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{{short description|English aerospace company}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{infobox company
| name = Sent Into Space
| logo = Sent Into Space logo.png
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| type = Private
| industry = [[Aerospace]], [[marketing]]
| founded = 18 July 2011<ref name="ch">{{Cite web |title=Sent Into Space LTD overview |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07708966 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=[[Companies House]]}}</ref>
| founders = Chris Rose<br>Alex Baker
| hq_location = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]]
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| website = {{URL|https://www.sentintospace.com/}}
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'''Sent Into Space''' is an English aerospace company that launches experimental payloads to near space using [[weather balloon]]s, 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|upper stratosphere]] since its formation in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enjoy the high life with 10 aviation experts |url=https://www.thetimes.com/static/aviation-brands-helicopters-planes-drones/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=The Times & The Sunday Times |language=en}}</ref>
==History==
The company was founded in 2011 in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], by Chris Rose and Alex Baker.<ref name="nnn">{{Cite web |last=Whiteside |first=Steph |date=2024-02-12 |title=A chicken nugget in space? One company sends objects into orbit |url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/company-objects-orbit/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[NewsNation]] |language=en-US |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519094351/https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/company-objects-orbit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The two met at the [[University of Sheffield]], where they were pursuing [[Doctor of Philosophy|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.<ref name="usatoday">{{Cite web |last=Lagatta |first=Eric |date=2024-04-13 |title=From Stanley cups to Samsung phones, this duo launches almost anything into space. Here’s why. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/13/sent-into-space-stanley-samsung-photographs-near-orbit/73090569007/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They uploaded a video of their process and photos the camera took to [[YouTube]], which went viral.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Students film Earth from stratosphere |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-12323098 |access-date=2024-08-27 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref name="official">{{Cite web |title=Official website |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |archive-date=2 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702174728/https://www.sentintospace.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==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 (United Kingdom)|Civil Aviation Authority]].<ref name="official"/><ref name="wgnyt">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-20 |title=Company Sending Objects into Space |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB6Re87XHdY |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185709/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB6Re87XHdY |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="nnn"/>
The company uses balloons made from [[biodegradable]], [[latex|undyed latex]]. They also use [[hydrogen]] as a [[lifting gas]] instead of helium as it is a renewable resource. The balloons reach {{cvt|38|km|mi}} on average, taking a few hours to reach that height. The air pressure this high causes the balloon to keep expanding, reaching {{cvt|10|m|ft}} from an original {{cvt|2|m|ft}} 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.<ref name="newsci">{{Cite web |last=Heaven |first=Douglas |date=2013-09-11 |title=Low-budget way to send your stuff into space |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21929340-300-low-budget-way-to-send-your-stuff-into-space/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[New Scientist]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185716/https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21929340-300-low-budget-way-to-send-your-stuff-into-space/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Scattering of cremated remains in space ===
Aura Flights, formerly Ascension Flights, is an offshoot of the company exclusively for scattering ashes in the atmosphere.<ref name="cmunow">{{Cite web |last=Bryan |first=Jack |date=2020-03-11 |title=Sent Into Space |url=https://www.coloradomesa.edu/now/2020/03/sent-into-space.html |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[Colorado Mesa University]] |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185706/https://www.coloradomesa.edu/now/2020/03/sent-into-space.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was launched in 2017 after the technology was first developed in 2015. It appeared on the television programme ''[[Dragons' Den (British TV programme)|Dragons' Den]]'', but rejected an offer from [[Deborah Meaden]].<ref name="starshef">{{Cite web |last=Cumber |first=Robert |date=2023-04-26 |title=Aura Flights: The Sheffield company launching people's ashes into space for an out-of-this world send-off |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/aura-flights-the-sheffield-company-launching-peoples-ashes-into-space-for-an-out-of-this-world-send-off-4119127 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[The Star (Sheffield newspaper)|The Star]]}}</ref><ref name="nafd">{{Cite web |title=Sky High Memorials |url=https://www.nafd.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sky-High-Memorials-January-2019.pdf |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=[[National Association of Funeral Directors]] |archive-date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706072101/https://www.nafd.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sky-High-Memorials-January-2019.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
===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.<ref name="official"/><!--Only include things in this list that have recieved media coverage-->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Object
!Client
!Date
!Motive
!Notes
!References
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|Vintage Sony Television
|[[Kelvin Jones (singer)|Kelvin Jones]]
|24 August 2015
|Footage for a music video
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|<ref name="cssmg">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: Sony Music Group |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/sony-music-group |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701191215/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/sony-music-group |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sys">{{Cite web |date=2015-09-18 |title=Connecting out into space with Kelvin Jones |url=https://www.stimulateyoursoul.com/interviews/2015/9/18/connecting-out-into-space-with-kelvin-jones.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Stimulate Your Soul |language=en-AU |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185712/https://www.stimulateyoursoul.com/interviews/2015/9/18/connecting-out-into-space-with-kelvin-jones.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Meat and potato pie]]
|[[World Pie Eating Championship]]
|15 December 2016
|Promotion of the event
|First pie launched into space
|<ref name="harrys">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: Harry's Bar |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/harry%27s-bar-pie-in-space |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Sent Into Space |archive-date=5 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705053348/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/harry%27s-bar-pie-in-space |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="piebbc">{{Cite web |date=2016-12-15 |title=Meat and potato pie 'sent into space' from Wigan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-38334437 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185714/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-38334437 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="pieguard">{{Cite web |last=Bunyan |first=Nigel |date=2016-12-16 |title=Falling shortcrust: Wigan space mission proves to be pie in the sky |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/16/pie-in-space-falling-shortcrust-wigan-mission-pie-in-the-sky |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|6 cameras set up to be [[Omnidirectional (360-degree) camera|omnidirectional]]
|[[BBC Earth (TV channel)|BBC Earth]]
|21 August 2017
|Capture the [[Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017]] from space
|Launched from [[Fort Laramie, Wyoming]], flight data helped in research of stratospheric [[gravity wave]]s
|<ref name="csbbc">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: BBC |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/bbc |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201416/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/bbc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bbce">{{Cite web |title=A 360 view of a solar eclipse from space |url=https://www.bbcearth.com/news/a-360-view-of-a-solar-eclipse-from-space |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[BBC Earth (TV channel)|BBC Earth]] |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185711/https://www.bbcearth.com/news/a-360-view-of-a-solar-eclipse-from-space |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Television set#CRT|CRT TV]]
|[[BRAC (organisation)|BRAC]]
|5 September 2018
|Broadcasting the words of victims of the [[Rohingya genocide]]
|Launched from [[Bogra]], [[Bangladesh]]
|<ref name="csbrac">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: BRAC |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/brac |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701192735/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/brac |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cotw">{{Cite web |date=2018-09-09 |title=Space On Earth by BRAC - Can we find land that Rohingya refugees can call home? |url=https://campaignsoftheworld.com/digital/space-on-earth-brac-for-rohingya-refugees/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Campaigns of the World |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185714/https://campaignsoftheworld.com/digital/space-on-earth-brac-for-rohingya-refugees/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Model of [[Rick Sanchez]] and [[Morty Smith]]'s ship
|[[Adult Swim]]
|24 June 2021
|Footage for the opening of [[Rick and Morty season 5|the fifth season]] of ''[[Rick and Morty]]''
|First premiere in space
|<ref name="csas">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: Adult Swim |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/adult-swim |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201422/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/adult-swim |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ytas">{{Cite web |date=2021-06-24 |title=Rick and Morty {{!}} Space Launch {{!}} Adult Swim UK 🇬🇧 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmV-eKUoYRk |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185830/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmV-eKUoYRk&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Heinz Marz ketchup
|[[Heinz Tomato Ketchup]]
|8 November 2021
|Celebration of launch of special edition Marz ketchup
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|<ref name="csh">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: Heinz |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/heinz |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701192728/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/heinz |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cnnketch">{{Cite web |last=Liang |first=Sherry |date=2021-11-08 |title=New Heinz Marz Edition ketchup has implications that go far beyond flavor |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/08/world/heinz-ketchup-mars-scn/index.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[CNN]] |language=en |archive-date=28 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428223456/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/08/world/heinz-ketchup-mars-scn/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Polaroid Corporation|Polaroid picture]]
|[[Logan Paul]]
|24 July 2022
|Promotion of Paul's [[Non-fungible token|NFT]] project
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|<ref name="cslp">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: Logan Paul |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/logan-paul |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627204417/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/logan-paul |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lpyt">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Logan |date=2022-07-24 |title=I Sent A $40,000 Polaroid Into Space |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpf6FHRscME |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701185731/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpf6FHRscME&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Model of [[Greg Davies]]' head
|[[Ed Gamble]]
|27 July 2022
|To complete a challenge of ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster: Champion of Champions II]]'' where Gamble must do something that "makes everyone go 'wow, that really is the greatest thing'"
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|<ref name="cstm">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: Taskmaster |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/taskmaster |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201419/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/taskmaster |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="c4yt">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-27 |title=Ed Gamble Sends Greg Davies' HEAD To SPACE! {{!}} Taskmaster Champion Of Champions {{!}} Channel 4 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shtBqEijLxE |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627201421/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shtBqEijLxE |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Cricket World Cup Trophy]]
|[[International Cricket Council]]
|27 June 2023
|As part of a "trophy tour" before the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]]
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|<ref name="csicc">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: International Cricket Council |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/international-cricket-council |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627202928/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/international-cricket-council |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="toi">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-27 |title='Out of this world': In a first, ODI World Cup trophy tours space |url=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 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=15 February 2024 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="thin">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-26 |title=Out of this world: ICC World Cup trophy sent to space |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/out-of-this-world-icc-world-cup-trophy-sent-to-space/article67012950.ece |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |archive-date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[Disco ball]] microphone
|[[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]
|10 October 2023
|Footage for the music video for "[[God of Music (song)|God of Music]]"
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|<ref name="cs17">{{Cite web |title=Case Study: SL8 x Seventeen |url=https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/sl8-x-seventeen |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Sent Into Space |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627205929/https://www.sentintospace.com/case-studies/sl8-x-seventeen |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="wgntv">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=Sent Into Space Partners Up with K-pop group SEVENTEEN to Send a Microphone to Space |url=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/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=[[WGN-TV]] |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.sentintospace.com/ Official Website]
* [https://www.ashesinspace.co.uk/ Aura Flights Website]
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