Adam Savage's Mercury Space Capsule Cockpit Replica!
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2020
- Adam shows off an incredible replica of the Mercury Friendship 7 space capsule cockpit that was a project for his workshop assistants Mel Ho and Freddy Schramm. The intricate details of this replica are true to the original, from buttons to switches to even the printed notes affixed to the console. Let's pore over all the details!
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RIP Grant Imahara! Absolutely devastated to hear of his passing, so sad!
WTF? He died? When?
What a great loss to the world. A man that brought intelligence, curiosity and enjoyment to millions and was inspirational through his positive disposition. We will miss him greatly and are better for having known him.
Rip Grant!
@@TaiganTundra earlier today from a brain aneurysm sadly 😔
@@TaiganTundra His death has caught everyone by surprise, I only just learnt of it myself from the main Australian news page. RiP Grant
I can't believe it's taken me three years to see this!?! I love the early space programs and your Mercury cockpit is absolutely stunning! The Vintage Space Girl would absolutely love this, too! Adam, you never cease to amaze me! 👍🏻🙌🏻
The original at the Smithsonian astounded me. The incredibly cramped space and the terrifyingly thin membrane that separated these heroes from the life ending vacuum of space forever solidified my respect for all who (literally) gambled on it's success.
There is the story that in an early stratospheric flight the barometer broke and spilled its mercury on the pressurized alumium membrane
R.I.P Grant Imahara. Heartfelt condolences from Germany, family friends and colleagues. He has awakened in me a curiosity.
What happened?
@@goofeegoober682 Unfortunately, he died of a brain aneurysm
Its beautiful! My only concern is for the puppys Adam was rolling over with his chair... 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah my chair has that feature too.
It's a little morbid, plays havoc with the sound, but it's sooo much more comfortable with the puppies 🤷🏼♂️
Forreal i would go crazy hearing that idc who you are if you sit down an it sounds l8ke your stepping on puppies im grabbing wd40
I know you probably won't see this as I'm sure you are being bombarded with messages at this hard time. I grew up watching Mythbusters and now Tested and i have not missed a single one day build. Even down to your tool organising videos. I could watch you for days... I probably have. You are a hero of mine Adam and in this sad time I just wanted to send my condolences to you 🙏 Grant was an amazing engineer and it is him as well as you that have guided me onto a track of an electrical engineering degree. I send you all my thoughts and I hope the memories you hold of Grant will serve you well in these hard times. Lots of Love Adam and thank you for everything you have done and continue to do for us all!
Adam you need to contact my dad. He “laced” the wiring harnesses for Mercury, and Gemini, capsules as well as the F4 Phantom in St. Louis. He liked to joke that he had more time behind the stick than any pilot because he was wiring it.
That’s so cool
Wow.... that is cool. Love the MD F-4
I dont know if you will see this, but can i have your dads email? Im a community member/contributor in a project called ReEntry, which has a simulator for the mercury capsule/rocket and mission control, and would love to invite him to the community.
@@Victor-vc9br Unfortunately, he is not as internet savvy as he is to other things technical. To compound this, he has contracted Covid. While he has not succumbed outright, he has lost significant strength. He has been transferred to a “nursing home” for rehabilitation.
@@hfamilyfun4805 i’m so sorry to hear that. I wish all of you the best of luck.
Hi Adam I just heard about Grant passing and I want to offer my condolences. I was a big fan of his and I wanted to offer my support and say that he will be missed dearly.
I never get tired of Adam Savages childlike infectious excitement and how his imagination makes a project almost touchable like you're there with him waiting for the thrusters to ignite. Thank you Adam Savage it's nice to get away
Somewhere along the lines in the US education system, the childlike wonder of asking questions and being completely engaged with things gets replaced with a dread of going to school and memorizing the things they make you do to pass the tests. The kids that come out of elementary and high school don't ask the same questions and aren't as excited about everything as the kids that go in. Adam still is -- and it's a joy to be around, even if it is via youtube.
It was the moment he had a giggle about turning the model into a flight simulator that did it
Ever watch the Crazy Russian Hacker testing even the dumbest shit?
i guess Im asking randomly but does any of you know a tool to log back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost my login password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Romeo Jacob instablaster =)
Who doesn’t love seeing Adam’s space stuff??
Rest in peace, Grant. Absolute genius.
So sorry to hear about Grant, I'm devastated! stay strong man
Adam Now: Here is my Mercury Cockpit and Helmet
Adam in 5 years: Here is my full scale mercury capsule.
Five more years: "Here's my Redstone. We're almost done with the Atlas..."
10 years later : Space X retrofitted my Mercury replica, were going to Mars!
20 years later: “Hey guys, so I’ve made a full scale model of space”.
The Restoration of Dr Who, that ones tickled me, could be the lack of sleep, but I’m actually laughing out loud 😂😂
Wait, if Adam has a degree, is he referred to as "Doc Savage"? 😉
Adam, thank you for your passion.
As a child of the 60’s, I put together a Mercury simulator in my bedroom. I taped brown wrapping paper on the wall and drew controls on it. Cut a hole in a cardboard box and covered it with plastic wrap for my helmet. My father had bought me a shortwave receiver which I listened to with headphones under the helmet. The wind blowing the closed curtains created a change in the lighting.
It was a very immersive environment.
Thanks for jogging that memory.
Thar is the most boy growing up in the space age thing you could possibly have done !!
awww PLEASE build the Earth locator!! 🌍🚀 That is literally the coolest instrument I've ever seen! it encapsulates in one perfect thing that exact era of technology and space-age futurism
I second this sentiment. I would prefer something analogue, but any rendition would do.
I think what I like most about that Earth Locator is that it looks equally at home on either the control panel of a Mercury capsule OR on the dashboard of a child's rocketship pedal car. I think that's what makes me want one, i.e. that it's equally representative as part of a sci-fi toy or as state-of-the-art early space age science.
@@tree_carcass_mangler BTW, it's not just analog, it's driven entirely by clockwork - no electricity aside from the light!
100% share this enthusiasm for 60s tech!
It's the pinnacle of what can be physically built and understood using workshop level tools. I love valve/tube amps, being able to bolt bits together, PTP soldering, and getting home made electronics... I was so happy when I saw the physically hand wired Apollo computers.
We've reached the point it takes factory level machinery and a lifetime of study to build or understand any component in a machine. Which is awesome, but beyond most people to make a modern laptop's IC's, PCBs etc.
I'm new to this channel (hadn't heard of you before, oddly- came via my regular use of medieval armour and love for the technical/ergonomic side).
RIP to an old friend over the countless years with us, rest easy Grant, old friend
RIP Grant, thank you for the memories
Your passion for space history is so infectious.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. Mr. Savage, please don't ever grow up. We need you just like you are for as long as possible. What a fantastic piece! And what an amazing job they did putting it together.
My heart breaks for you, Adam. Grant Imahara was an amazing man, thinker and builder. Just like you, he was an inspiration to millions of people. He will be greatly missed. Please know that we are all with you through this very difficult time. Keep the videos coming, even if you slow down, don't stop.
I could literally spend hours just flipping the switches on this thing - amazing!
Sorry for your loss Adam. Grant I. will be miss dearly by all of his fan.
RIP Grant...an amazing engineer.
I love buttons and switches and dials like those, they're so satisfying
Very cool! Back in the 90's, I was an engineer at McDonnell Douglas, working with some of the engineers who had worked on the Mercury and Gemini capsules in the 60's. It's amazing that they did so much with such limited technology!
Agreed! The systems were complex, but they knew them to a degree hard to duplicate these days, as insanely complex as they've become.
Quote from my 8 year old "That is so cool!", inspiring a whole new generation Adam in the best way. I see me trying to build her something like this now. Having watched loads of your vids, this one really touched me and I echo her words. Keep being an awesome maker, boss and all round inspiration.
What a great tribute to one of the most historically significant accomplishments in man's history. Now, YOU HAVE TO BUILD A CAPSULE to put it in! That's what I love about Adam. There's a nerd hiding in all men. Adam is completely unabashed in letting his out!
Your pure joy makes me happy, Adam. It occasionally brings me to tears.
This man has been preparing for this Virus his entire life..... literally has enough items in his shop to make a video everyday. Damnit man
KAOS NATION could I see your sources?
KAOS NATION you’re not just wrong, you’re stupid.
@KAOS NATIONCan I do an fMRI brain scan on you? The study pays $200 per day and I can do it at any imaging center local to you
@@alakani I'm not quite sure If he even has one you could scan.
R.I.P Grant Imahara. You were a great man on mythbusters
Just getting into your latest update Adam and then heard the devastating news of Grant. A joyous brilliant man gone too soon, just cannot believe it. I know you loved him and I wish for his family a brighter day, and to know Grant was loved by so many. I know you will honour his memory, so sad for a man who brought such joy.
Just came across this video today. What a creative guy. More of a space geek than I am. Back in the sixties I used to get up early in the morning to watch the Gemini launches. Never did watch any Mercury launches, too young at the time. I still have my model of a Gemini capsule by Revell and hope to restore it later in the year. Thank you Adam for your creative energy and talent!
I'm 40 and I wanted to go play spaceman again, when I saw that thing :D I'd say mission accomplished. Amazing build!!
Reminds me of a quote from Douglas Adams, "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing noise they make as they go by." This quote is posted next to my work desk
Hey Adam, that is a nice reproduction of the instrument panel from the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. I had the honor and privilege of seeing the actual Liberty Bell 7 capsule that was flown by astronaut Gus Grissom. Now this is the one that sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. In July of 1999 it was recovered by an underwater salvage team and taken to a museum in Kansas, where it was cleaned up. I got to see it when it was on tour at the Strategic Air and Space Museum near Omaha Nebraska. Years ago, before the Apollo 1 cape fire, I met him personally. It was about 6 months before his passing in the fire. I also met Wally Schirra. Of course this was long before he made his flight to the moon. You would be surprised just how small that capsule was and how little the space to crawl into it was. I don't think either one of us would have fit through the hatch, much less than sit inside.
Sorry bud. Wally Schirra did not go to the moon.
Just saw the news about Grant, very sad news. Very sorry for your loss, he'll be missed.... :-(
Adam, I’m so sorry to hear about grant....my thoughts go out to you , his family and everyone who grew up watching him...rest in peace sir, we will miss you
I'd get so hyped on stuff like this when I worked for Global - switches, knobs, dials - its amazing, I worked on the cockpit for the movie Apollo 18, and we built a few full size LM's for shows and museum displays. Plus suits galore, mercury, apollo, shuttle... getting giddy about handling "flown" parts, blowing acrylic bubbles machining neck and wrist rings.... watching your videos takes me back to working there. it was an amazing experience.
Hey Adam, I think I owned the visors that are now on your Mercury helmet. I recognized the old tape that is on the sides! It won't come off, right? I sold them quite a few years ago, but I would love to tell you about how I got them.
Up. Hope Adam sees your comment.
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R.I.P Grant Imahara
The small child in me that dreamed of building space ships kinda woke up today by watching this. Id design hulls of space craft and then id design their cockpits and a that stuff... and im starting to see how those dreams i had as a kid are inspiring my designs and projects today which is kinda a... Almost emotional and surreal experience.
9:35 to 9:42... watching Adam Savage turn into an excited child about the possibility of making this a flight simulator... and that laugh. You can really feel it in your soul.
Hi Adam, Just wanted to offer my condolences and thank you for introducing the world to Grant. He was man after my own heart and will be missed by many but I'm glad to at least have had the opertunity to see him work and entertain. Hugs to you and all his friends.
Adam, I was so sorry to hear about Grant. My sincere condolenses to you, the MB team and all Grant's family and friends.
ADAM!!! i miss you bro. 2 things happened, i cancelled my cable, and someone told me Buster snuck up behind you with a crowbar... it was a perfect bromance, until i learned you share my passion for the Mercury project.... @1:39 right click set as wallpaper. zomg i found so many free to use models of the exterior of the mercury capsules.... this day is totally getting written down in my journal... and full disclosure, i am going off the rails, wanted to 3d print a full scale mercury capsule, and was looking for video inspiration, and bada bing, here you are. @7:10 John Glenn said, you did not climb in, you put it on like clothes....
let's light this candle.
My first exposure to Project Mercury and John Glenn's mission was a yellow .45 record that came with my G.I. Joe Space Capsule. Have been in love with this stuff ever since.
I worked at McDonnell Douglas in the late 70s - early 80s. Between testing electronics for the F-101 Voodoo and F-4 Phantom and onwards, plus seeing surplus electronics from MCAIR at a local electronic store, I recognize the style of the vintage gear and love it, too. It certainly brings a whole new meaning to the term "Retro Tech"! 😉 I've met neighbors who worked at MCAIR on both the Mercury and Gemini spacecraft, and am proud to have worked there myself.
9:40 - the excited laugh of a mad scientist. Brilliant. Also amazing replica.
I was looking for this comment 😅
Your wholesome excitement is contagious Adam! :)
When i was about 10 years old I watch the 2004 Thunderbirds movie and I remember seeing the cockpits for thunderbird 1,2,3 and 4 and wanting to be in them so badly. My parents bought the thunderbird 2 pilots costume for my birthday that year. And as soon as i put that costume one i ran to my room where on my desk i had put together out of Lego and card board a ‘replica’ (i took a lot of creative liberties as i was 10) of the thunderbird 2 cockpit, complete which matching green Lego and sharpie and pretended to be a thunderbird. Seeing Adam this excited about his cockpit had bought right back to that memory, so thank you Adam your child like joy about this sort of thing. This is exactly why i love tested and its content.
An utterly beautiful work of crafting and detailed replication.
One word, PASSION! Its oozing from my screen.
Just getting around to watching this and it is absolutely amazing!
Your giddy enthusiasm is always infectious. Thank you for that!
Lovely. You can see the evolution from "airplane" to "spacecraft" in this. Thanks for the show and tell.
Adam: I just heard about Grant. I am so sorry man.
Of all the things you have built, this is the one which excites me the most. Early spaceflight technology is so unbelievably fascinating! It belongs in a museum!
Back in the 1990"s, I was tasked to build replicas of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo main instrument panels for a museum in Japan. Since there were no 3-D printers available to us at the time, I visited electronics surplus stores for various switches, meters and hardware to use on these simulated NASA panels. They were nowhere near as exact as the Mercury panel analog Adam demonstrates, but I did the best I could with the materials and time constraints involved.
These panels were incorporated into three full sized mock ups of the aforementioned capsules. I have no idea how they were ultimately displayed other than they were suspended in the air.
*Adam
Fascinating story!
@@buddyclem7328 Thanks for catching that.
This is the most awesome thing I have ever seen. Hats off to Mel, and I am so jelly.
Adam, you forgot to talk about the smell. Standing next to the Gemini cockpit in the Chicago museum of science & industry, it smelled like the old analog amplifier you opened as a kid. It even has the same multicables... makes you dream!
This is just amazing and brings back some of the joy and wonder I had about space as a child.
Love the enthusiasm and passion. Just saw Mercury capsule flight Ops manual, claims original, available online. Thought it would add to the great cockpit your team did. Keep up the wonderful Tested content. Thanks.
It was only last night that I downloaded the operation manual for Gemini. I guess Mr. Savage will know where to get it? There is SO much info in there ... :)
That is really awesome. When you can step inside a machine or a cockpit, you get a whole new understanding and appreciation for such incredible engineering.
Adam is definetely in his element here, I hope he does get to build his analogue GPS.......
9:30 That excited giggle at the thought of a full-blown flight simulator. Priceless!
Your love of space age and retrofuturistic style is so raw and so beautiful.
Working on the Apollo Guidance Computer to later put in the planned apollo 17 cockpit, I know exactly what you mean. The feeling of the hardware in the early space age is just screaming an almost childish like adventure. Everything can be seen, and touched, and if something doesn't work, you don't have to be a high level engineer to fix it due to it's simplicity and visibility.
Your enthusiasm only motivates me more to work on my project^^
I watched all the early Mercury and Gemini missions on our B&W TV as a14 year old. It’s interesting to compare this with the SpaceX control panel used by Bob and Doug.
Real sorry about the loss Adam.
I know that on Steam there is a simulator called Reentry that is currently in early access alpha. The developers are trying to make a high fidelity simulation of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsules. It would be cool to see if they can make a version that would be compatible with home made cockpits like yours.. I can imagine that would be a cool interactive and educational experience.
Beautiful build! Your crew did an amazing job in a month. I look forward to seeing additions. Thanks for the videos Adam! Be safe.
I love the fact that you get so excited about builds. When I watch these builds and see your level of excitement it inspires me to get off my butt and build something.
Museums need stuff like this!
If this lockdown goes on for much longer, Adam is going to get the rest of that Mercury capsule built.
I'm so incredibly jealous of your Mercury stuff! Outstanding work!
Adam, you NEED to build a 1:1 scale GEMINI SPACECRAFT, with the adapter section and a WORKING cockpit. Please say YES!!! 😊
Having lived through the space race as a kid (I was 8 when the first moon landing occurred), I was thrilled to see this, Adam. Thank you. You’re spot on that so much of the early space program looked raw and somewhat improvised - watching it all was fascinating through a child’s eyes. We didn’t know what would happen next - no one did! I’m astonished that an astronaut sat at a console just like that, suited up and helmeted, with limited movement and visibility, and yet, things worked pretty much as rehearsed. Amazing!
This is a very good point. Some of those toggles in the right, in close proximity to the black switches, look like they might be tricky to manipulate while wearing space gloves.
I enjoy watching Adams pure joy at his magnificent creation. ROCK ON! Adam! Peace.
RIP GRANT IMAHARA 49
😭 Sorry Adam he was a great guy.
RIP
What a great loss. Grant was and amazing human!
RIP
RIP
I just love you Adam.. Hats off to such a passionate, fun maker who loves to share!
I also love the details on the stand. Awesome work!
That is a gorgeous bit of kit for sure. If you have any build footage, that would be delightful to watch Freddie and Mel labor over such a specific and detailed project. I love the duct tape, the weathered paper notations, and what appear to be demarcations in ballpoint pen!
I love your enthusiasm for this stuff. Very jealous of some of the things you have!!
I thank you for the HUGE smile in these damning times! When you sat at the panel, it was like you (we) were looking over Mr Glenn's shoulder... Well Done!
If only Show and Tell was like that when I was in school.
Really impressive!!! 😮
It looks fantastic!
Adam your excitement is infectious!
Stunning work, this is a massive project especially with electronics.
Hope you're holding it together Adam, just heard about Grant. Man.. was just watching him this morning on here, crawling through a drop ceiling in his boxers trying to defeat a PIR motion sensor.
Rest easy, Grant.
So cool. I just went to check out some pictures of the real panel and the replica looks amazing.
Oh man, I wish I had the beautiful(?) cardboard cockpit I made in 1961 when Alan Shephard took his first ride. I coppied the dials, switches and layout from drawings and pictures in Mechanics Illustrated etal.
I even did the walls and then wimdows so I didn't feel like "spam in a can."
I was eleven.
R.I.P Grant Imahara.
Adam. my stepdad Jack was a development mechanic for Northrop he built the series of lifting body craft for Nasa he was "The cockpit mechanic" he assembled and modified the instrument panels and ejection systems for his company and for NASA. He even had to act as the pit man during tug and tow and had to sit in the cockpit during pressure testing the cockpit,. But most of all Jack built it for the pilots semi custom by committee. There was another crew of rocket mechanics that built the fuel and oxidizer rocket systems behind the fire wall. Jack had worked on the Flying wings even the one that killed Capt. Glen Edwards that named Edwards AFB. Jack built the M2-F1, M2-F2, M2-F3, HL10, remember the M2-F1 chash was the one used in the title credits of the six million dollar man. Jack & all the builders got a piece of the vertical tail made in to a trophy for his work signed Milton Thompson. Jack also worked on the series of guppy aircraft for Nasa to transport spacecraft by air.
Love all these show and tells!
Keep it up dude. Just put together my first workshop thanks to you Adam Savage and your passion! Thank you sir you have changed a life lol!
Thank you Adam! You produce amazing content! My 12 year old son and I love everything you do!
Keep it up Adam you’re doing amazing!!
Just watching this you realize how much more basic the controls were at that time. Than say a 747 or any large commercial or military control panel system is now. Interesting!! Thanks for sharing!!
I just LOVE! the geekgasm @9:40
Love all things NASA. My Dad worked on all the early space capsules. Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. He was responsible for sealing the capsules. He worked with Hi Temp Silicone. We watched all the launches together in the early mornings, he said this is Historical. Thanks Dad.