The Jet Propulsion Laboratory W/ Doug Ellison - Part 1

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  • Опубліковано 22 жов 2017
  • I had a weekend trip to LA for TwitchCon and I took the opportunity to visit Opportunity.... or at least a model of this robot and its extended family. Doug Ellison heard I was coming and helped me get access to the usual public tour and some extra bits behind the scenes.
    I grabbed a ton of footage and this is going to be a 3 part series, but Doug did an amazing job of narrating a lot of the details we don't normally get to hear about.
    www.jpl.nasa.gov/
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  • @JettQuasar
    @JettQuasar 6 років тому +198

    "I'm a photographer on Mars" is literally one of the coolest job descriptions I've ever heard.

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +49

      It truly is a privilege to do it. Every single shift I make sure to remind myself just how lucky I am.

    • @caloss2
      @caloss2 6 років тому +3

      Do people ask you photography questions at parties ? hehe very good presentation there too.

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +5

      I try to keep my photography planet ambivalent : dougellison.smugmug.com/Landscapes

    • @JettQuasar
      @JettQuasar 6 років тому +2

      That's awesome!

    • @oreolamp5676
      @oreolamp5676 6 років тому +1

      Cory Booth LMAO

  • @JaccovanSchaik
    @JaccovanSchaik 6 років тому +173

    I nominate Scott to visit every space museum in the world with a knowledgeable local in tow. Because this was amazing!

    • @somsoc_
      @somsoc_ 6 років тому +3

      This sounds like a Kickstarter project just waiting to happen :) Would be great.

    • @geraldzettel2011
      @geraldzettel2011 3 роки тому

      I agree

  • @TripedalTroductions
    @TripedalTroductions 6 років тому +213

    It's crazy how much you can learn just by listening to two intelligent and well-informed people simply talk about something. Seriously Scott, this is one of your best videos yet.

    • @davidbrener2538
      @davidbrener2538 6 років тому +1

      TripedalTroductions scott manley videos are more educational than school.

    • @nagualdesign
      @nagualdesign 6 років тому +1

      I concur. This has been my favourite video of Scott's. Can't wait for part 2.

  • @ResandOuies
    @ResandOuies 6 років тому +41

    My god, Doug was a fantastic to listen to. Most interesting video about NASA I can remember watching.

  • @44kainne
    @44kainne 6 років тому +6

    I've been watching your videos since starting my AE degree (and got an A in astronautics because of it) and had the pleasure of working at JPL this past summer as an engineering intern. If it weren't for your awesome videos about spaceflight and KSP I don't know if I would have the same fervor for rocketry or spaceflight as I do now. Working with UCI's rocket team, I can't help but think about the valuable lessons gained as a result of your channel! Thanks Scott!

  • @cooleosis1
    @cooleosis1 6 років тому +12

    'martians will have 100 words for beige when we finally have some'
    RIP sides

  • @rescyn1190
    @rescyn1190 6 років тому

    Absolutely loved this series. Thanks to Doug for being such a gracious, informative and engaging host as well. Cheers lads.

  • @BudalaNaKonju
    @BudalaNaKonju 6 років тому

    Thank you Scott and Doug for making this video. I'm a huge fan of space exploration and this made me smile like a small child. Huge thumbs up to NASA and space community.

  • @NunoNogueiran1sK
    @NunoNogueiran1sK 6 років тому +106

    Anyone who has seen Scott play KSP knows he should not be allowed within 1000ft of any rocket science stuff for risk of explosion... but hey...

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +37

      I can confirm that we managed to get Scott in and out of JPL with comparatively few explosions.

    • @Phroggster
      @Phroggster 6 років тому +6

      Doug Ellison Y'all must have had cheats activated.

    • @andreapiuma5920
      @andreapiuma5920 6 років тому +12

      "sees scott incoming"
      *no crash damage : on*

    • @SupremeRuleroftheWorld
      @SupremeRuleroftheWorld 6 років тому +4

      hey, if he checks his staging it might be alright.

    • @rhamph
      @rhamph 6 років тому +3

      They just hid the fuel. It's much harder for Scott to blow things up without fuel.
      Not saying it's impossible..

  • @von_nobody
    @von_nobody 6 років тому +39

    2:15 now we know why aliens destroy everything with lasers! they simply analyze molecular composition of living objects on earth :)

    • @MrNight-dg1ug
      @MrNight-dg1ug 6 років тому +1

      von nobody good one.

    • @NoNameAtAll2
      @NoNameAtAll2 6 років тому +5

      von nobody
      Don't forget the "automatically"!
      They simply don't control them!

  • @kevingrozni
    @kevingrozni 6 років тому

    Great job Doug Ellison for one of the most concise explanations of the two rovers (Curiosity and Opportunity) I have ever heard.

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +1

      Thanks! I'm so lucky to work on them both, it's a privilege and a joy to share the excitement of what they do with the world.

  • @cris-py
    @cris-py 6 років тому +12

    Fun facts:
    The old NASA logo is called the "worm." The new one is called the "meatball." For external documents and presentations (those that will be seen outside of JPL), JPLers will say "stick a meatball on it."

    • @Reactordrone
      @Reactordrone 6 років тому +2

      The "new" logo is also the old logo, used from 59-75. Then came the worm(which I quite like) and then back to the meatball. Meatball was also the name given to the red circle (hinomaru) marking of Japanese aircraft .

    • @cris-py
      @cris-py 6 років тому +1

      I worked at JPL last summer as an intern. I remember the first time I heard it called the meatball, I was just confused.

    • @BlackEpyon
      @BlackEpyon 6 років тому

      Isn't the "meatball" just a redesign of the old logo from the 60's?

  • @joost199207
    @joost199207 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for sharing Scott, very interesting.

  • @GeneralJackRipper
    @GeneralJackRipper 6 років тому +1

    Totally nerding out right now! Thanks Scott!

  • @jtoscat
    @jtoscat 6 років тому +3

    I miss it out there so much! I was an intern over the summer working on one of the secondary payloads of EM-1. I get to go back in just a couple of weeks for more training!! Glad more people get to see some of the stuff I saw.

  • @colsaber
    @colsaber 6 років тому +1

    I am loving this. Cant wait for part 2 - 1000

  • @Viniter
    @Viniter 6 років тому

    This is hands down the best overview of Curiosity I've seen. As well as the other spacecraft. Loving it!

  • @crcpeart
    @crcpeart 6 років тому

    So much appreciation for this, Scott and Doug. Legends! 🙌
    Scott, I am always excited to watch new science videos from you. SUCH great content. Thank you so much.

  • @AlexT3HGR8
    @AlexT3HGR8 6 років тому +2

    I love it when Scott does these, I cant afford to go to the us, and look at all these amazing things. He's the perfect tour guide too!

  • @AdrianFreakout
    @AdrianFreakout 6 років тому

    At first I thought “Huh, a tour through JPL, probably not gonna be interesting” but it turned out to be really entertaining and informative! Great work, looking forward for part 2.

  • @Drone1Media
    @Drone1Media 6 років тому +1

    so cool I have been going hiking behind JPL for years always wondered what it looked like inside

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan 6 років тому +1

    Awesome tour!

  • @samphire
    @samphire 6 років тому

    Love the video Scott and Doug, its just like a personal tour with two super knowledgeable guides, cant wait for part 2 :)

  • @AGZCaveman420
    @AGZCaveman420 6 років тому

    This is a great tour and video, thanks Scott!

  • @nathanglevy
    @nathanglevy 6 років тому +2

    Thanks for this video, it was very interesting and informative. Doug was great, very fun to listen to. Please pass Doug Ellison thanks from all of us for a fantastic video. And thank you Scott for sharing!

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +3

      naphtali levy Thanks! As you can probably tell, I had a blast showing Scott around. I’m very lucky to do what I do, so I take every opportunity (pun not intended) to share it with people when I can.

  • @trygveplaustrum4634
    @trygveplaustrum4634 6 років тому +14

    2:15 We've already made the Terminator. We've just shot it to Mars...

    • @annacatton5929
      @annacatton5929 6 років тому +3

      It's already kinda creepy how well Opportunity has done, given its original mission timeline.
      To quote xkcd;
      "We all remember those famous first words spoken by an astronaut on the surface of Mars: "That's one small step fo- HOLY SHIT LOOK OUT IT'S GOT SOME KIND OF DRILL! Get back to the ... [unintelligible] ... [signal lost]""

  • @goover78
    @goover78 6 років тому

    I can watch this all day! Thanks you!

  • @impy1980
    @impy1980 6 років тому

    I loved this, one of the most enjoyable videos in my UA-cam feed that I've seen in ages, can't wait for the next part :D

  • @emgee44
    @emgee44 6 років тому

    Fascinating thanks for posting, watched part 2 also.

  • @Giffriend
    @Giffriend 6 років тому +1

    I find it amusing that we've technically already made our first off-world tank armed with a laser :P
    Awesome video by the way

  • @dumbguy2y463
    @dumbguy2y463 8 місяців тому

    I loved going here! The tour guides were very good and we got to see the Europa clipper being built

  • @IbakonFerba
    @IbakonFerba 6 років тому

    I think this is one of your best videos to date, Scott! I really enjoyed it!

  • @Rossingiol
    @Rossingiol 6 років тому +4

    this is awesome content! I really appreciate the trivia. :D thank you, Scott!

  • @CristianCiotti
    @CristianCiotti 6 років тому

    I remember Scott explaining the Curiosity rover a while ago in a VR simulator. Actually, his info were really close to the ones that Doug gives. Congratulations Scott!

  • @andybridge8676
    @andybridge8676 6 років тому

    that was so cool to watch waiting for part 2 now

  • @Anvilar1313
    @Anvilar1313 6 років тому +1

    I spent sooo many hours in that museum, during my thesis... Thanks Scott, that made me feel a bit nostalgic :'D

  • @fotografoulisses
    @fotografoulisses 6 років тому

    DAMN SCOT, that was awesome! Really, thanks for bringing that kind of content for us

  • @tomstech4390
    @tomstech4390 6 років тому +3

    Doug (and Scott), Thank you this was amazing.
    Jeremy clarkson has said many times that a machine can have a soul, when they're almost human because they're not perfect, Posssibly it's also true for ones that go above and beyond thier duty (like some people do) and not calling quits after some difficulties.
    So the mars rovers and even the some satelites such as galileo have that effect, (im not sure the ISS or hubble are there maybe perhaps because they just orbit).

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +1

      Indeed - I've read JC's book "I know you got soul" and I absolutely would put the Spirit rover in that category near the top of the list - I'm sad I never got to work on her. Opportunity and Curiosity are up there as well.

  • @MarcWeertsMusic
    @MarcWeertsMusic 6 років тому

    Wow! Great video! What a magical place...

  • @Noodlestein
    @Noodlestein 6 років тому

    That opening banter was fantastic. got a good laugh.

  • @daedalusspacegames
    @daedalusspacegames 6 років тому

    Awesome job that the exhibit you're looking at is finished. When I was there it was still under construction.

  • @whitesatin868
    @whitesatin868 6 років тому

    Scott.. Thanks for the video and keep up the good work. I look up to you.

  • @TheWoolleyMammoth
    @TheWoolleyMammoth 6 років тому

    Scott this video changed my perspective on so much!! Thank you!

  • @Nightlurk
    @Nightlurk 6 років тому +3

    Argh, darn it, I was looking forward to see the sky crane...

  • @christiankoller6061
    @christiankoller6061 6 років тому

    Oh wow, I was there in february this year, even though my tour wasn't nearly as detailed, it still was one of the most interesting places I ever had the opportunity of visiting.

  • @milkdrinker7
    @milkdrinker7 6 років тому +10

    So do you just wander around the JPL parking lot until someone who plays KSP recognizes you and offers to give you a tour?

    • @scottmanley
      @scottmanley  6 років тому +6

      +TheBlapman not quite.... although someone did recognize me

  • @BlackEpyon
    @BlackEpyon 6 років тому

    I love that the Galileo tape drive model has this nice blue laid out PCB, and a crap load of bodge wires overlaid on top of it. Clearly, multi-layer PCBs weren't yet in vogue.

  • @lazerusmfh
    @lazerusmfh 6 років тому

    I Really enjoyed this

  • @MrHack4never
    @MrHack4never 6 років тому +7

    3:40 could the selfies also be used as a way of inspecting the rover for damages?

    • @pluto8404
      @pluto8404 6 років тому +12

      Id assume that was the primary purpose of it.

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +8

      Absolutely - they're used to check the status of the wheels

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +2

      THey're the same diameter, but a little narrower, tougher, without the angled grousers - photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA21635.jpg

    • @NoNameAtAll2
      @NoNameAtAll2 6 років тому +1

      Drunken Hobo what design flow?

  • @plumdrix
    @plumdrix 6 років тому

    Man, am I jealous :-) That visit must have been awsome.

  • @HH-xf9il
    @HH-xf9il 6 років тому

    Really like this video, very interesting !

  • @horacefairview5349
    @horacefairview5349 6 років тому

    Amazing!

  • @vimalgopal5873
    @vimalgopal5873 6 років тому

    I used to work there many moons ago. Worked on a lot of awesome stuff.

  • @alexlandherr
    @alexlandherr 6 років тому

    Nice getting a model of the Explorer 1 in the beginning!

  • @paulverweij6348
    @paulverweij6348 6 років тому +4

    thx Scott realy an intreasting vid :) keep it up

  • @SmilerAndSadEyes
    @SmilerAndSadEyes 6 років тому +4

    huh, the rover is much bigger than i sort of just assumed based off the self portraits it has sent back.

  • @Stankiem83
    @Stankiem83 6 років тому

    Awesome thank you!!!

  • @ShivSilverhawk
    @ShivSilverhawk 6 років тому +4

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @nagualdesign
    @nagualdesign 6 років тому

    The 'cyclops camera' is an extremely impressive bit of engineering.

  • @ZombieBoyBlu
    @ZombieBoyBlu 6 років тому

    Brilliant!

  • @DrummondsPoint
    @DrummondsPoint 6 років тому

    Thankyouthankyouthankyou - this is awesome!

  • @horacefairview5349
    @horacefairview5349 6 років тому +1

    Nerd knowledge battle - love the information overload.

  • @Legowanwan
    @Legowanwan 6 років тому +7

    Ah you gotta love that text auto fit in iMovie.

    • @phraggers
      @phraggers 6 років тому

      Haha! I was just about to comment this

  • @forteanape2252
    @forteanape2252 6 років тому

    Awesome vid Scott! If i could like it twice, I would ;)

  • @weyaye6328
    @weyaye6328 6 років тому

    Truly excellent and fascinating. Makes me feel a bit inadequate trying to set up a home CCTV system.

  • @LoriH2O
    @LoriH2O 6 років тому

    So friggin cool!

  • @andreipendle1778
    @andreipendle1778 6 років тому

    A veritable temple of nerddom - great vid Mr. Manley!
    PS. Found out I use the same rover-as-guidance-computer idea in KSP (based on a SM design)! Parallel evolution FTW!

  • @matheus7903
    @matheus7903 6 років тому +1

    Damn, Curiosity is huge. I always forget this.

  • @you_just
    @you_just 6 років тому

    I was there in the summer, it's a really cool place!

  • @thiskal
    @thiskal 6 років тому

    That was great.

  • @kubeek
    @kubeek 6 років тому

    Man watch the sound levels, the outro almost tore my house down.

  • @ZorkFox
    @ZorkFox 6 років тому +1

    Oh, shit! I know Doug! I've had beers with him after a resoundingly successful #JPLTweetUp… like, before they decided to call them a "NASA Social". Hell, yeah!

  • @disruptive_innovator
    @disruptive_innovator 5 років тому +1

    very jealous that Doug gets to touch the rover :)

  • @Streamtronics
    @Streamtronics 6 років тому

    I love this, definitely will watch the other parts as well. Audio could use some improvement (leveling/automation in post). Thanks for the effort, I really appreciate your videos!

  • @skrame01
    @skrame01 6 років тому

    Awesome.

  • @Thayleon
    @Thayleon 6 років тому

    This needs more views! Scott is branching out from KSP

  • @UnOrigionalOne
    @UnOrigionalOne 6 років тому

    I love your outro music.

  • @gamingjose2960
    @gamingjose2960 6 років тому +4

    Just imagine what advanced rovers with larger data storages, super fast antennae and 12+ mega pixel color cameras. It’ll be great!

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому +2

      So - stay tuned. The 2020 Rover's Engineering Cameras are getting a MAJOR upgrade : www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/ipm2016/pdf/4132.pdf

    • @randomnickify
      @randomnickify 6 років тому

      aaaaand not nearly enough power to run it :)

    • @thermophile2106
      @thermophile2106 6 років тому

      You could just stick a smartphone on it. Not quite, but it is amazing to see how much technology has improved in these areas.

  • @gajbooks
    @gajbooks 6 років тому +1

    You should ask them where they keep the EMDrive. Probably in with their dilithium crystals and unobtanium.

  • @debott4538
    @debott4538 6 років тому

    Literally too cool for this world.

  • @Kris-jk9mq
    @Kris-jk9mq 6 років тому

    Looking forward to part II, when is it BTW?

  • @userxt99
    @userxt99 6 років тому +2

    Please add captions for Curiosity tour. I can't make out any clever comments.

  • @cowtheslice
    @cowtheslice 6 років тому

    omg that galileo craft is huge !

  • @Appolonius10
    @Appolonius10 6 років тому

    Wow. Doug Ellison commentary is so erudite it just goes to show that NASA just really does hire the smartest people in the world. Fair play to them, it takes a lot of guts and patience to find these kind of people. I'm just glad an institution like NASA exists to look after them all.
    Scott, speaking to Doug does it not make you feel somewhat sad you are also not working there as well?

  • @IbakonFerba
    @IbakonFerba 6 років тому

    So... before AEGIS was the ApertureScience safety AI it was on Mars zapping Rocks with Lasers? That is so amazing! ^^

  • @TheJimtanker
    @TheJimtanker 6 років тому

    Scott, you really need to take a trip to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to check out the Air and Space Museum there. It takes about six hours to walk through.

  • @lionkor98
    @lionkor98 6 років тому

    Hey Scott, great video, thank you for doing this!
    Have you ever thought of buying a gimbal for your camera, in case you're gonna make more real life videos?
    That would be awesome

  • @Linty690R
    @Linty690R 6 років тому

    Awesome:-)

  • @J0k3r399
    @J0k3r399 6 років тому

    The video was super interesting to watch! Some of the best content you put out in a while. I hope you can get a better audio setup in the future though. The constant change from loud to quiet made this hard to watch.

  • @emgee44
    @emgee44 6 років тому

    Before you panned up to show the top of explorer one, I thought, hey, isn’t that a waypoint beacon from No Mans Sky?

  • @joannacheneler9990
    @joannacheneler9990 6 років тому +1

    never realized Galileo was so big!

  • @chrissegroves9241
    @chrissegroves9241 6 років тому

    You didn't talk about the Morse Code on the wheels? That was one of my favorite stories I heard from the guy giving my family a tour.

    • @DougEllison
      @DougEllison 6 років тому

      Well - I figure everyone knows about that story - it's an old one at this point.

  • @skodass1
    @skodass1 6 років тому

    You lucky git! I wish i could go to JPL its like disneyland for rocket geeks

  • @bobhank3423
    @bobhank3423 6 років тому +4

    is that the actual size of the rover...its huge

  • @Emile50
    @Emile50 6 років тому

    Wow, this was amazing! where can i pick up my nerd party card?

  • @guilemaigre14
    @guilemaigre14 6 років тому

    Hey Scott, I have a question for you. What do you think of aerospikes ? Do you think they have a futur in space technology ?

  • @cheddar2648
    @cheddar2648 6 років тому

    Let's go!

  • @SaurabhSingh-mi9in
    @SaurabhSingh-mi9in 6 років тому

    This is youtube gold!

  • @redhaze8080
    @redhaze8080 6 років тому

    nice vid

  • @alexlandherr
    @alexlandherr 6 років тому

    The endeavor of fact videos continue!