . Rick and Morty Space Launch Adult Swim UK . 2024-06-28 . . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185830/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmV-eKUoYRk&gl=US&hl=en . live .
  23. Web site: Case Study: Heinz . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701192728/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/heinz . live .
  24. Web site: Liang . Sherry . 2021-11-08 . New Heinz Marz Edition ketchup has implications that go far beyond flavor . 2024-06-28 . . en . 28 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240428223456/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/08/world/heinz-ketchup-mars-scn/index.html . live .
  25. Web site: Case Study: Logan Paul . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627204417/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/logan-paul . live .
  26. Web site: Paul . Logan . 2022-07-24 . I Sent A $40,000 Polaroid Into Space . 2024-06-28 . . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185731/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpf6FHRscME&feature=youtu.be . live .
  27. Web site: Case Study: Taskmaster . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201419/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/taskmaster . live .
  28. Web site: 2022-07-27 . Ed Gamble Sends Greg Davies' HEAD To SPACE! Taskmaster Champion Of Champions Channel 4 . 2024-06-28 . . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201421/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shtBqEijLxE . live .
  29. Web site: Case Study: International Cricket Council . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627202928/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/international-cricket-council . live .
  30. Web site: 2023-06-27 . 'Out of this world': In a first, ODI World Cup trophy tours space . 2024-06-28 . . 15 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240215060815/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-cup/out-of-this-world-in-a-first-odi-world-cup-trophy-tours-space/articleshow/101285812.cms . live .
  31. Web site: 2023-06-26 . Out of this world: ICC World Cup trophy sent to space . 2024-06-28 . . en-IN . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706072636/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/out-of-this-world-icc-world-cup-trophy-sent-to-space/article67012950.ece . live .
  32. Web site: Case Study: SL8 x Seventeen . 2024-06-28 . Sent Into Space . en . 27 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240627205929/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/sl8-x-seventeen . live .
  33. Web site: 2023-10-25 . Sent Into Space Partners Up with K-pop group SEVENTEEN to Send a Microphone to Space . 2024-06-28 . . en-US . 1 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185707/https://wgntv.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/664116442/sent-into-space-partners-up-with-k-pop-group-seventeen-to-send-a-microphone-to-space/ . live .

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