How We FINALLY Explored Pluto: The New Horizons Mission (with Dr. Alan Stern)

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 11. 05. 2024
  • In 2015, Pluto was explored for the very first time by NASA's New Horizon mission. Joining our conversation today is Dr. Alan Stern, a renowned planetary scientist and the leader of that very Pluto mission. In this short documentary, we're unraveling the incredible story of the longest and farthest space exploration mission humankind has ever embarked upon- all inspired by a tiny postage stamp!
    00:00 - Intro
    02:04 - When was Pluto discovered?
    03:08 - Why send spacecraft to the planets?
    04:32 - Who is Alan Stern?
    05:59 - The case for a Pluto mission
    07:27 - The New Horizons probe
    09:26 - New Horizons launches for Pluto
    11:00 - What can New Horizons do?
    14:04 - The July 4th anomaly
    16:00 - The Pluto flyby
    17:47 - What we found at Pluto
    19:24 - What happened to New Horizons after Pluto?
    20:57 - Recap
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    🔗 Visit New Horizons website and gallery pluto.jhuapl.edu
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    Episode Credits:
    Written, Directed, and Edited: Jared Belcher
    Special Thanks to our Episode Guest: Dr. Alan Stern
    Video and Image Thanks to: NASA, APL, National Space Society, and Southwest Research Institute
    3D Animation: Andy Belcher ( / andy__animates )
    2D Animation and Compositing: Jared Belcher
    Original Theme Music: Branded.
    Episode Music by: Bradford Night, David A. Molina, Will Patterson, Luke Atencio, Roary
    đŸ’»Equipment Used:
    iPhone 13 Pro
    Sony A6500
    Tascam DR-10L Portable Digital Audio Recorder With Lavalier Microphone
    2022 MacBook Air (M2)
    2019 MacBook Pro
    Autodesk Maya
    Final Cut Pro
    Apple Motion
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Komentáƙe • 8

  • @JustusStew
    @JustusStew Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +3

    This is unbelievable!! Jared your videos look like you have whole teams and departments working on them- Seriously you’re so talented!

    • @JustusStew
      @JustusStew Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

      and Andy too of course!!

    • @DigitalAstronaut
      @DigitalAstronaut  Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

      Thanks, Justus! I definitely try to attend to every detail I can, but admittedly I could get these out a lot faster if I did have whole team 😅

  • @shawnmkramer
    @shawnmkramer Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

    This was so good. Thank you for providing this great documentary!

    • @DigitalAstronaut
      @DigitalAstronaut  Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

      Thanks for watching! It’s an incredible story and if you’d like to know more, I’d highly recommend Dr. Stern’s book “Chasing New Horizons.” There’s a lot I had to leave out!

  • @Jellyman1129
    @Jellyman1129 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

    Best mission ever! What a remarkable journey! 😁
    Fantastic video! And yes, Pluto is 100% a planet! đŸ’«

    • @DigitalAstronaut
      @DigitalAstronaut  Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

      It really was an incredible mission that more people should know about. Thank you for the kinds words!
      And yes, Dr. Stern and I are working on a video about why Pluto IS a planet, regardless of the IAU's 2006 vote. Should be up in a few weeks!

    • @Jellyman1129
      @Jellyman1129 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

      @@DigitalAstronaut Looking forward to seeing that! đŸ„ł