The Mysterious 30 Year Journey of Apollo 12

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    Let's talk about Apollo 12 and its incredible 30 year journey through space. In September 2002, astronomers discovered what they first thought was an asteroid, but would soon find out it was the Saturn V third stage that launched the Apollo 12 astronauts to the Moon. This rocket left Earth in 1969 and returned to Earth 30 years later. But what happened in the meantime? In this video we look at how one tiny error in the Apollo 12 mission sent this rocket stage on a 30 year trip through space!
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    00:00 The Journey of Apollo 12
    00:56 Saturn V Rocket Stages
    03:00 What Happened to Apollo 12 Third Stage?
    05:06 What is Lagrange Point 1?
    06:16 How Astronomers Identify Objects in Space
    06:48 What is Spectroscopy?
    07:32 Is Saturn V Third Stage Still in Orbit?
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  • @primalspace
    @primalspace  Před rokem +327

    What made you fall in love with spaceflight? - Shoutout to Masterworks for making this vid possible: Skip the waitlist and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: masterworks.art/primalspace

    • @suryakamalnd9888
      @suryakamalnd9888 Před rokem +3

      My weird love for tech stuff and aerospace stuff and planes and aliens and your channel made me love spaceflight..

    • @rocketgarden8389
      @rocketgarden8389 Před rokem +4

      Seven years ago when I was 10, I had the amazing opportunity to meet André Kuijpers, a dutch astronaut, at my moms work. He was giving a lecture about space in general and his life on the ISS. Afterwards he invited me (my mom) to do a meet-and-greet. He signed a book en we took some pictures together.
      That moment really got me excited about spaceflight and the cosmos

    • @Milosz89_
      @Milosz89_ Před rokem +1

      Saturn was amazing rocket. This video was interesting.

    • @WhoisVinnie
      @WhoisVinnie Před rokem

      Initially a field trip to Kennedy Space Center, and then later on one of my friends was playing Spaceflight Simulator, and that's probably when I started getting super interested with rocket designing. And also a video on how the Saturn V worked from Vox mainly sparked my interest.

    • @dylbanan140
      @dylbanan140 Před rokem

      I always loved space I always loved watching the moon and i remember where i first saw the Pleiades
      I've been interested in space travel since I watched all the Apollo missions on CZcams i watched footage for hours and since then I've been interested in everything about space travel At some point I came across KSP and SFS I also have a telescope with which I can see stars, galaxies, the sun and other objects

  • @earth3.14
    @earth3.14 Před rokem +3672

    I love the fact that because a computer in the 60's made a mistake, a entire rocket stage is being given free rides around the sun

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +393

      Haha I know of love it to. And the thought of it swinging by earth every now and then to say "hey"

    • @ilham7345
      @ilham7345 Před rokem +109

      in addition to that, those computer has less memory and computing power than our phone

    • @DavidMartin-ym2te
      @DavidMartin-ym2te Před rokem +57

      I wonder if it had anything to do with the lightning strike(s) Apollo 12 suffered upon launch? They said that the IU was unaffected (which is why they were allowed to go for TLI) but maybe not.... There is also an Atlas booster wandering about the sun's orbit which is even older, I believe identified by the same method.

    • @beepbop6697
      @beepbop6697 Před rokem +53

      Computers do not make mistakes. Engineers / Designers / Programmers do.

    • @NOT_A_ROBOT
      @NOT_A_ROBOT Před rokem +69

      @@beepbop6697 Cosmic ray bit flips could make computers make mistakes, though.

  • @craigkdillon
    @craigkdillon Před rokem +2376

    So touching.
    The Apollo 12 Third Stage gets homesick about every 30 years,
    and comes back for a visit.
    It can take humanity for only a short while before it gets sick of us
    and feels it has to leave.

    • @JohnAnthony0857
      @JohnAnthony0857 Před rokem +50

      Wish it could take me with it next time. 😂😂

    • @JohnAnthony0857
      @JohnAnthony0857 Před rokem +9

      @@gonelucid Yeah, the one in San Diego with the purple shoes right? I remember that. For Halley's comet I think.

    • @TreeStump-and-CheeseKetchupIT
      @TreeStump-and-CheeseKetchupIT Před rokem +17

      @@JohnAnthony0857 Regular Nike shoes, but purple cloaks/shrouds. Comet was Hale Bopp.
      Anyone interested this is referring to Heaven's Gate who believed an alien craft was hiding behind the comet - they took their lives in order to join the craft.

    • @JohnAnthony0857
      @JohnAnthony0857 Před rokem +7

      @@TreeStump-and-CheeseKetchupIT Thanks for the correct info. I remember seeing the pictures of them on tv laying flat on the bunk beds dead. Those pictures were spooky.

    • @Noone-jn3jp
      @Noone-jn3jp Před rokem +14

      Hopefully it keeps it up for hundreds of years, humans are out amongst the stars and it will show back up as a little reminder to how it all began

  • @thomasdepoorter1240
    @thomasdepoorter1240 Před rokem +274

    I've always found it amazing how the Saturn 5 had a minute amount of computer memory but yet could still go to the moon

    • @gkdresden
      @gkdresden Před 5 měsíci

      Going to the moon or coming back is in principle not a big deal. It is like using the wind to go from Europe to America. In space you don't use the force of the wind but the force of gravity in combination with your rocket engines to go from A to B. The astronauts of Apollo 13 manouvered back to earth without computer control. They were on the so called safe return path where the gravitation of the moon itself will return the spacecraft automatically in the vicinity of the earth. Just at the end manually correction was needed to get into the re-entry orbit and to touch down somewhere in the ocean close to Florida and not somewhere else like North Korea.

    • @hugostiglitz6914
      @hugostiglitz6914 Před 3 měsíci +15

      It didn't need much computing power. It had hundreds of telemetry channels which sent live data back to mission control. This information was assessed by humans and decisions were made from there. So really the people of mission control were the computing power!

    • @CharlesHarpolek4vud
      @CharlesHarpolek4vud Před 3 měsíci

      And most we're using the metric system but some forgot that.@@hugostiglitz6914

    • @Varangian_af_Scaniae
      @Varangian_af_Scaniae Před 3 měsíci

      "could still go to the moon"
      Or they just told you so since they had invested trillions of dollars in today's value in the project. But that would never happened since the US of A has never lied about anything...

  • @bigmackmcd
    @bigmackmcd Před rokem +945

    Wow, that's incredible. I had no idea orbits like this were even possible.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +50

      So glad you enjoyed the video. I learned a lot in making it as well!

    • @heretichazel
      @heretichazel Před rokem +9

      @Repent and believe in Jesus Christ no

    • @eerialp
      @eerialp Před rokem +12

      masterworks add everywhere, dont never ever invest in such a SCAM! So many red flags with it are seen far away. shame on content creators who dont even look/care what they promote!

    • @MatthewMS.
      @MatthewMS. Před rokem +4

      They can put a man on the moon, but they can’t make a phone cord that won’t bunch up!

    • @junovzla
      @junovzla Před rokem +14

      Yeah, orbits are much more complicated than simple circles, because in reality each thing is being pulled by all other things at the same time

  • @e30m3bimmer
    @e30m3bimmer Před rokem +1257

    Kerbal space program really set me up for this video🗿

  • @douglasmcneil8413
    @douglasmcneil8413 Před rokem +378

    In June of 1969, I was 8 years old. I was so completely obsessed with the Apollo 11 mission, I watch and learned everything I could about it. My Father was a freelance science editor with a degree in organic chemistry and my mom was a teacher for special needs children. I ended up with a career in physical therapy. Working primarily in stroke rehab. I've worked in convulsant hospitals now for 37 years. Both my parents have passed and I'm nearing retirement. My parents obviously nurtured my interest in science. But it was the Apollo missions that sparked the interest of an 8 year old kid back then, that did a lot to start me on this life path.

    • @maverickjakethedesigner
      @maverickjakethedesigner Před rokem +17

      A physiotherapist here too.. How is your body feeling after 37 yrs of service? Is it a rewarding career path?

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +23

      Oh wow. What a wonderful and inspiring journey. Thank you for taking the time to share.

    • @douglasmcneil8413
      @douglasmcneil8413 Před rokem +23

      @@maverickjakethedesigner I've got a bit of arthritis now. But it's not bad yet. And my wife and I are looking at retiring back to the mid-west, where my family is originally from. Getting an RV and doing the snowbird thing. As far as being personally rewarding. I've been able to help so many people get back to living a simi-normal life. Of course, not every case had a happy ending. But each time I had some one get well enough to go home again, It was like knowing I was where God wanted me to be.

    • @bman99ss
      @bman99ss Před rokem +8

      Thanks for sharing your story, fellow 8-years-old-in-1969 baby boomer.

    • @TigaToonsELTiagor
      @TigaToonsELTiagor Před rokem +4

      @@douglasmcneil8413 You sound such a good person🙂

  • @chadbyous6459
    @chadbyous6459 Před rokem +344

    The Space Shuttle missions and the ISS were really what got me initially interested in space, but I really love every aspect of space exploration. Right now I’m most interested to see where the Artemis missions will take us. The Ingenuity helicopter also blew my mind with how we could use such a thin atmosphere for flight like that.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +12

      Love this. So much to be excited about and to look forward to! I can't wait to see where we go and what we will learn next. Thank you for sharing.

    • @kennethrhodes7143
      @kennethrhodes7143 Před rokem

      What a Load of Crap all of this is, it's All GCI Not one thing about this is real or True!

  • @saft4630
    @saft4630 Před rokem +254

    Its so incredible, how such a small mistake had such a great impact on the Stages future

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +15

      So true. Just goes to show how precise these successful missions need to be!

    • @GT_Void
      @GT_Void Před rokem +1

      It never happened because it never went to space.

    • @Injinct
      @Injinct Před rokem +11

      @@GT_Void why would it be faked?

    • @GT_Void
      @GT_Void Před rokem

      @@Injinct Because the fake vacuum of space, never proven but actually disproven, takes you away from the truth of the Creator. It creates an agenda to control your mind with lies to make you submissive. Wake up, I can lead you to resources that will show you the truth.

    • @dorn885
      @dorn885 Před rokem +6

      Imagine how little things we do in our daily life have impact on our future.

  • @markythegreat
    @markythegreat Před rokem +92

    My dad took me to Kennedy when I was 7 and I’ve got a photo of me standing underneath a Saturn 5. I remember vividly just how big everything was. The nozzles, the rocket itself, the buildings, every aspect was awe-inspiring.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +2

      Wow! That must be a pretty amazing memory to have! Thank you for sharing :)

    • @tedschmitt178
      @tedschmitt178 Před rokem +1

      We went to Florida for the first time in July 1969 and got to see Apollo 11 on the launchpad.

  • @theAstra_
    @theAstra_ Před rokem +253

    The thing that got me into spaceflight was that first Falcon Heavy landing. So utterly mindblowing that I had to look for more

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +31

      Absolutely mind blowing. One of many amazing moments!

    • @bertdemeulemeester
      @bertdemeulemeester Před rokem +11

      I am a space shuttle generation kinda guy. Falcon is a one trick pony compared to the workhorse which was shuttle. Sure it was expensive but the fact that the thing was quite the compromise by yesteryear's standards, makes it's accomplishments even more phenomenal. The Technical capabilities of today's engineers are absolutely horrible compared to those absolute Dons that were the engineers from the sixties, seventies and eighties.

    • @theAstra_
      @theAstra_ Před rokem +4

      @@bertdemeulemeester Shuttle never made it past LEO :)

    • @bertdemeulemeester
      @bertdemeulemeester Před rokem +2

      @@theAstra_ went to GSO for Hubble if I am not mistaken and it's frikkin engines are used today for Artemis. Still the only second stage (maybe 2.5, kinda debatable 😅) that landed back on planet earth. In the damn eighties and nineties!

    • @rogerthomas169
      @rogerthomas169 Před rokem +8

      @@bertdemeulemeester falcon a one trick pony? It has surpassed the shuttle long ago in many ways, cost and safety come to mind.

  • @Norsilca
    @Norsilca Před rokem +62

    I've heard this story a couple times before but this is the first time I've actually seen someone explain how the orbit went from earth to sun, and back to earth on that particular timescale.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +5

      Pretty interesting stuff! I hope that you enjoyed this explanation.

  • @FerpectOval
    @FerpectOval Před rokem +111

    So glad to have found your channel! I was 5 when Hale-Bopp came around and going out to see it is one of my oldest memories. I was fascinated and obsessed with space from that moment forward, getting a telescope and star chart and stargazing for the longest time.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Very cool! Thank you for sharing. And so glad you found the channel as well!

  • @sabertooth_fl
    @sabertooth_fl Před rokem +68

    My dad is a lead engineer for SiriusXM satellite radio, so I grew up watching XM launches in the early 2000's. My favorite thing was watching satellites in the backyard at night when my dad knew when they were coming overhead wayyyy before apps like nightsky came out. I also went to Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Lake Worth, FL, so the shuttle program has also been a deep fascination. My son is 8 months old and he will most likely attend there as well!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +9

      Very cool! I love the idea of being a kid and watching for those satellites with someone "in the know" haha. Thanks for taking the time to share and good luck in the giveaway!

    • @digitalsiler
      @digitalsiler Před rokem +5

      My daddy's a sewage technician, he knows his shit.

  • @vrishankumesh5723
    @vrishankumesh5723 Před rokem +49

    The humbling experience every time you start thinking about it.
    There are too many awesome things about space to love to just pick one. How a star functions, what dark matter is, if there is extraterrestrial life, or the fact that we are unable to wrap our heads around how incredibly vast it is. Space is filled with interesting stuff.
    It makes me realize how incredibly insignificant we are, and whatever worries me that day suddenly seems much less of an issue.
    Also this is one of my favorite space quotes - "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe, or we are not, Both are equally terrifying."
    -By Arthur C Clarke

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +3

      A great quote and so true. There's so much left for us to explore and learn. I'm very much looking forward to whatever comes next! Thank you for sharing!

  • @louisbaraniecki2895
    @louisbaraniecki2895 Před rokem +32

    Merci beaucoup ! Thank you for all the content and the passion you are bringing in your videos. We can literally feel your passion, our passion, in all the subjects you address and your creations! Keep doing it and we will keep supporting you 😊

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Thank you so much! I have so much fun making these videos, so it means a lot that you're enjoying them!

    • @samuelmullins271
      @samuelmullins271 Před rokem

      That historic period added to agnostic doubt about my sanity/insanity, but also confirmed everyone else's poisoned brain-damage though sporatic was permanent. Indirect stealthy thanks: :
      Lots of top-secret mind-stretching reality shit. Since 2002? Was that when only a fraction of VOTER-news was allowed, because fogged-up anti-whistle-blower contrivance? OJ Simpson's cheater wife & boytoy got stabbed to death?
      Maybe that and other publicized media are fictions imagined by Steven Spielberg? Propagandists liars say, "Truth is stranger than fiction". Exact fact is, "Truth is WEIRDER than propaganda"! Because entire human population is semi-conscious batshit crazy.

  • @RevNicholasJonsson
    @RevNicholasJonsson Před rokem +3

    What got me interested in spaceflight? I was an 8-year-old boy and received a pamphlet/poster from NASA about the lunar landing mission. I remember staying up late at night listening to the Voice of America radio station broadcast of the launch of the rocket. I got to see the first walk on the moon in our local movie house as we didn't have a TV.
    Thank you for this video... it has brought back such good memories for me 😊

  • @quickturtle1476
    @quickturtle1476 Před rokem +104

    What got me into Spaceflight was looking up at the sky as a kid and being able to see things like mars that I had thought were impossible to see. Knowing that we could land a human on there, maybe even in my lifetime, astounds me, and I’ve been following up with space ever since.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Amazing! Definitely a mind blowing thought when you think about it! So exciting too though!

  • @thomasripley7042
    @thomasripley7042 Před rokem +17

    I love space flight, I was a student when the Challaneger exploded on live TV. it was extremely sad and of course heartbreaking. I have been a model rocket enthusiast ever since. I have very large collection to date and I have a level 3 cert. I am going to be 44 on February 10th. Keep up the great work

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +2

      Oh wow! Very cool. Thanks for taking the time to comment and best of luck in the giveaway!

    • @thomasripley7042
      @thomasripley7042 Před rokem

      @@QS-si3cq Ok thanks, I guess.. I highly doubt anyone is going to read my comment and change their mind about how the orbiter came apart. It's not like I said "it was hit by a missle." Relax a bit huh?. Thanks

  • @richardackerman5691
    @richardackerman5691 Před rokem +3

    I am old enough to have seen all of the space missions from the early 1960's And I love them to this day. THANKS

  • @endtrapta3393
    @endtrapta3393 Před rokem +11

    I have always been interested in astronomy! I am lucky enough that my school offers astronomy as a science for 11th and 12th graders. One of the units was on spaceflight and it was absolutely fascinating! The fact that humans were able to build machines to go farther than we can even imagine. Spaceflight is so amazing and interesting and I am always looking to learn more!!

  • @AltCenter
    @AltCenter Před rokem +18

    I was born in 1987 in Florida, just south of Cape Canaveral. My love for space flight came from watching shuttle launches from our backyard, feeling and hearing the rumble from even that far away. What SpaceX has done since has not only renewed my love of it, but has enhanced it. I even got my mom into it before she passed away a couple of years ago. And seeing all of the companies getting involved makes every launch less "routine" and nearly equally exciting.

    • @amokhtar
      @amokhtar Před rokem +1

      Peace be upon your mum ❤ you did great that you showed her those achievements but the main one is yours…

  • @gmhermoso898
    @gmhermoso898 Před rokem +39

    What got me into spaceflight was the Apollo Missions. It is just amazing how much humans can develop space exploration to the point that we can send actual people to another heavenly body. These breakthroughs are very empowering to everyone knowing we will be able to advance technology even more in the near future. Spaceflight will always have a place in my heart.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +3

      Absolutely! So amazing to see how far we have come and I can't wait to see where these advancements take us in the future ... and what we learn!

    • @theclearsounds3911
      @theclearsounds3911 Před rokem +1

      What I find even more amazing is how primitive our technology was during the time of the Apollo missions, compared with what we have today! And yet, we put people on the moon and brought them back home safely! My mother used to tell me how the space missions fueled the advancements in electronics and other technologies. Perhaps history will repeat itself for Mars missions!

    • @gmhermoso898
      @gmhermoso898 Před rokem

      @@theclearsounds3911 exactly like those computers literally only have 30-100 kilobytes of data, now compare that to a high resolution photo. It's just so cool what humans can do.

    • @davidharrison7014
      @davidharrison7014 Před rokem

      Same here.
      When Apollo 11 took place, I was only six years old, yet I still found it amazing that we sent people all the way to the Moon, and looking up at it, knowing that there were astronauts walking on it.
      It was the later flights that got me super interested; I thought riding on the lunar river must've been a cool experience.
      But what really cemented my interest in space was an episode of NOVA on PBS back in 1978.
      I really thought we'd be sending crews to Mars by now.

  • @Skotbot
    @Skotbot Před rokem +2

    Just three months shy of my fourth birthday, I experienced my first, vivid memory of watching television. I remember it so clearly. The shock, my mother crying, my baby sister playing with her toys a few feet away, blissfully unaware of the tragedy that would grip the world and make an indelible imprint upon myself and a generation of people. As I became transfixed with what may have been my first experience with true despair, I thought about the smiling face of the teacher I’d seen on the news. The space shuttle Challenger had exploded on live television. And, for the first time in my life I knew two things: what a broken heart felt like, and the sensation of knowing that this memory would never, ever fade.
    RIP Michael, Frances, Ronald, Ellison, Christa, Gregory, and Judith. ❤️

  • @Dulcimerist
    @Dulcimerist Před rokem +5

    Watching a space shuttle launch sometime around 1980 or 1981 got me excited about space flight, and I fell in love with it. I was in kindergarten, and they took my class to the larger building where the 1st-3rd grade kids were, and my class watched the launch on TV. My parents bought be a subscription to World magazine, and one issue had a cardstock model of the space shuttle I could put together.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Very cool! Something so memorable about watching launches in real time. It's almost like you can feel the energy and excitement of everyone watching around the world. Thank you for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!

  • @mrmullett1067
    @mrmullett1067 Před rokem +18

    What got me into space flight was Sputnik. As a child in England in 1957 we could see this moving light dot in the sky at night and listen to it beep on the radio as it passed overhead. I'm not sure which radio we listened to it on, but believe it was picked up by amateur radio and re-transmitted on BBC. I was hooked.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +3

      Oh wow! What an amazing memory. Listening in would really make you feel so much closer to it too ... even being so so far away!

    • @20chocsaday
      @20chocsaday Před rokem

      I remember seeing Telstar moving across the sky when I was on holiday in Cornwall.
      Remember the music?

  • @MichaelKintner
    @MichaelKintner Před rokem +5

    The thing that got me interested in space flight was when this all started for me I was all but five years old watching this event on a black and white TV with my family. MY dad god rest his soul, loved model rockets, and pushed me to always follow your dreams and we played with RC model rockets , planes, helicopters all the time, and I was hooked. I have always remembered my dad saying, "The space that's all around us is a huge universe full of many unknowns, so if you think that we are the only people in this space, then it seems like such a waste of space for only us to enjoy. Always keep exploring, and if you will find something or someone be sure to say HI for me". Its a fun childhood memory that I will never let go of,. The real sad part was we never seen a real rocket launch together. So now I try to share this with my kids. This was a very interesting video, thank you

    • @landworkspro
      @landworkspro Před rokem +3

      The power of family and your dad when going up.

    • @RinsKreations
      @RinsKreations Před rokem +1

      RC rockets are fun and its amazing how family can impact your future. Well said

    • @cnerd
      @cnerd Před rokem +1

      Dads are so awesome

  • @BEdwardStover
    @BEdwardStover Před 4 měsíci +2

    July 20, 1969 I got to stay up late, to nearly 10 pm. I was just 8 years old, but pretty much the entire family was up and crowded around the TV in the living room. 4 days earlier I was up at 7 am watching the live pre launch for Apollo 11. I previously watched every bit of Gemini and Apollo missions that were broadcast at time I could watch, and most on reruns. That early morning (early for summer, regular time for school) i was glued to the TV for next several hours to watch the launch at 8:32 am (it was amazing how many live TV cameras were used, especially since they were very expensive and would be destroyed during the launch), and continued watching as they tracked its trajectory then back inside for stage separations (more cameras destroyed). Then it was patchy/spotty coverage to see where it was as it orbited the Earth, did a new burn and another separation to get to the Moon, then Moon orbits - all this over 4 days. I watched the landing on the 20th at about quarter after 3 in the afternoon. I watched for the next hour, but it was made clear it would be over 6 and a half hours before they opened the door and stepped out. Hearing live (well, a second and a quarter delay from the Moon to Earth) Neil Armstrong say the small step for man, giant leap for mankind bit from the surface of the Moon. Then watched the return, splashdown and pickup by Navy helicopters.
    Yes, I was geeked about everything NASA from an early age, but I only remember snippets from earlier flights (amazing that so few people my age and older remember the procession of unmanned first, then manned, but first getting to space and back, then orbiting the Earth and splashing down safely, then orbiting the Earth and the Moon in one trip, before finally a manned trip to land on the Moon) but remember nearly every detail of Apollo 11. I also watched the later Moon landings.
    We also used to watch pretty much all of the summer Olympics and much of the winter Olympics. Fact: The fastest Olympic competition was the winter bobsled teams, but even 1 man bobsleds were crazy fast compared to the fastest summer competition, the bicycle races. Still Apollo 11 cemented it for me. Can't even say which Gemini missions I watched live. I was too young. Yet it was the staying up late that was the BIG EVENT in mom and dad's house. In school in the fall, I was astounded how few people did the same, just watching the reruns the next day or some people not watching it at all. I just did not understand that, but it was much later that I learned that other people were not as smart as me or anyone in my family. But that was the source of me not understanding other kids.
    I also watched a LOT of auto racing at that age, right up to about 12 years old.

  • @williamsmall808
    @williamsmall808 Před rokem +3

    I have always been engineering-inclined, but got super interested in Aerospace when my stepdad started talking about SpaceX. A few years later, I graduated high school early to pursue an Aerospace Engineering degree from a highly ranked university in my state! The goal is to research Deep Space propulsion systems such as Ionic propulsion to help with future inter-planetary travel missions.

  • @SpaceflightRocketShorts
    @SpaceflightRocketShorts Před rokem +22

    Crew Demo-2 was the launch that got me into space! I was just scrolling CZcams one day and it popped up. I sat there for what I think was around 3-4 hours just watching the Falcon 9 sit there. I remembered I even cancelled plans with one of my friends because of how cool this “thing” was!
    Later that year, we were on a road trip, and we stopped at a Subway at just the right time to watch splashdown. Ever since then, it has been non-stop!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Oh wow! Very cool. There's something about watching live that is so exciting ... it's almost like you can feel the collective energy and excitement of everyone watching. Thank you for sharing!

    • @SpaceflightRocketShorts
      @SpaceflightRocketShorts Před rokem +1

      @@primalspace Yeah, live launches are soooo much better than watching past ones for whatever reason 😂

  • @maxsielemann2604
    @maxsielemann2604 Před rokem +71

    I believe that the Apollo Program was something more than a program. It brought all of NASA and even the whole United States together to achieve one goal which at that time seemed impossible. The Apollo Program really demonstrated that with the right mindset, us humans can acomplish things that we even think is impossible.
    Thank you Primal Space for making this video!!

    • @final_mile_music9713
      @final_mile_music9713 Před rokem +14

      I agree. Apollo was peak USA. It’s unlikely the country will achieve that level of excellence and unity again. It’s sad when country’s don’t realize they are waning. It also happened with the UK. Their peak was VE Day probably. It’s been downhill, slowly, ever since.

    • @opossumlvr1023
      @opossumlvr1023 Před rokem

      Without the scientists procured using Operation Paper Clip the U.S. would not have made it too space. Without subversives such as Ethel and Julius Rosenburg the soviets would not have kept up.

    • @NuSpirit_
      @NuSpirit_ Před rokem +1

      @@final_mile_music9713 I'm cautiously optimistic, that Moon or Mars landing will get us there. Watching first human walking on the Mars would be such a surreal sight, especially if it was somewhat/somehow streamed.

    • @final_mile_music9713
      @final_mile_music9713 Před rokem

      @@NuSpirit_ me too on technological achievement. My comment relates more to shared purpose. Or lack thereof. Even wars don’t unite us anymore.

    • @davidharrison7014
      @davidharrison7014 Před rokem

      Yes, but forget the Moon!
      Let's go to MARS!!!

  • @nydominikan
    @nydominikan Před rokem +3

    Started off with a curiosity in other planets and thoughts of life on other worlds, and naturally included an interest in our ways of getting there! Love the channel, keep up the great content!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Haha naturally! Thank you for sharing! So glad you enjoyed the video 😀

  • @gilhillelwolff1117
    @gilhillelwolff1117 Před rokem +3

    I've pretty much always loved space but seeing the pale blue dot image is what started my interest.This video was very enjoyable, I can't wait for the next one!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      I can definitely see how that would spark your interest. Thank you for sharing and so glad that you enjoyed the video! Cheers!

  • @megaohms
    @megaohms Před rokem +12

    When i was just a small kid my father got a job at the company that made the solid fuel rocket boosters for the space shuttle. I remember going out there on family days and looking down into the massive mixing pits and seeing the rocket garden out front. He worked there over 30 years. I got a job there for a while after college as well. It was fun being a part of all this.

    • @rnldtylr
      @rnldtylr Před rokem +1

      I became interested in space flight and space in general when then President Kennedy announced the intention for America to put a man on the moon. I remember camping with some kids my age when the first astronauts had just landed on the moon and I was looking up into the night sky in wonder and seeing the full moon above and marveling at the idea that humans were on the moon at that moment. It was amazing.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      What a great experience to get to be a part of this in one way or another ... and to share that with your family. Very cool. Thank you for sharing!

  • @aidentater3625
    @aidentater3625 Před rokem +57

    I only found this channel a few days ago, but I've already fallen in love with spaceflight because of it. thank you, and hope to keep finding awesome videos like this in the future.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +2

      Thank you so much! I am so glad that you've been enjoyed the channel and my content. Welcome to the Primal Space community!

    • @junkmonk1043
      @junkmonk1043 Před rokem

      You may want to look for educational videos that don’t depend on CGI as “evidence”. Rocket thrusters can thrust against nothing, and fuel can’t burn in a vacuum. Look up videos of burning different fuels in vacuum chambers.

  • @stevenjulie4698
    @stevenjulie4698 Před rokem +1

    I became interested in spaceflight in elementary school when we first learned about the space shuttle! I was that kid who wanted to either be a racecar driver or an astronaut, haha. My father also got me interested in Star Wars and Star Trek early on. I remember staying up to 1am on many nights just to catch episodes of TNG during my high school years, lol. I've loved everything space and flight since I can remember!
    I just found your channel today and it was an instant subscribe! Can't wait to see more! :)

  • @Grucifer348
    @Grucifer348 Před rokem +18

    For me, I loved learning about the Space Shuttle and the Apollo Missions at around 6 or 7. What really sealed my love for space was when my grandfather took me on a 3-day space camp the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. From then on I LOVED space and learned as much as I could! Amazing videos btw, really well put together and great animations! Keep up the greatly fun and informative work!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      What a great experience and memory to have with your grandfather. Thank you for sharing and so glad that you've been enjoying the videos here!

    • @junkmonk1043
      @junkmonk1043 Před rokem

      Do you know how thrusters act in a vacuum? Do you know why this video is complete cgi with no real photo or video evidence of the Apollo stage re-orbitting earth?

    • @Grucifer348
      @Grucifer348 Před rokem

      @@junkmonk1043 do you know i dont fucking care

  • @josephvaughn7257
    @josephvaughn7257 Před rokem +86

    Growing up during the time of the space shuttle program really got me excited about space. I’m happy to have found your channel!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +3

      Love this and so glad you enjoyed the video. Welcome to the community!

    • @lilblackduc7312
      @lilblackduc7312 Před rokem +1

      @@primalspace I fell in love with spaceflight when we moved to Marietta, GA in '68. My uncle was an engineer with Lockheed. When the Apollo 11 moon landing aired, Dad took pictures of it on our new 25" Sears color T.V. using his Polaroid Instamatic mounted on a tripod in our living room.
      I think you're being awfully insensitive, not showing both metric and standard i.e. miles, feet, etc. Stopping and converting each time this comes up ruins the experience of watching your videos. I work with computers & machinery, so I use both...BUT...since 1958, I've walked & driven many, many miles; not kilometers.

    • @shane8915
      @shane8915 Před rokem

      I not only grew up during the shuttle program. My father helped build the shuttle. And part of the space station. He worked on the mechanism that made the shuttle roll onto it's back just after lift-off.

  • @joelhuntress6736
    @joelhuntress6736 Před rokem +8

    What got me into space flight was, as a little kid, watching the Apollo missions on what was then black and white TV. I did get to see STS125 launch live in person in May 2009. I’m looking forward forward to your next video!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Thank you so much for your comment and so glad you enjoyed the video. What great memories to have! There's nothing quite like being able to experience a launch live in person.

  • @rockinaloud
    @rockinaloud Před rokem +5

    The thing that got me into spaceflight is the fact that we talk about such a wild and immense environment and us little humans work years and years to make a bunch of metal scraps able to grasp a tiny bit of it

  • @hadriel1228
    @hadriel1228 Před rokem +7

    Pretty awesome video. I don't remember exactly what peaked my interest in space flight, but it was probably some books we had at my house, as well as visiting the California Science Center in LA numerous times, which houses the Endeavor Space Shuttle. It's all around a pretty cool place.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Very cool. Thanks so much for sharing and glad you enjoyed the video as well!

  • @OnTheRiver66
    @OnTheRiver66 Před rokem +14

    Wonderful information. I wonder why this didn’t make the regular news - it is an amazing journey the third stage is on, and amazing that they can track it back to its original flights to the sun. I think my love for science and exploration is what got me interested in space flight.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +2

      Absolutely! I think it may have made news depending on where you lived ... maybe haha. I have seen comments from others who recall seeing it reported, although I don't.

  • @crazycarrot1458
    @crazycarrot1458 Před rokem +10

    Watching the launch and (almost) landing of Starship SN8 got me into spaceflight. Thanks for the videos, they are amazing and I love how amazing the graphics have been recently!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Thank you so much! It really means a lot that you enjoy them. And thank you for sharing. Best of luck in the giveaway!

  • @stevem46tube
    @stevem46tube Před rokem +1

    Amazing animation! It really brings the story to life and scratches that "space itch"! More please! 👍

  • @ekebs
    @ekebs Před rokem

    i'm so happy i find this channel, things relatad to space allways make me intrigued
    very good job on the video, i loved

  • @dylancook7732
    @dylancook7732 Před rokem +8

    The thing that got me interested in spaceflight was actually Kerbal Space Program. I had been intrigued by it before but I never really paid much attention to it until I got this game. After I got the game, I was looking at tutorials for how to play, and I stumbled upon Matt Lowne. CZcams started recommending me his "Space this week" videos and I've been interested ever since.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Love this! CZcams is really great for finding new channels, learning new things and getting more and more interested in new topics!

  • @connecticutaggie
    @connecticutaggie Před rokem +5

    I first got interested in rockets in 1968 building and launching model rockets. Then in 1969 we moved to Texas when my dad accepted a job with NASA to create maps of the Apollo landing locations. Every mission he brought home a flight plan and I tracked the progress of the mission until they returned. We know a few of the astronauts and I even got to help my dad (a little) and my signature got left on the moon. I am still passionate today and I enjoy learning more from your CZcams videos. I also have a room where I keep my space memories and I always enjoy adding more.

  • @fpvrelax8642
    @fpvrelax8642 Před rokem +2

    Thank you. That is an absolutely amazing story and it was shared so incredibly well in this video. Well done.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Thank you so much! So glad that you enjoyed the video and I appreciate you taking the time to comment as well. Means a lot!

  • @punahou78
    @punahou78 Před rokem +2

    Glad to find your channel. My dad was in charge of Apollo communications that were received by the COMSAT dishes in the Pacific when I was a kid. As we had one of the few car telephones in Hawaii we loaned our car to escort the Apollo 11 astronauts when they returned. NASA gave him a coin made from the metal of the Eagle in appreciation that is now a family heirloom.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Oh wow! That's pretty amazing. A great memory and something to remember it with! Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for taking the time to comment as well. Means a lot!

  • @evanlarson7370
    @evanlarson7370 Před rokem +11

    Ever since I was little I remember having interests in vehicles of all kinds. Whether it be cars, trucks, boats, or planes, I always had an interest to learn how they worked. It wasn’t until the rise of SpaceX where my love for Spaceflight came into play. At the time, the thought of landing a rocket booster was absurd, but now it has became a common occurrence that I am thankful to be alive to see. I remember one of the most inspiring moments, the Falcon Heavy test flight. Watching that stream sparked the motive that I needed to see a rocket launch. Now, a few years later, I have seen my first Falcon Heavy launch along with the countless Falcon 9 missions (and landings) in the past year alone, with my very eyes. You don’t understand how real things are until you see them, and watching those side boosters light up as they pierced their way back though the atmosphere left me in a state where I had no words. The launch of Artemis 1 was also breathtaking to me, for the fact that I got to see night turn into day under the glow of the solid rocket boosters. This is the world we’re living in. The sky is no longer the limit, and the moon is not that far out of our reach. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

    • @tylerdoolittle6465
      @tylerdoolittle6465 Před rokem

      Same here as a kid I went through my mode of transportation “phase” that lasted my whole life. I never got interested in cars, I think because everyone drove, I wanted to fly, sail and go to space and see things nobody has seen

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +2

      I love this so much! Thank you for sharing!

  • @calvinleech985
    @calvinleech985 Před rokem +10

    The thing that got me interested in Spaceflight was when SpaceX landed their first rocket. I was currently taking a special class at my school about aerospace engineering, the teacher showed us the video a few days after and I was astonished because I had never thought of how complicated this is and didn’t realize how much intense work it would take to be able to do it.

  • @Doramius
    @Doramius Před rokem +1

    I remember watching a shuttle launch on TV, at school during the 80's. We even had a rocket club where several of us would launch homemade rockets behind the school. Our teacher had a 6' tall 'Saturn 5' model rocket, that he would launch, that separated with the Apollo craft popping out with 3 tiny parachutes and the main Rocket had a large parachute. Those experiences always had me fascinated with space flight.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      That sounds like so much fun! What a great memory. Thank you for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!

  • @valter3159
    @valter3159 Před rokem +2

    What got me interested in space is the black hole TON 618, as well as its exploration, as difficult as it is impossible. Happy to have come across this channel today!!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Thank you so much for sharing and so glad that you're enjoying the content. Cheers and good luck in the giveaway!

  • @BrianCook1337
    @BrianCook1337 Před rokem +7

    For me, it was Star Trek that got me into Space Travel. I can remember sitting at the foot of my parents bed, watching the show with him thinking how amazing it would be to be able to do this, so I started learning everything I could about it.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +2

      Very cool! I love memories like those. And the fact that the interest remained year after year. Thank you for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!

  • @n228sk
    @n228sk Před rokem +34

    Like many of my generation, the Apollo missions got me interested in space flight. Star Trek and Star Wars might have had a little bit of influence, too! Thanks for the fascinating video.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Love this! You are definitely not alone. Star Trek and Star Wars seem to have inspired a lot of us in the best way! Thank you for sharing and so glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @tperk
    @tperk Před rokem +1

    Absolutely outstanding analysis. All the video, graphics, and effects were totally on target as well. Fascinating and easy to understand.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Thank you so much. So glad that you enjoyed it! Means a lot!

  • @hewiy33
    @hewiy33 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I was born December 24th 1968 as Apollo 8 went around the dark side of tthe moon. When the nuns brought me to my moms room the 1st thing they told her was "they made it." I have hear this story all of my life.
    Whenever I watch any documeteries about Apllo missions after the Apollo 8 passes around the dark side of the moon I proudly proclaim "AND I was born!" I have always been interested in space flight.

  • @wizaaeed
    @wizaaeed Před rokem +4

    Hey, just wanted to tell you that this video is very nice, please do more videos of space related events like these, for example i'm very interested in the Voyagers. Keep it up your videos are great

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Thank you so much! So glad that you enjoyed the video. The previous video on this channel was a Voyager video, so be sure to check that out if you haven't already. Lots more to come though :)

  • @guillemviol
    @guillemviol Před rokem +34

    During covid, I had too much free time so I was interested with the Starship project. Then I started looking for very high quality videos and I found Everydayastronaut or your channel! Keep doing what you do because it is amaizing!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +2

      Amazing! Lots of great channels that share my passion for space flight and exploration. So glad you made your way here and having been enjoying the content! Cheers!

    • @guillemviol
      @guillemviol Před rokem +1

      @@primalspace Thanks for the message! One day could you talk about the next iteration of the James Webb Telescope that NASA is currently working on? Thanks!

    • @gyorgischwartz
      @gyorgischwartz Před rokem +1

      Check out American Moon

    • @SeaMonkey137
      @SeaMonkey137 Před rokem

      Similar journey; different destination. In 2020 I learned more about the Versailles Treaty than I ever thought I'd know. 🙄

    • @shealdedmon7027
      @shealdedmon7027 Před rokem

      You do know you can edit your comments by tapping on the three little dots. You would look smarter than a fifth grader if you edit your comments. Astronauts too the moon, hahaha.

  • @SlickWillyTFCF
    @SlickWillyTFCF Před rokem +2

    Growing up in Central Florida the space program was omnipresent, but the thing that really got me into space flight was the Challenger expedition because as a kid I thought that in the future NASA would allow more civilians, like Christa McAuliffe, onto shuttle flights, and I thought I had a chance.

  • @FriarFink
    @FriarFink Před rokem

    This was really neat to learn! Also, thank you for the prompt at the end of the video. That brought back the memory of how I first became interested in space. It was 2nd or 3rd grade, and I needed to check out a library book. The school librarian suggested something from the astronomy section, and the book I pulled down was a book on the outer planets, complete with beautiful pictures from Voyager. Ever since then, I’ve had the dream to go to space

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Very cool and such a great memory to have. I appreciate you taking the time to share it!

  • @NicholasPatrick92
    @NicholasPatrick92 Před rokem +3

    I got interested in space by learning about the Apollo missions when I was younger. So much hard work went into getting those men into space.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      For sure. Pretty amazing when you really think about it.

  • @Siontric
    @Siontric Před rokem +4

    The thing that got me into space flight was meeting an astronaut during my internship and learning about how much training and planning that goes into space flight. I’ve also been so intrigued by the complexity of space and the feats of engineering that has allowed us to explore it.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      This! So much more training and planning than many people even realize. The commitment is remarkable.

  • @alp-1960
    @alp-1960 Před rokem +2

    What made me fall in love with spaceflight was seeing Mercury program launches on tv before I was old enough to fully comprehend what was happening other than the fact they were cool. Also my dad was an aerospace engineer who worked on the heat shield honeycomb panels on the S1-C.

  • @sagarhalebeedu9539
    @sagarhalebeedu9539 Před rokem

    I just stumbled upon this channel and it’s turned out to be one of my favorite. I got into space flight when I went to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for a field trip and saw Space Shuttle Discovery.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      So glad to hear that you're enjoying the channel and my content. Thanks for sharing your passion for spaceflight and good luck in the giveaway!

  • @iamasu-30sm5
    @iamasu-30sm5 Před rokem +3

    What got me into spaceflight was one of my school teachers, I think it was Numeracy (useful maths). She told me all about space and I fell in. In 1 year a NASA camp is going to happen, where 8-12 students get chosen to go to Cape Canaveral.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Sounds like a great teacher and a an amazing opportunity at Cape Canaveral. Wow!

    • @iamasu-30sm5
      @iamasu-30sm5 Před rokem +1

      @@primalspace Even more interesting is that this school (I still go to) is in Australia! Yes, a near polar opposite of America and some lucky kids get sent there. What’s also interesting is that I am the only student in the school that knows when the NASA camp is. I feel like my Numeracy teacher is hinting that I’m going!

  • @Aquillion
    @Aquillion Před rokem +5

    It was the "flight" part for me. I was hooked on aviation in general ever since I was a kid inspired by my dad's stories (he was a member of the Reserve Air Wing in my country). As I grew older so did the scope of my interest in all things "flight". A healthy appreciation for science (and science fiction) also helped loads.

    • @Coldwarrior7781
      @Coldwarrior7781 Před rokem +1

      Me too. I'm fascinated my anything that flies and from a small boy planned on some kind of career in aviation. I was in Civil Air Patrol as a teen. When I took the physical to enter the Air Force they.....and I found out I am colorblind. I still went in but no flight duty or aircraft maintenance was allowed.
      I have friends with airplanes and so get some stick time now and again but only in the right seat.
      The best airplane ever built.....the B52. 60 yard long, 400k pound, 650 mph beast that is planned to remain in front line military service for nearly a century!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Very cool. I can only imagine how much there would have been to learn from your dad! Thank you for sharing!

  • @aydmason
    @aydmason Před rokem +1

    Growing up with the shuttle program got me into space flight and flight in general, I always wanted to go to space camp, I even met and have buzz aldrin’s signature, seeing the recent advance in space flight with Space X and NASA’s future plans once again has me excited for our future and space

  • @KensaiProductions
    @KensaiProductions Před rokem +1

    My family moved to Florida in 1974 on the Space Coast, so at 9 years old I got to watch the last Apollo launch (Apollo-Soyuz) from the beach 35 miles away. By 1981 while I was in high school, my best friend's dad was commander of Det15 (The rescue squadron assigned to KSC) and he got us VIP Passes to STS-1 at just 3 miles away.
    My memories tell me that the Saturn V shook the ground at 35 miles, much like the Space Shuttle did at 3.
    It was pretty awesome.

  • @billcornman4730
    @billcornman4730 Před rokem +3

    What really sparked my interest in the cosmos was the grand story of Homer Hickam. I am now venturing into space in my own career, not on the back of a rocket but, through a camera lens. This is a great video and I am looking forward to it's return... maybe I can snap a picture of it and send it to you when the time comes.

  • @rossmeldrum3346
    @rossmeldrum3346 Před rokem +2

    I've been a fan of space travel and science since being a kid in the early 1960's and watching the Mercury, Gemini, then Apollo missions on TV. Sending away for and building models from NASA of those space craft. Sleeping outside on a hot summers evening in total darkness and seeing the milky way galaxy on full display.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      So many great memories to go along with that passion for space travel! Thank you for sharing!

  • @cuttersgoose
    @cuttersgoose Před rokem +1

    Wow... that was explained perfectly with every visual detail ...thank you

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video.

  • @MichiganPeatMoss
    @MichiganPeatMoss Před rokem +3

    That's incredible. Great illustration. I fell in love with spaceflight based on the numerous posters from Life Magazine that my dad hung in our basement rec room, circa 1972, as well as a Time Life book titled "The World We Live In". Just perusing this oversized, burgundy, hardcover book of our solar system was often a substitute to bed time reading with my dad in his easy chair. I had the order of planets memorized at some point. ;) Thanks Dad!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Love this so much. Thank you for sharing and so glad that you enjoyed the video!

  • @GilMichelini
    @GilMichelini Před rokem +6

    Watching Neil Armstrong take that one small step. My parents and grandparents had me watch every moment of Apollo 11. I wanted to go into space, but when the teen years hit, I wanted to play more, so I never qualified. Thanks for the video.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Definitely a memory that would stick with you! Very cool that you were able to enjoy those moments in space with your parents and grandparents. Thanks for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!

  • @aaravkum11
    @aaravkum11 Před 9 měsíci +1

    That's crazy. Imagine being one of the scientists that figured out what the object was. Must be chilling, finding something that everyone thought was long lost.

  • @2idiots1jetski
    @2idiots1jetski Před rokem +2

    that is crazy to me how gravitational pull works and how the third stage just came back to say hi lol, i just started watching this channel and %100 subbing!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Welcome to the community! So glad you enjoyed the video! I too love the idea of the third stage swinging by every now and then haha

  • @kioata
    @kioata Před rokem +8

    Falcon 9 and reusable rockets is what got me into Spaceflight. Reusing rockets and watching them land autonomously with such a tight margin of error is so fascinating!

    • @sarawebbscience
      @sarawebbscience Před rokem

      Totally agree!! Space x is already helping more experiments get to space cheaper! We use them for our launches :)

    • @Bleilock1
      @Bleilock1 Před rokem

      @@sarawebbscience they arnt helping,
      They are privitizing it, which means plebs like you will never see space unless they call elon "m'lord" and kiss his feet
      Spacex makes spaceflight literally more expensive, not cheaper
      Imagine how much more we could discover if greedy people like him werent screwing with the system, if we just let the scientists work, without having to pay a middleman like elon musk and spacex
      Imagine how cheap it would actually be
      Its redunant
      Saddest part about this is that plebs like you are so indoctrinared that most of you get excited at the prospect of being musk's serf and licking his feet

  • @roboserpent7247
    @roboserpent7247 Před rokem +16

    I’ve always been drawn to space; the beautiful planets, the stellar galaxies, and the mystery that lies in the darkness. I was even more excited for space flight when SN8 launched on my birthday 2 years ago. What an awesome day that was!

  • @andrewharper1609
    @andrewharper1609 Před rokem

    What made me fall in love with spaceflight was an old film they used to play at the Imax screen at the National Film Museum in Bradford, England. It was about the space shuttle. I haven't seen it in over 30 years now.

  • @travellerwoods
    @travellerwoods Před rokem +1

    I love watching things like this cause as a young child I watched man land and walk on the moon, now age I was, I wasn't totally sure of what I was looking at, but I remember watching it and now knowing what I saw happing in real time, very glad I saw it, so still today I enjoy things like this and going out and watching our night sky and seeing what is out there and the visitors to our nearby space, like comets etc.

  • @ephraimmeyer7945
    @ephraimmeyer7945 Před rokem +4

    My journey with space
    Flight started in my childhood , being stunned by the Space Shuttle and Saturn V. I really got into this by trying to animate such a rocket start in 7th grade. I‘m so pleased to wildness the current developments with rocket technologies.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      It certainly is amazing to see how far rocket technology has come. Really looking forward to seeing the advancements made in the future.

  • @ayushthakur9129
    @ayushthakur9129 Před rokem +6

    The thing that got me interested in Spaceflight would definitely be the landing of curiosity on Mars. I was around 7 at the time, and seeing the first images from the rover facsinated me. The thought of seeing pictures from the surface of another world seemed really cool to me back then, and even does now. I hope that some day in the not so distant future, I would be able to see the same things curiosity sees firsthand.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      I hope so too! Thank you for sharing!

  • @axolot-art
    @axolot-art Před rokem

    When I was younger I was going around you tube and I found some old recording of the apollo 11 mission I just thought it was so cool that people had managed to design something that was capable of reaching the moon since then whenever I find the time I always draw space shuttle and rocket ship designs. I'm currently in secondary school but I'm planning on trying to become an aerospace engineer

  • @BrianHoney
    @BrianHoney Před rokem +5

    My dad was an astronomer, and I had an uncle who worked for NASA- I’ve always been interested in the shuttle and other missions.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Oh wow! In it from day 1. Very cool!

  • @wowsuchsad9557
    @wowsuchsad9557 Před rokem +4

    I've found it incredible that we went to the moon in the first place. It seems so close, but it really is so far away! I can't wait for the future Artemis missions!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Definitely an incredible moment. And I can't wait either! So many more exciting moments coming in the future!

  • @markreinking5647
    @markreinking5647 Před rokem +1

    I have vague memories of watching the Apollo 11 moon landing on our black & white TV back in 1969, but it left a last impression. In addition, my father worked as a photographic consultant for NASA during the Apollo missions while working for Eastman Kodak.

  • @isak455
    @isak455 Před rokem +2

    I remember seeing the apollo 13 film and just falling in love with space. I saw interstellar after and it gave me a lot of thoughts about what's out there in space. Another good video today. This always makes my day🤩

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      I just love the way films can ignite that interest! So glad that you enjoyed the video and thanks so much for sharing!

  • @jochemvarkevisser7185
    @jochemvarkevisser7185 Před rokem +5

    The thing that got me into spaceflight was a Falcon 9 landing of a booster. It just blew my mind, and I searced for more and more Falcon 9 landings. Absolutely insane technology!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Agreed! And so excited to follow those technological advancements to see what we can do next!

  • @astr0man1ac
    @astr0man1ac Před rokem +3

    I really got into spaceflight when i saw the space shuttle flights, i was amazed from its appearance to its performance during flights but the reentry was the amazing part. I actually made a spacecraft in KSP inspired by the space shuttle!

  • @mikatoakino7898
    @mikatoakino7898 Před rokem

    Just yesterday I've watched the three astronauts who lost in space the Apollo 13 disaster. Then today you tube algorithm propelled this mysterious journey of Apollo 12.which made me curious and explore primal space(your channel). Thanks....

  • @vrooms12
    @vrooms12 Před rokem +1

    My fascination started with the Voyager Missions, I am still glued to it!!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      For sure! So much to learn and pretty mind-blowing as well.

  • @villethedude6019
    @villethedude6019 Před rokem +10

    I’ve always loved aviation, I think it was the apollo program and rockets from that age that got me interested. KSP was a big part of it as well

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +2

      For sure! So much out there to learn about and, if you're me, obsess over haha

    • @robrussell5329
      @robrussell5329 Před rokem +1

      @@primalspace All the comments here are about the coolness of space, flight, spaceflight, Apollo, etc. when in fact your video is about orbital mechanics (also totally cool!) Nary a mention of that, but I certainly appreciated it. And, I thought I knew all things Apollo, but this story somehow "escaped" me (pun intended...)

    • @spudbencer7179
      @spudbencer7179 Před rokem

      @@robrussell5329 That’s because they are bots.

    • @spudbencer7179
      @spudbencer7179 Před rokem

      @@primalspace These comments are bots. But I am sure you already know that.

  • @yuvrajmanchanda4786
    @yuvrajmanchanda4786 Před rokem +12

    For me, the Falcon 9 rocket got me into spaceflight. It was amazing to see the booster land autonomously, and it showed how much was to come in spaceflight.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Absolutely! I can't wait to see what's next in spaceflight! And I'll be following right along haha

  • @mason96575
    @mason96575 Před rokem

    You're a really underrated channel- I've been loving your content ever since I first found you a couple days ago!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Thank you so much! It really means a lot that you're enjoying the content. Welcome to the channel!

  • @natejohnson778
    @natejohnson778 Před rokem

    when i was a kid i went to the science center in toronto for a school trip and they played a imax movie in some sort of dome theatre. the movie was about space and travel. the one scene that got me into space flight was going through a star cluster and watching the stars go around us. i still remeber it vividly 20 years later

  • @SMVvids
    @SMVvids Před rokem +9

    What got me into space was growing up next to Vandenberg/The Western Range, its the entire reason my family is even in California because my grandfather was arson prevention there for over 3 decades. Being able to walk outside my front door and see a rocket lift off or an ICBM be tested was mind blowing, and the fact that my dad and uncle grew up just causally getting on base with no issue, as well as my uncle still working out there (he got his start in the mail room when they were going to launch the shuttle from the west coast and recounts seeing soviet ships on the horizon)

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +3

      Oh wow! What amazing memories. I can't even imagine how cool that would be and what that would feel like to see a rocket lift off not just once, but again and again. Thank you for sharing!

  • @harrykeel8557
    @harrykeel8557 Před rokem +3

    I became interested in space flight when I was a kid in the sixties. All the early flights really amazing to me, the ones that I can remember. And most of the time I watched them with my Dad, who passed away in 2006. But I remember the flight were the space craft got stuck in the docking simulator. My enthusiasm never went away, but I became interested in other things.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem

      Some really great memories to have shared with your Dad for sure. Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @zacharytaylor190
    @zacharytaylor190 Před rokem +1

    This was originally discovered not far from where I live. The "Rock Finder Observatory" is an amateur outpost in the city of Calgary. When Bill Yeung discovered it, it was J002E3. Crazy to think thats within a one hour drive from where I am.

  • @cksbricks7791
    @cksbricks7791 Před 9 měsíci

    Thats amazing. Thank you!

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před 9 měsíci

      And thank you for watching! So glad you enjoyed it!

  • @davidmessersmith786
    @davidmessersmith786 Před rokem +5

    I had heard about this a few years back and found it fascinating. It would be cool if we still had something like a shuttle with an arm that could capture it and return it home.

    • @primalspace
      @primalspace  Před rokem +1

      Agreed! I would love to see it retrieved and brought home one day!

    • @YodaIzChaos
      @YodaIzChaos Před rokem +1

      Haha. Unfortunately, I believe the 3rd stage is about the size of an SSTO. And even then, the shuttle was only capable of low orbit missions.
      But, I do agree. It would be nice to be able to do something about the stray piece of history on its next pass. We've still got 20 years. You never know what might happen.