Brussels | Launch into space from the Grand Place

From Brussels up to space via the Grand Place, Brussel's most famous UNESCO world heritage site. With exclusive access, we climbed up inside the spire of the famous Brussels Town Hall to try to launch one of our space capable balloons from the very top. 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 letting us try to get above the buildings... up the main tower of the Town Hall - built in 1402. The public are not permitted to go inside the Town Hall and climb the building - the Minister himself had never been up the spire but he found a way to grant us exclusive access so that we could explore the possibility of launching into space from the Grand Place. We are the first team to launch into space right from the city center of Brussels and are exited that the launch looked as spectacular as it did. We're also extremely grateful to the Minister for Tourism and the team that looked after us while we were there. Brussels is a fantastic city to visit and there are hundreds of things to do, from waffles to Belgian fries, through to the incredible beers and nightlife. Please subscribe and turn on notifications to see more of our space adventures - a new video every week! ----------------------------------------------------- Sent Into Space are the Near Space experts. We use lighter-than-air gas balloons to travel to the upper stratosphere into Near Space, where you can see the curvature of the Earth (Flat Earth believers need not reply!), the black vacuum of space and the thin blue line of the Earth's atmosphere on the horizon. This is more than just a GoPro on a weather balloon. We build a bespoke launch vehicle for each flight utilising the latest in camera technology and long-range radio and satellite communications. We film HD video of the Earth from space for stunning images of the curvature of the Earth. With over 500 successful flights over the last 8 years, we're the only company to go to when you want to launch something into space. To find out more, visit https://www.sentintospace.com https://www.facebook.com/sentintospace https://www.instagram.com/sentintospace https://www.twitter.com/sentinto_space

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