What does it take to land on a comet?

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  • Опубліковано 27 гру 2024

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  • @CuriousDroid
    @CuriousDroid  5 років тому +300

    This was the first video that I worked officially with the European Space Agency (ESA). Normally I just do my own thing without any help from third parties but a couple of months I was approached by ESA to see I needed any help with resources for the videos. I had the idea to do a video about the cometary missions so that evolved into this one. I've mentioned them in the description but I would like to thank Matt Taylor, Monica Pascanu, Maria Bennet and Emily Baldwin at ESA for their help in making this and checking its accuracy. Hopefully, there will be more along the way :-)

    • @AinsleyHarriott1
      @AinsleyHarriott1 5 років тому +16

      I think when they see the effort and passion you've put into these, they'll definitely want more! I almost teared up looking at some of the comet footage.

    • @PhobosCVIII
      @PhobosCVIII 5 років тому +6

      This video was amazing, I'd love to see more videos about ESA, they're usually less talked about on other channels!

    • @iainbradford4254
      @iainbradford4254 5 років тому +5

      That is awesome and full credit to you. You must have been little more than excited to be recognized in this way :-)

    • @MythicalMD
      @MythicalMD 5 років тому +2

      Curious Droid i was happy to see Matt Taylor credited. I often wondered about his career after the ridiculous shirt controversy. What that man went through was absurd. If you see him again please pass on well wishes from this science/space aficionado. Greetings from Texas.

    • @kola198585
      @kola198585 5 років тому +2

      Your vedios are so helpful and mine of knowledge. Thank you for sharing such knowledge with us and educate us

  • @Wiizl
    @Wiizl 5 років тому +46

    The precision and calculations are unbelievable!! Multiple orbits, 4 gravity assists, 10 years in space and after all that it still manages to land on a flying rock...
    Great video as always!

  • @AinsleyHarriott1
    @AinsleyHarriott1 5 років тому +10

    When I wanted to show my dad that UA-cam was better than anything on the telly, I came straight to this channel. Paul presents with such an authentic passion for the subject matter that it instantly draws everyone in. The footage, the narration, and what is clearly hours of research for every video makes every single one of Pauls videos an absolute love letter to history, science and space. I've learned so much and had so many awe-inspired emotions through your videos. Thank you Paul Shillito for making these

  • @TheZindarod
    @TheZindarod 5 років тому +729

    Thank you for being a safe haven for those of us who are escaping the over-dramatized, sensationalist garbage filling our TVs and UA-cam feeds.

    • @ChadDidNothingWrong
      @ChadDidNothingWrong 5 років тому +26

      Like the doctored-up trending tab??
      The one that trends cable news and Jimmy Kimmel for every 10k views, but everyone else only every 10 million views? That one?

    • @avinfor
      @avinfor 5 років тому +6

      Well said.

    • @eerievibes6854
      @eerievibes6854 5 років тому +4

      Yeah kind of like the the young turks?

    • @jiveturkey9993
      @jiveturkey9993 5 років тому +3

      @@eerievibes6854 turds

    • @workingguy-OU812
      @workingguy-OU812 5 років тому +3

      This is exactly why I don't have a working television - nor a cable/video subscription - in my house. I've gone without it for ~ 18 years, and am better off for it.

  • @musicbruv
    @musicbruv 5 років тому +398

    I am always amazed by the navigation skills needed to carry out these mission.

    • @stevenp3176
      @stevenp3176 5 років тому +19

      SW6 Agreed especially considering nothing is done in real time.

    • @Darkstar_8473
      @Darkstar_8473 5 років тому +8

      Computer does everything. It's not really that hard nowadays.

    • @tomb504dog
      @tomb504dog 5 років тому +14

      Credit to Sir Issac Newton.

    • @superdupergrover9857
      @superdupergrover9857 5 років тому +10

      The technology needed to miniaturize such a high precision robotic astrolabe is truly astounding. :)

    • @GetUpTheMountains
      @GetUpTheMountains 5 років тому +8

      @CockOfJustice Whats ironic is you being about the only one remembering them and being so fired up about it.

  • @octap79
    @octap79 5 років тому +263

    Curious Droid uploads a new video = amazing day

    • @pseudonayme7717
      @pseudonayme7717 5 років тому +1

      Woohoo! Wide-eyed amazement time 😃 o.O

  • @gregbrockway4452
    @gregbrockway4452 5 років тому +64

    Exquisite content and groovy shirts. Thank you Paul for one of the best UA-cam channels around.

  • @ivanfreely6366
    @ivanfreely6366 5 років тому +111

    Nicely done. The skills needed for this mission will never cease to amaze me.

    • @joyoptimal6286
      @joyoptimal6286 5 років тому

      Yet multiple things went wrong with Philae. Philae was dropped a bit too fast, should've been 1m/sec instead of 38cm/sec. Grappling hook failed, screws on legs failed, compressed air thruster failed due to software error, reaction wheels failed, etc. Overall a mission success, but its not without its failures.

    • @5Andysalive
      @5Andysalive 5 років тому

      @@joyoptimal6286 It was a long shot by any definition. Hayabusa 2 is doing hopefully better.
      But Esa seems to have a tendency to shut down things too early in landers. Usually rather critical things.

    • @bennylofgren3208
      @bennylofgren3208 5 років тому +1

      joy optimal 1 m/s is more than 38 cm/s (0.38 m/s) though...

    • @jarediannudalo6074
      @jarediannudalo6074 5 років тому

      CockOfJustice the T shirt incident had me face palm so hard I almost broke my nose 😂

  • @hussainali9999
    @hussainali9999 5 років тому +147

    Thank, its really the most informative video about the mission

    • @5Andysalive
      @5Andysalive 5 років тому

      Astrum had a good one. More about the results than the journey.

  • @deoeers
    @deoeers 5 років тому +88

    That was really interesting. I didn’t realise how long that mission was.

  • @toasty4000000
    @toasty4000000 5 років тому +42

    woah, 2 uploads in a weeks span? Amazing, this is my favorite content on youtube!

    • @PenisMcWhirtar
      @PenisMcWhirtar 5 років тому

      Too right Kaunapod - we waited long time for this one. I was worried that Paul had died!

  • @bassemb
    @bassemb 3 роки тому +3

    What an awesome mission! I did not know about Philae and only heard about Rosetta's final impact. I also had no idea how long-lived this mission was. Amazing stuff.

  • @devin.n
    @devin.n 5 років тому +4

    This is quite possibly Curious Droids best video yet! The research and quality of each video is outstanding! Cannot wait for the next

  • @SweGunner71
    @SweGunner71 5 років тому +38

    Excellent as always! Thank you, Curious Droid!

  • @cuthbertmilligen
    @cuthbertmilligen 5 років тому +1

    So so glad, that you are using SI units exclusively now. It makes the dialog much more fluid, less 'stumbling' & away from the narrative flow. Well done!

  • @h.i.sjoevall4213
    @h.i.sjoevall4213 5 років тому +4

    Extremely well produced as usual. Really appreciate it. Thank you mr Shillito!

  • @spawnage170
    @spawnage170 5 років тому +13

    This was super interesting, I had never heard of this mission before. Thanks for all your hard work in making these incredible videos!

    • @foersterjunior
      @foersterjunior 5 років тому +3

      I followed it live. It esentially was on the way when I first got intersted about space in elementary school got to the asteroid when I first stated understanding things and ended in my first year of uni. What a journey.

  • @RedLP5000S
    @RedLP5000S 5 років тому +21

    I was devastated when Philae landed wrong. I hope the ESA will do another attempt again.

    • @emoishguy08
      @emoishguy08 5 років тому +2

      RedLP5000S it’s sad too because this mission was over two decades in the making

  • @derPatte26
    @derPatte26 5 років тому +11

    I'm always so fascinated by your topics and in detailed explanations. Thank you very much for your work.

  • @hussainali9999
    @hussainali9999 5 років тому +46

    BBC & NOVA must come here to see the quality of decimated video are.

    • @xXxserenityxXx
      @xXxserenityxXx 5 років тому +2

      When translation goes bad. Lmao

    • @nickinportland
      @nickinportland 5 років тому +1

      Haha nova maybe. But BBC is the gold standard.

  • @jeffewell1809
    @jeffewell1809 5 років тому

    I've always been a student of history!! always been interested in history right up my alley!! I love this channel!!! Thank you Paul!! Hopefully UA-cam will promote this great channel you have created!!

  • @f_plc
    @f_plc 5 років тому +5

    So proud to see the esa logo as a European being. I can’t wait to hear such amazing achievements from ESA, NASA or JAXA and even more together 🛰

  • @chrisnelson5590
    @chrisnelson5590 5 років тому +1

    One of the top 5 channels on UA-cam. Well done.

  • @everittgill4782
    @everittgill4782 5 років тому +1

    This is the best channel on UA-cam.

  • @dinoschachten
    @dinoschachten 5 років тому +1

    Wow, thanks a lot for this one! Poor Philae really had a hard time out there. It would be awesome if someone someday would retrieve it, even if only for the rediscovery of a lost spacecraft, at that point possibly out there for decades.

  • @dominik5865
    @dominik5865 5 років тому +7

    A marvellous video, well informed and quite interesting to watch. I enjoyed every minute. Keep up the good work!

  • @stramster1
    @stramster1 5 років тому +5

    I really enjoy your videos.
    Thanks for all the hard work you and your team put into them.

  • @anarchyantz1564
    @anarchyantz1564 5 років тому +1

    Despite all the problems it had, the fact they managed to even pull off half of this is absolutely fantastic.

    • @nesa1126
      @nesa1126 5 років тому

      Yea, super complex missions. Japan did something similar. Very complex, I bet that there will be even more of that in future.

  • @seesiedler1
    @seesiedler1 5 років тому +1

    This was a very in depth approach on the topic. Interesting, super easy to understand. I really really like it.

  • @andersrese
    @andersrese 5 років тому +16

    Thanks for yet again a great video! Best channel on youtube right now :)

  • @II-yd6gx
    @II-yd6gx 5 років тому

    I’ve never subscribed to a channel before now, but the level of detail and depth of knowledge presented has left me in awe! I am now a dedicated follower!

  • @onebadlt123
    @onebadlt123 5 років тому

    Its missions like these that give me hope for humanity. When minds come together its amazing what we as a species can accomplish. I just wish more can come together and help find the meaning and creation of our existence instead of coming together to destroy it. I only wish I could see where we would be space wise 100 years from now.
    Another fantasic video you guys have created. Truly a gem of a channel on UA-cam.

  • @InspiredAlex
    @InspiredAlex 5 років тому +9

    Another great video, keep up the good work

  • @thomasdykstra100
    @thomasdykstra100 4 роки тому

    I stand amazed at the practical physics achieved for a mission such as this; no amount of impotent theory accounts for its successes, and I'm grateful you spared us of as much "cosmology" as possible. Heroes are as heroes do, and our brightest scientific 'lights' have made their reputations with Labors greater than any Hercules is imagined to have pulled off! Thanks one and all for your service!

  • @hayleyxyz
    @hayleyxyz 4 роки тому

    This is my favourite of your videos. I felt so tense the whole time; I wanted the mission to succeed.

  • @feelx92ger
    @feelx92ger 5 років тому

    The original footage and your great edititing complementing the script is just magnificent.

  • @stein1385
    @stein1385 5 років тому

    I ❤ this guy! Its not just his format or knowledge but rather his ability to capture my heart and the pain i struggle with everyday. I suffer from depression and he relieves me from my conflicts i battle within. Ty curious droid youre awesome!

  • @shaboopie12
    @shaboopie12 5 років тому +1

    Man, you're spoiling us this month. Two videos!

  • @martinda7446
    @martinda7446 5 років тому

    It's becoming a real treat to watch a Curious Droid production. We wait with that same anticipation of a ...(the bad side of me wanted to say 'good shag'...) Christmas morning. How we get information has changed so dramatically over the last decade. I'm glad you got in there early.

  • @Skukkix23
    @Skukkix23 5 років тому

    Paul, you are the only person I know, who has the ability to concentrate interesting information in a short video. Best channel on youtube

  • @colinp2238
    @colinp2238 5 років тому

    It's amazing that a mission that appears to be a failure in some respects turns out to produce so much data. Paul your presentations are always so interesting, and so well researched but the jewel on the crown is your delivery.

  • @GIGABACHI
    @GIGABACHI 5 років тому +32

    Shirt ALWAYS on point. Well done, Sr., well done. 👍😎

    • @puremaledark8305
      @puremaledark8305 5 років тому +4

      JIGA BACHI no one on earth has his shirt game

    • @pseudonayme7717
      @pseudonayme7717 5 років тому +1

      Except maybe Sheldon Cooper from TBBT 😄

  • @swollendoggo2529
    @swollendoggo2529 4 роки тому

    Curious Droid's videos are so informative, more informative than any of the TV channels here...
    I love watching these videos while eating, makes the food a lot more enjoyable...

  • @gunswinger3110
    @gunswinger3110 5 років тому

    Wow I didn't even know there was such a mission. It must've taken an extraordinary amount of work to get even that close to a comet, let alone land something on it. Cheers for making this video about them, these probes are basically humanity's arms and legs out there.

  • @MikeSwensson
    @MikeSwensson 5 років тому +1

    Thank you Paul, a fascinating and amazing fact filled video from you once again.

  • @iTeerRex
    @iTeerRex 5 років тому +1

    What an ambitious mission and what an awesome detailed documentary.. Thanks Curious Droid!

  • @envitech02
    @envitech02 3 роки тому

    Awesome video Mr Shilito!! As excellent as ever! Love your voice. Sharp and clear. And the shirt is out of this world!! Literally!!!

  • @JonnyWideFoot
    @JonnyWideFoot 5 років тому +1

    You guys are awesome. Please keep making films! I love the pace and detail. Very very good.

  • @alimmi9
    @alimmi9 5 років тому

    I've been watching your channel quite a while now but this was another outstanding video! Compelling until the last second...

  • @bogadu
    @bogadu 5 років тому

    What a fantastic channel! I'm glad I discovered this.

  • @johnlandrum4649
    @johnlandrum4649 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing video with incredible information! Thank you!

  • @jonathanhankins8356
    @jonathanhankins8356 5 років тому

    Some of the best videos (and shirts) on UA-cam.

  • @SyntaxScout
    @SyntaxScout 5 років тому +1

    Great channel,thanks once again for giving us this great video and sharing your time with us.

  • @davidcarbonnel6396
    @davidcarbonnel6396 5 років тому +1

    Well done for your efforts and patience on this one. I have shared it on FB, it's a great video! Thank you!

  • @ericsbuds
    @ericsbuds 5 років тому

    remarkable. its so weird looking at the surface of a comet in detail. I really enjoyed this!

  • @QueenetBowie
    @QueenetBowie 5 років тому

    Always worth the wait for one of your videos to come out.

  • @madnessbydesignVria
    @madnessbydesignVria 5 років тому +3

    Always happy when I get a notification about a new Curious Droid video. Sit down, strap in, and learn something... :)

    • @DaveByrdUK
      @DaveByrdUK 5 років тому

      very true. 2 new vids over the last few days

  • @steve94044
    @steve94044 5 років тому

    Your video’s are excellent! One of my favorite UA-cam channels. Thanks!

  • @eeka_droid
    @eeka_droid 4 роки тому

    holy crap that was quite a journey. Thanks for producing this content Mr. Droid!

  • @TioDeive
    @TioDeive 5 років тому

    Wonderful, wonderful video again. The best narrator ever with the best content ever. Thank you so much.

  • @EleanorPeterson
    @EleanorPeterson 5 років тому

    Brilliant video, Paul. Many thanks.

  • @Noukz37
    @Noukz37 5 років тому +5

    Absolutely stunning video! This is why I love this channel! (I'm also here for the shirts as well)

    • @outdatedTV
      @outdatedTV 5 років тому +1

      Same here. Amazing commentary, footage, research. Science served like a pro. Plus shirts ofc. Also check PBS Space Time channel, tho the oldest videos were totally different style. I mean especially the newer PBS Space Time.

  • @TheFilmDesigner
    @TheFilmDesigner 5 років тому

    Your presentation technique is a symbol to intelligent people. Thanks! Oh, love the opening sting...

  • @maksphoto78
    @maksphoto78 5 років тому +3

    Thank you for the great video, Lord Varys.

  • @jonathanmegevand3266
    @jonathanmegevand3266 5 років тому

    You have made a super channel High quality video and cool topics. This is accurate and well documented for our pleasure ( the viewers). Thanks again for your work and dedication !

  • @jessemesa
    @jessemesa 5 років тому +1

    Excellent episode and fantastic quality as always!

  • @shadowraith1
    @shadowraith1 5 років тому

    Thank you for an in depth look at the comet missions that have been attempted. Philae would have been the ace of aces. If it had stuck on the first attempt. Was unaware that Philae had a cold gas thruster that failed. Hopefully humanity will try again. Thanks again.

  • @TheBanana93
    @TheBanana93 4 роки тому +1

    I had no idea we ever did this its fricking awesome!

  • @stellarpod
    @stellarpod 5 років тому

    Excellent segment, sir! As always, thanks so much for sharing.
    Steve

  • @IanKath
    @IanKath 5 років тому

    What a tremendous summary of a spectacular mission.

  • @tejasgunjkar5457
    @tejasgunjkar5457 5 років тому

    The information and the quality of knowledge i get from your channel is unparallel. You provide us the insight about many space missions thanks for that 🇮🇳

  • @ThinkHuman
    @ThinkHuman 5 років тому

    It is just fascinating how far we have come as a species and what we are capable of in the name of just finding out more about our world, where we are and where we came from. The work and effort that goes into this, the decades of planning, calculating all of the paths and variables and finally launching it and we only hear about it now as it came out to be a success. Humans can be pretty awesome!

  • @armandodibattista971
    @armandodibattista971 5 років тому

    Thank you Paul Shillito, awesome content!

  • @boredgrass
    @boredgrass Рік тому

    Watched again, I don't know how many already. It is amazing!

  • @TheLolbster
    @TheLolbster 5 років тому

    Excellent video as always! Love the detail this went into about Rosetta/Philae.

  • @jasona8396
    @jasona8396 5 років тому

    Feeling a child's wonder at 40 years of age is a wonderful feeling. Thank you.

  • @brahmburgers
    @brahmburgers 4 роки тому

    Very good presentation, thanks. I'm enthralled by the photos. I didn't know such existed. wow!

  • @roderickwhitehead
    @roderickwhitehead 5 років тому

    Excellent overview. Thank you, Paul.

  • @qibble455
    @qibble455 5 років тому +2

    This is my favorite channel:) I only mention it because I'm drunk on red wine and im feeling fine:P
    I do love all the interesting space stories

  • @puremaledark8305
    @puremaledark8305 5 років тому

    Phenomenal channel. I cant get enough

  • @ErikGsson
    @ErikGsson 5 років тому

    Thanks Curious Droid for the free knowledge and thanks for your hard work of all your videos!

  • @richardhedd3080
    @richardhedd3080 5 років тому

    Thank you for the post. I going to watch more of your videos!

  •  5 років тому +10

    It blows my mind what insane things people do like landing crafts on comets, and all the tech and research that is needed, and I’m here having a quarrel with my girlfriend on what to have for dinner...

    • @pseudonayme7717
      @pseudonayme7717 5 років тому +1

      Always steak after a fight mate 😄

    • @michaelsteffensen6844
      @michaelsteffensen6844 5 років тому +1

      Yeah it's pretty amazing. I'm not even envious that there are people so much smarter than me, I'm just happy there are people capable of doing this and sharing their findings with us.

    • @BaguetteHD
      @BaguetteHD 5 років тому

      @@michaelsteffensen6844 Hey, it wasn't done by just 1 person! Everyone has their own part 😁

    • @powertothebauer296
      @powertothebauer296 4 роки тому

      @@pseudonayme7717 no a big Wiener sausage

  • @wolfmancole1908
    @wolfmancole1908 5 років тому

    I was just was reminiscing about this today and then you upload a video about it! SWEET

  • @roryfarrell3587
    @roryfarrell3587 5 років тому

    I remember the story being big news but never really appreciated how mad the whole process involved was

  • @nealsterling8151
    @nealsterling8151 5 років тому

    Excellent Video, as always!

  • @stephenfennell
    @stephenfennell 4 роки тому

    This is a really interesting video. Thank you for putting all this info together.

  • @JavierBonilla78
    @JavierBonilla78 5 років тому

    Welcome back my friend, we miss you. Now let's us enjoy your videos.

  • @UpcycleElectronics
    @UpcycleElectronics 5 років тому

    3:03
    What's the story on this style of artwork? I vaguely recall seeing Wernher von Braun's proposed orbital station video awhile back on YT. IIRC that was a similar style. Agaim IIRC, that was done in collaboration with Disney. Was this artwork style a Disney story or is there some other underlying tale?

  • @fed9931
    @fed9931 5 років тому

    Great vid! Love the depth you go into in your videos

  • @jakethesnake630
    @jakethesnake630 5 років тому

    Fantastic video as always. Such a shame the mission ended that way, imagine the science we could have received. Still an incredible job but I can't help feel sad.

  • @tazelator1
    @tazelator1 5 років тому

    Great video. The only thing I'm missing is what a huge success that mission was, despite the numerous failures along the way.

  • @Starkada
    @Starkada 4 роки тому +1

    It seems so unbelievable that they are able to do this. I mean for the people that don't think the moon landing was possible, I can only imagine what they think about landing on a comet!

  • @petertimowreef9085
    @petertimowreef9085 5 років тому +1

    "Catching a falling star" Excellent title sir, well thought of.

  • @Rafaga777
    @Rafaga777 5 років тому

    Another great video. What a treat. Thanks for the upload.

  • @simonl7784
    @simonl7784 5 років тому

    Thank you, Awesome as always!

  • @simul808
    @simul808 5 років тому +1

    Love your videos man, best science channel on youtube by far

  • @karnish4956
    @karnish4956 5 років тому

    Thank you very much for such a quality video Sir!

  • @rynz_2893
    @rynz_2893 5 років тому

    cool story! I followed this for a while. It's interesting hearing about everything else that happened in detail. Awesome vid man

  • @gabrielreyes3726
    @gabrielreyes3726 5 років тому

    Curious Droid... Fantastic video! Well narrated and researched. Love this channel👍