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  • Richard Hammond reveals the engineering connections in NASA's Space Shuttle - the world's first re-usable space craft. He goes backstage at Kennedy Space Centre, in Florida, to discover how an organ pump, tram tracks, a WWII anti-sonar device, a camera iris and a cannonball all helped create the most technologically advanced machine ever engineered by man. Conceived in the early 1970's as the successor to the Apollo Moon missions, the Shuttle is a delivery system, designed to transport payloads such as the Hubble Telescope, and most of the International Space Station, into orbit, and return for its next cargo. The delivery van is the Orbiter - what most people call the Shuttle - which is mated with a huge external fuel tank and rocket boosters which are all jettisoned. Surviving the huge destructive forces of travelling to space and returning in usable form called for ingenious engineering compromises. The Shuttle is a rocket for the first part of its life, then morphs into a plane for the return journey.
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  • @stiimuli
    @stiimuli Před 5 lety +2121

    and now its time to see how fast it gets 'round our track

    • @s0vietonion
      @s0vietonion Před 5 lety +91

      Aaaaand they've set fire to the tarmac. No literally.

    • @anuragrajkumar5406
      @anuragrajkumar5406 Před 5 lety +77

      Space stig to test?

    • @romanmichalsky130
      @romanmichalsky130 Před 5 lety +41

      Some say......

    • @stiimuli
      @stiimuli Před 5 lety +124

      @@anuragrajkumar5406
      Some say he puts rocket fuel on his Cheerios instead of milk.....and that he's actually the one driving that roadster that Elon Musk launched towards Mars.
      All we know is, he's called the Space Stig !.

    • @Chico69ers
      @Chico69ers Před 5 lety +13

      You mean the Spig?

  • @yocheckitman
    @yocheckitman Před 4 lety +63

    This dudes style is the definition of 2005 and it’s great

    • @terranrepublic7023
      @terranrepublic7023 Před 2 lety +1

      At the beginning of the show he mentioned that the space shuttle has flown 130 times, Nasa's STS 130 was flown in 2010, so he couldn't have recorded this before 2010 and therefore it's more like the definition of 2010

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 Před rokem +1

      ​​@@terranrepublic7023 nobody accused Hammond of being up to date on style, and OP is right, the way he's dressed is extremely 2005. Just because the show was released between 2008-11, that means nothing in relation to Hammond's apparel choices. He is British, after all. A lot of Brits still dress like WWII hasn't happened yet.

  • @cleverusername9369
    @cleverusername9369 Před rokem +57

    I miss documentaries like this. A charismatic host we know, simplification of complex concepts and how they connect to other concepts to make it all digestible, as well as a bit of fun, well done Hamster.

    • @K4R007
      @K4R007 Před rokem +5

      Agreed. I have watched this series a number of times and it never gets old.

  • @marnoi8754
    @marnoi8754 Před 4 lety +85

    17:50
    Hammond timidly asking "..can we have a race"
    Guy: "Yes"
    - Clarkson hidden in the bushes finally shows himself -
    SPEEEEEEED AND POWEEEEEEEEEEEEER

  • @icyrhodes2738
    @icyrhodes2738 Před 4 lety +578

    He needs to do this again with spacex

  • @JamesJansson
    @JamesJansson Před 3 lety +102

    "The red one was a lot faster" - car show presenter.

  • @DennisMartinezCalifornia
    @DennisMartinezCalifornia Před 5 lety +325

    [Jeremy Clarkson voice] HAMMOND!

    • @krishna1408
      @krishna1408 Před 5 lety +2

      Mist got in the way.

    • @Erodius
      @Erodius Před 5 lety +16

      "...YOU IDIOT"

    • @muhammadm.8132
      @muhammadm.8132 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Erodius he wasn't an idiot this time . except the chocolate kettle lol

    • @jaymurray2216
      @jaymurray2216 Před 3 lety +2

      (Jermey watching richard flying the rocket)HAMMOND YOU IDIOT YOU'VE REVERSED INTO THE SPACE STATION!

    • @medisonluna1254
      @medisonluna1254 Před 3 lety

      "37million horsepower" DAMN! I need to get that in my Civic

  • @KuntaKinteToby
    @KuntaKinteToby Před 4 lety +126

    I saw the shuttle take off in person when John Glenn returned to space. They are not in any way downplaying the power of the engine.
    You could feel it hit you like a wall when the shockwave reaches the viewing stands, and its louder than anything you have ever heard in your entire life. It can't be described how unreal it is.

    • @madmoench
      @madmoench Před 2 lety

      meanwhile in the 21st century we've returned to simping some billionaires. worse perversion than the capitalists of the 19th century and their sweatshops.

    • @z-trip5457
      @z-trip5457 Před 2 lety

      @@madmoench okii

    • @duncanvantongeren4646
      @duncanvantongeren4646 Před 2 lety +1

      Unreal… Exactly… Now wake up.

    • @Ralfi-Film
      @Ralfi-Film Před 2 lety

      Lucky man. I am from Germany and I have been in the USA, but missed a shuttle takeoff only by 1 week. Sadly I have been at the cape during landing and it landed in California :-( due to bad weather in Florida.
      Now there is nothing left like this remarkable flying machine. Only small rockets.

    • @xtr3m3fLx
      @xtr3m3fLx Před rokem

      Guess you never heard me after Taco Bell. Oh and dumcan, why you even watching something about space? Flatearther clown.

  • @I_Crit_My_Pants
    @I_Crit_My_Pants Před 4 lety +104

    "37million horsepower" DAMN! I need to get that in my Civic

    • @timorouw5555
      @timorouw5555 Před 3 lety

      Ricer 💯

    • @lacai527
      @lacai527 Před 3 lety +1

      You dont have V-Tec? whit a muffler ending?
      ofc you need to inject spray into your manifold, Red gives most power, if its colored red its extra 132%.

    • @imadizzapointment8354
      @imadizzapointment8354 Před 3 lety +1

      @@timorouw5555 Not every civic owner is a ricer

    • @Rioderio
      @Rioderio Před 3 lety

      @@imadizzapointment8354 but most of them are ricer

    • @imadizzapointment8354
      @imadizzapointment8354 Před 3 lety

      @@Rioderio yeah most civics is riced as hell, and miatas too

  • @dr.dreamy3489
    @dr.dreamy3489 Před 5 lety +62

    Most informative, easily understandable , creative documentary i have ever seen. Thanks to the presenter for making rocket science so interesting and easy. 👌👌

  • @atsuedwin
    @atsuedwin Před 5 lety +15

    Very nice documentaries Hammond. I love your shows.

  • @goatie1822
    @goatie1822 Před 4 lety +8

    Richard is great in these programmes and his sense of humour makes it far less boring. These programmes should be shown in science lessons at school to get the young ones really interested in science

    • @esnevip
      @esnevip Před 2 lety +1

      What part of that was boring?
      Science is awesome!

    • @gorillachilla
      @gorillachilla Před rokem

      They do!!

  • @pyrusrex2882
    @pyrusrex2882 Před 5 lety +23

    I've been a rocket enthusiast for years, and even I learned something. It's a good thing they didn't have Jeremy trying to explain. "Ooiohh and this cold stuff goes into the burner thingy and then comes out the back of the bellish bit like a stabbed rat."

    • @mexert14
      @mexert14 Před 3 lety +3

      Jeremy can explain things normally also, he has done some war documentaries and I liked them. He is really calm in those video's.

    • @sublivion5024
      @sublivion5024 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mexert14 what he says is often incorrect or badly simplified for the sake of entertainment

    • @SimonBauer7
      @SimonBauer7 Před 5 měsíci

      his documentaries arent that bad either.

  • @dotkop1072
    @dotkop1072 Před 5 lety +3

    Very nice and descriptive documentaries Hammond!

  • @jovi___
    @jovi___ Před 5 lety +14

    At 37:19 those robot noises are added in. Killed that whole scene for me.

  • @bradlavassaur8265
    @bradlavassaur8265 Před 6 měsíci

    You rock star!! You've done it again. Awesome video. Thank you for sharing

  • @mtfenley
    @mtfenley Před rokem +2

    Always been fascinated by space but this episode was very educational and fascinating

  • @kelvinmburu2698
    @kelvinmburu2698 Před 11 měsíci +4

    This is a very interesting and informative documentary from Richard. I enjoyed every second of it. Thanks to the team that made this possible👌

  • @roycefaggotter6860
    @roycefaggotter6860 Před 4 lety +1

    This stuff is incredible. Real eye opener.

  • @johngalcik5983
    @johngalcik5983 Před 2 lety +1

    I have learned more things in this video. Simple questions I have always had. Answered wonderfully! GREAT!!!

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM Před 4 lety +7

    I love Hammond's voice, I wish I also had a presenter like voice, so I could have my own Hamster show too.

  • @lemartip
    @lemartip Před 4 lety +2

    The narration from 3:28 about the main engines make chills run down my whole body....

  • @dipubiswas8520
    @dipubiswas8520 Před 5 lety +5

    Thank you Richard Hammond, from Bangladesh. Very informative video.

  • @89DerChristian
    @89DerChristian Před 3 lety +3

    Love this show, very informative. Today, they would take one of the segments and stretch it out to one hour length

  • @argentosebastian
    @argentosebastian Před 5 lety +8

    Very interesting documentary. Thanks

    • @trod146
      @trod146 Před 5 lety

      Well aren't you very welcome. I'm sure the guy appreciated your support and compliment.

  • @ahuman9864
    @ahuman9864 Před 3 lety +2

    Gotta love the brits. They have a great way of explaining things. Best quick science doco I’ve seen in a while... and it’s quite old too

    • @droid1008
      @droid1008 Před 2 lety

      pretty good documentary, most of the information given is accurate with other sources i've seen. other than the columbia disaster section. that wasn't just caused by re-entry forces, it was caused by the NASA administrators' negligence to a large foam strike that punched a hole in the left wing.

  • @dinopulizzi8481
    @dinopulizzi8481 Před 3 lety

    Great Documentary Richard !

  • @generalrodcocker1018
    @generalrodcocker1018 Před 5 lety +2

    What a great documentary! Thank you very much for uploading this!

  • @Leppalimes
    @Leppalimes Před 3 lety +9

    The most remarkable thing about the space shuttle is that Hammond hasn't crashed any of them.

    • @FSdarkkilla
      @FSdarkkilla Před rokem +1

      Yet. 😂

    • @dsdy1205
      @dsdy1205 Před rokem +2

      you must not have watched the reliant shuttle episode

  • @harrishartman_
    @harrishartman_ Před 5 lety +6

    Happy to watch this one. Really miss seeing Richard on nat geo. Greetings from Pekanbaru, Indonesia.. 🇮🇩

    • @jovenaldomingo1123
      @jovenaldomingo1123 Před 2 lety

      Where is the videos for uneducated unexpected un expensive Nu job ever Nu money to spend on polluted water rivers lakes oceans canals??worldwide humans cities farming more trash and wastewater Nu jobs ever yet for nature best animals insects fish from the rivers polluted yet?? Think 07

  • @davidworkman3472
    @davidworkman3472 Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely brilliant it really is well worth a watch.

  • @Tapecutter59
    @Tapecutter59 Před 4 lety

    Brilliant, a pure joy to watch.

  • @BLX187
    @BLX187 Před 5 lety +3

    this was a great show.. they need to make more

  • @kennyduarte783
    @kennyduarte783 Před 4 lety +89

    “Well, it works better then our Reliant Robin shuttle!”

    • @jacobcoopervfx4674
      @jacobcoopervfx4674 Před 3 lety +6

      Hey! Don't be mean. The Reliant Shuttle was glorious 😂

    • @baschoen23
      @baschoen23 Před 3 lety +1

      Not much to be honest, it's an amazing example of the art of the bodge lol. Really not the best rocket design but certainly interesting.

    • @markmitchell450
      @markmitchell450 Před 3 lety

      Del boy would be impressed nether the less

    • @daggermouth4695
      @daggermouth4695 Před 3 lety

      I fuckin hate people who quote what was said in the comment section. Your a fuckin parrot

    • @_reverse-psycho_855
      @_reverse-psycho_855 Před 3 lety

      Well lots of rockets fail on their first test flight...

  • @djdimplesdimpole
    @djdimplesdimpole Před 4 lety +1

    Am in love with this.good lesson.

  • @sridhartomalladi
    @sridhartomalladi Před 4 lety

    awesome video, a million thumbs up to Richard Hammond....

  • @BrooklynBwoii
    @BrooklynBwoii Před 4 lety +5

    3:46 Breath taking! I feel like a kid again

  • @Amonginsanity
    @Amonginsanity Před 3 lety +12

    Thank you so so so very much Mr Richard Hammond and other members of your team and collaborators who produced this video and posted here. You have shared incredibly inaccessible sites and information about different systems with us. The inspirations that may have come from unthinkable places and technologies been amazing. Ofcourse you have produced a few other documentaries on these lines. To date I had seen only one. But now I am going to look for each one of those and will watch.
    Sharing knowledge and information with the world is one of the most noblest of things to do. God bless you and all those who endeavour to do this.

  • @dosmastrify
    @dosmastrify Před 5 lety

    His enthusiasm is infectious

  • @NeonVamsiGaming
    @NeonVamsiGaming Před 5 lety

    Thank you guys for such a great knowledge

  • @88theps3user
    @88theps3user Před 4 lety +7

    Wow most educated video I have ever seen! This is so well planned and explained! Well done! Wow this is sick

  • @Zarglog
    @Zarglog Před rokem +6

    Richard Hammond is to tech what David Attenborough is to nature.
    Both are just captivating to listen to, and it feels like nature intended for them to be there.

  • @jaquimcompadre
    @jaquimcompadre Před 5 lety +1

    THANKS FOR THE INFO!

  • @offanchor
    @offanchor Před 5 lety

    Awesome! Love your work!

  • @mathiastoft342
    @mathiastoft342 Před 5 lety +3

    One of the best documentary's i'v seen!

  • @pizzaboy5230
    @pizzaboy5230 Před 3 lety +7

    Mr. Hammond as usual very professional and straight to the point! Breaking the wall with sound - awesome! As much as the space shuttle of course! Good job!

  • @buckethead1473
    @buckethead1473 Před 3 lety

    Wow what a great video SO informative!!!

  • @ianhobbs4984
    @ianhobbs4984 Před 8 měsíci

    I will say this Richard really does make his programs interesting especially with the added ingredient HUMOR.

  • @rajeeshjohn8365
    @rajeeshjohn8365 Před 5 lety +23

    Simple physics and chemistry scaled up to gigantic proportions. Who knew rocket science could be this simple. Respect to all the brilliant minds that figured out the subtle nuances that made space exploration possible.

    • @HappyfoxBiz
      @HappyfoxBiz Před 5 lety +3

      it's a controlled constant explosion in the direction you want to move towards, you could have learned it yourself by throwing a grenade at a stationary object and watch that stationary object move... basically just a missile that was sent into space in war time...
      THEN when peace took over, the civilians thought "hey, we could really do something meaningful for humanity, sure military would get our research too but he who keeps the lights on gets the spoils" - most times that has been beneficial to everyone but very critical for flight and environmental safety for the military.... such as memory foam and understanding aerodynamics to a minute level, aerodynamics wouldn't be used by you and me but for the military it means the difference between a jet making it from New York to Paris or not, memory foam is one of those eureka that benefits everybody from young to old and in most fields... including office chairs. Designs have assisted private ventures with skipping the harsh "learn by the hand of humility" and more about "learn from others"...
      Shame that governments don't go for a global front and pool money together to actually get a global space program together that is under the international law that no country has complete access, but all countries have benefits... could reduce the costs to $1B per country and get us quite far

    • @FonsecaEugene
      @FonsecaEugene Před 5 lety +1

      @@HappyfoxBiz
      Great thinking.

    • @pinktaco9979
      @pinktaco9979 Před 5 lety +2

      @@HappyfoxBiz it's a stomach wrenching shame bro, the possibilities...

    • @HappyfoxBiz
      @HappyfoxBiz Před 5 lety +1

      @Fetus PC-TECH world war 2 was deviating to the world, Wernher von Braun wanted peace... Shame he was born under the wrong flag, wish he was Australian then America would have a fun time, we would have a heavy hitter scientist and you guys would have had your space tech decades earlier

    • @Tiger-lg5of
      @Tiger-lg5of Před 5 lety +1

      If this was the BBC they would be pushing the narrative that Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe children where the rocket scientists behind Space Shuttle.

  • @Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed
    @Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed Před 4 lety +3

    The rocket equation. It's a beautiful thing.

  • @laxen122
    @laxen122 Před 5 lety

    thank you hammond, very cool!

  • @grrg474
    @grrg474 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video....amazing AS ALWAYS. THANKS GUYS. BETTER TEACHING THAN AT SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY

    • @Tiger-lg5of
      @Tiger-lg5of Před 5 lety

      Agree. I wish I had my lap top in 1960s, I could have learnt more than the fkn useless teachers I had that called me stupid. I was a visual guy, I can follow this easily rather than a blackboard.

  • @RedLP5000S
    @RedLP5000S Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you, Richard, for educating me. This was fascinating.

  • @corneliuscrewe677
    @corneliuscrewe677 Před 3 lety +10

    For all the flaws of the STS program, the startup sequence of the RS-25 SSME is one of the most beautiful things man has ever created.

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 Před 2 lety +3

      Nothing can beat the raw spectacle of the Saturn V ignition

    • @corneliuscrewe677
      @corneliuscrewe677 Před 2 lety +2

      @@cleverusername9369 No argument from me, I love that just as much.

    • @michaschmid3920
      @michaschmid3920 Před rokem +1

      The SSME was a license production of MBB (Messerschmidt-Bölkow-Blohm).

  • @acidlabs1989
    @acidlabs1989 Před rokem

    Nice documentary rich!

  • @MsElijah16
    @MsElijah16 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for explaining

  • @edgarasu.6124
    @edgarasu.6124 Před 5 lety +7

    John Launch working in the launch pad, brilliant parenting-giving name

    • @istra70
      @istra70 Před 4 lety

      Another proof that it is all just a big circus................... and money fraud.

  • @tomwatts703
    @tomwatts703 Před 3 lety +3

    For all the shortcomings it really was a fantastic vehicle, wish I could have seen it in person.

  • @noorahmed5077
    @noorahmed5077 Před rokem

    Man!!! All I can say is thanks a trillion times ✨

  • @mdtarifhasantech
    @mdtarifhasantech Před 3 lety

    Really Amazing these Advanced Technology

  • @georgeisaak5321
    @georgeisaak5321 Před 5 lety +2

    what can I say ...N.A.S.A has their way to create fast machines and smart solutions to solve huge or fatal problems ! Well done !

  • @deathwrenchcustom
    @deathwrenchcustom Před 4 lety +7

    "Some say... that he once urinated from the hatch of an orbiting space station, and that he will only respond to ground control if they call him "Unicorn One." All WE know is that he's called THE STIG!"

  • @williamlondon6269
    @williamlondon6269 Před měsícem

    Absolutely great idea

  • @iordanbaltaliiski2882
    @iordanbaltaliiski2882 Před 4 lety

    Loving these little series

  • @StinkyDog1971
    @StinkyDog1971 Před 5 lety +9

    Cooling the engines with cooling tubes has been used for decades in coal fire electric generating plants.The large boilers in these plants are actually made of siamesed tubes so the water walls cool the boiler and pre-heats the water before getting super heated.This increases efficiency and cools at the same time.

  • @heyeveryoneimcool
    @heyeveryoneimcool Před 5 lety +20

    I'd like to see Captain Slow's long winded explanation of the science.

    • @djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853
      @djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853 Před 3 lety +2

      James May is actually very good at explaining engineering. You should try this website called CZcams, its got a lot of his stuff on.

  • @dailylifetaste4091
    @dailylifetaste4091 Před 4 lety

    Great ! Thanks for sharing

  • @razorkat1096
    @razorkat1096 Před 2 lety

    I like this kinds of documentary

  • @zameernizam3825
    @zameernizam3825 Před 5 lety +10

    If only Richard knew this before making top gears own space shuttle 😂

  • @biomechanism1
    @biomechanism1 Před 5 lety +478

    isnt that the small dude from that car show

    • @crackerhacker2271
      @crackerhacker2271 Před 5 lety +10

      lol nice name btw biomechanism!

    • @supbro_the_crazy2681
      @supbro_the_crazy2681 Před 5 lety +20

      yes, Richard Hammond

    • @kar351
      @kar351 Před 5 lety +9

      lol
      yea Top Gear, ex-dude

    • @rShadowFace
      @rShadowFace Před 5 lety +44

      you mean the guy from the most succesful tv show in history worldwide? yeah, thats him

    • @supbro_the_crazy2681
      @supbro_the_crazy2681 Před 5 lety +1

      @@rShadowFace true, top gear is going back to the old top gear before 2002 , very boring for me

  • @MarkBarrett
    @MarkBarrett Před rokem +1

    That "ice cream" experiment cooling by cold fuel, was a really good demonstration.

  • @zeb3144
    @zeb3144 Před rokem

    Fascinating stuff.

  • @lunokhod3937
    @lunokhod3937 Před 3 lety +3

    might have been inefficient and dangerous but the shuttle is incredibly impressive and cool

    • @HalNordmann
      @HalNordmann Před 2 lety

      Fun fact: Originally, the Space Shuttle had a two-stage fully-reusable winged flyback design, (some of which could do all the TAOS shuttle could) but those were too expensive for NASA's shoestring budget. Later, there were proposals for Evolved Shuttle involving liquid fuel boosters, wingtip fins and an ejectable crew deck, but NASA couldn't afford those either. #FundNASA

  • @CrippledMerc
    @CrippledMerc Před 4 lety +49

    So you know how when someone messes up something simple people often say “It’s not rocket science.” What do rocket scientists say in that situation? “It’s not quantum mechanics”?

    • @ZeHoSmusician
      @ZeHoSmusician Před 3 lety +6

      "It ain't brain surgery!"
      To which Jim Gaffigan wondered what brain surgeons would say... "It ain't like...trying to talk to women!" (From his 'Beyond the Pale' set.) XD

    • @F82TwinMustang
      @F82TwinMustang Před 3 lety +2

      "Its not music theory"

    • @Jeramithehuman
      @Jeramithehuman Před 3 lety +3

      They have a shirt at the cape where I live and is says “yes... it is” with the blueprints of the solid rocket booster. The engineers I know all wear that shirt

    • @philismenko
      @philismenko Před 3 lety

      @@F82TwinMustang the real answer

    • @tolloromassi99
      @tolloromassi99 Před 3 lety

      It's the O-rings!

  • @marvingreensmith950
    @marvingreensmith950 Před 4 lety

    Brilliant film and very informative :) , will definately be showing this to my 11 year old son

  • @e.p.4767
    @e.p.4767 Před 3 lety

    exceptionally nice rockumentary

  • @DmitriyChaikovskiy
    @DmitriyChaikovskiy Před 4 lety +7

    How can people dislike videos like that ?

  • @UnshavenStatue
    @UnshavenStatue Před 5 lety +272

    See when you said "but NASA designed the Shuttle to reduce the cost of space exploration", that should have been immediately followed up with "...and failed, miserably". lol

    • @seanli7493
      @seanli7493 Před 5 lety +16

      I think this episode was from back when everyone was dazzled by the word "reusable" and there wasn't much discussion amongst the general public about the actual turnaround cost of the shuttle.

    • @MidnightmoonRR
      @MidnightmoonRR Před 5 lety +16

      And yet it was able to do what other Space programs could only dream about doing :V

    • @seanli7493
      @seanli7493 Před 5 lety +17

      @@MidnightmoonRR And was able to spend an absurd amount of money that other space programs could only dream of spending.

    • @parapobabam
      @parapobabam Před 5 lety +10

      @@MidnightmoonRR what exactly is that? exploding twice in the space of a few years, killing all aboard without any safety or escape mechanisms ?

    • @minecraft-shower425
      @minecraft-shower425 Před 5 lety +11

      @@parapobabam you think there aren't risks? theres always gonna be risks

  • @gregbooth1551
    @gregbooth1551 Před rokem

    Richard Hammond, you are the best

  • @howardsix9708
    @howardsix9708 Před 3 lety

    well done richard..i learned lots from this...............

  • @timcat1004
    @timcat1004 Před 4 lety +7

    Anybody else see the shooting star @19:21 ?

    • @jannis01
      @jannis01 Před 3 lety

      Its a plane in timelapse video

  • @silvayanik5828
    @silvayanik5828 Před rokem +3

    I liked the part when they demonstrated how the shuttle behave when entering in contact with air. The essential key is the fluid dynamics.

    • @fromnorway643
      @fromnorway643 Před rokem

      Search the video _How to Land the Space Shuttle... from Space_ by *_Bret_* for an interesting and enjoyable description of the shuttle's landing procedure from the de-orbit burn to touchdown.

  • @DreamTheory1994
    @DreamTheory1994 Před 2 lety

    well done once again hamster

  • @Ricovandijk
    @Ricovandijk Před 5 lety

    Brilliant. thanks!

  • @nickluther263
    @nickluther263 Před 5 lety +112

    So are we just going to ignore the massive hurricane at 40:40?

    • @kaydeezcafe726
      @kaydeezcafe726 Před 5 lety +2

      woah ! XD nice one myan

    • @DavidMoviez
      @DavidMoviez Před 5 lety +22

      happens every day in oceans. Download the app 'Windy' and enjoy the view. Sometimes its hard to spot one, but most of the time there is one or two wandering around :P

    • @samsprod892
      @samsprod892 Před 5 lety +2

      Nick Luther *IT CUD JUST B CLOUDS*

    • @john-danielmartin8753
      @john-danielmartin8753 Před 5 lety +1

      Nope 😂

    • @SuperCoopdogg
      @SuperCoopdogg Před 4 lety +3

      Yes. This isnt a doc about hurricanes.

  • @ankushdavesar
    @ankushdavesar Před 4 lety +6

    HAMMMMMMOND!

  • @kiranpskumar1
    @kiranpskumar1 Před 4 lety

    Very informative!!!

  • @cheesefries7436
    @cheesefries7436 Před 2 lety

    This is so cool.

  • @maximushuynh-pham1658
    @maximushuynh-pham1658 Před 5 lety +5

    The wall wouldn't have collapsed with FLEX SEAL! lol, but intersting documentary

  • @davecrupel2817
    @davecrupel2817 Před 5 lety +14

    Dont drive rockets, Richard.
    Remember that (if you can)

  • @liamm8-2
    @liamm8-2 Před 3 lety

    I have learned so much more in this video than I have at school

  • @muhammadammarbinshakeel3909

    Masterpiece 😍

  • @cesarconh895
    @cesarconh895 Před 4 lety +3

    I'm sure the BBC director made sure they visited Florida in early February to film this documentary. It is too fkn hot any other time of year

  • @chrisfollowerofchrist7655

    long video but i loved it!

  • @johnporten8303
    @johnporten8303 Před 3 lety

    Great video

  • @PhilippeLarcher
    @PhilippeLarcher Před 4 lety +6

    6:45 for the original Hammond Organ ^^" (doesnt sound like Deep Purple though)

    • @grahamhill7845
      @grahamhill7845 Před 3 lety

      as far as I know it looks like it though, apparently he bashes it rather a lot.

  • @MCPilot1201
    @MCPilot1201 Před 4 lety +77

    It bugs me how he says ‘I scream’ instead of ice cream

    • @ZeHoSmusician
      @ZeHoSmusician Před 4 lety +7

      "I scream; you scream; we all scream for ice scream." :)

    • @emcee2258
      @emcee2258 Před 4 lety +1

      I’m glad you said this

    • @user-kn3cy1oz9x
      @user-kn3cy1oz9x Před 4 lety

      And the way he pronounces aluminum. It's gives me an ice cream headache.

    • @junii741
      @junii741 Před 4 lety +10

      @@user-kn3cy1oz9x but it's aluminium for the rest of the world

    • @emcee2258
      @emcee2258 Před 4 lety +2

      Adriaan Verburg I cant remember how he says it but it’s pronounced A-Loo-Min-Nium in England

  • @davetv4705
    @davetv4705 Před 4 lety

    Awesome video, keep it up!

  • @cooper2270
    @cooper2270 Před 2 lety +1

    Reminds me of the the great British show “Connections” in the ‘80’s with James Burke. He would follow the thread of inventions and innovations that led to modern (for the time) technology know how. Both great shows.

  • @sushicraves
    @sushicraves Před 5 lety +10

    The space shuttle was a great improvement to our space program. It brought new materieals and concepts to use for future space craft like Space X.
    I spent 12 years in the USAF as an aircraft mechanic jets 4 or more engines and I was a crew chief on the E-3A. I found one thing lacking in each mid flight of the shuttle. In the USAF before takeoff and after landing the pilot and crew walked around the airplane and looked it over. We had the Shuttle where they had the means to look over every inch of the space craft outsides without a space walk. Yet it was not done. There is a word for that and I can't think of it. I almost got it . and I know it now. COMPLACENCY. Taking things for granted. Had they examined the craft after connecting to the ISS they would have saw damage and those lives would have been saved. We need to learn by this or the loss of those crews mean nothing to us.Inspect before and after flights is all it takes.

    • @stevemixon2718
      @stevemixon2718 Před 5 lety +1

      The Columbia did not go to the ISS on it's last mission. It was 14 days of pure science, not a delivery run to the ISS.

    • @dougerrohmer
      @dougerrohmer Před 5 lety +1

      I saw a program where they knew about some damage to the tiles (by replaying video of the launch where they saw the ice strike the wing), but did not take it further because there was nothing they could do to repair it, nor rescue the crew. Sad but true.

    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 Před 5 lety +1

      Seriously, you're comparing a walk around on the ground to one in space, once again, seriously?

    • @HalNordmann
      @HalNordmann Před 2 lety

      Instead of a walk-around, they used the robotic arm to inspect the TPS.

    • @sharoncassell9358
      @sharoncassell9358 Před rokem +1

      If not checked after flight how would one know how much damage air and rain & wind could have done? We always checked both before and after operation. Air Force.