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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
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.
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 UA-cam 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
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 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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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!
"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...
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 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.
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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.
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.
@@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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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_ 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!
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!!
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
@@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.
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.
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.
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
@@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
Crew Demo-2 was the launch that got me into space! I was just scrolling UA-cam 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!
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!
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. ❤️
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 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.
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.
I’m going to university the next year and I just passed the admission test for astrophysics, I’m so excited! I started to love and being interested in space flights almost a decade ago by playing kerbal space program; I’ve always been a space lover, but that game got me sick and I started to believe, that maybe, one day, I’ll get up there 🚀🌙
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.
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.
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 😊
I initially thought that space travels and astronaut are very cool since I was a kid, but when I grow up I became more interested in the engineering behind a rocket and space programs.
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.
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.
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 😊
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.
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.
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.
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 UA-cam videos. I also have a room where I keep my space memories and I always enjoy adding more.
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
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!
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!
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!
@@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!
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.
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.
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!
What made me fall in love with spaceflight is my visit to the Kennedy space center in 2018 (I was 9 back then I am also a European) when i saw the Saturn V moon rocket it made me question how we did it back then and I wanted to know more about space and spaceflight then I stumbeld upon this channel.
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.
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 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
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!!
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.
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
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.
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!
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. UA-cam started recommending me his "Space this week" videos and I've been interested ever since.
I was born in 1953 so I was in the first grade in 1960 at the time of John Glenn's famous mission. As a child cheerleader for the USA space program I took in every step of progress. In my first grade classroom, the teacher was "Miss Irene," and 1960 was her final year before retirement. Miss Irene knew how meaningful the space program would be to the future of her pupils. She brought a radio to her classroom and we listened to the AM broadcast of John Glenn's liftoff on the CBS network. Having already been following the USA's space developments in the news, I thought I knew more than most of my classmates. I realized I was ahead of my friends when...the first grader sitting to my right had brought out his zippered notebook which depicted the solar system in color... and when the radio announcer confirmed NASA's announcement that Glenn had achieved "orbital insertion," the kid to my right took his #2 pencil, pointed to the planet Saturn and said "I think that means he's right here!" At that moment I knew I had an understanding of Glenn's mission and I followed the space program closely through my youth. I have four lifetime memories. First, the tragic Apollo capsule fire in 1967, second was the Christmas 1968 flight around the moon, third was the Neil Armstrong moment in 1969, and fourth (and final) memory of my youth and the space program was the final Apollo mission. Growing up on a farm I often had a clear view of the Moon at night and during that final time on the lunar surface I looked up and realized how special it was to have astronauts on the moon at that moment. I had the thought that I would never again experience that special feeling. I have told my only child about growing up during the extraordinary time of the race to the Moon and how fortunate I was to have grown up in the midst of America's journey.
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!
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?
Hard to say what single thing got me interested in space…I’ve always looked up! Since a very young age, space has always had some, pull, on me! (I prefer my puns intended) But then it only grew! I just could not get enough of things like Star Trek, Star Wars, and movies like Apollo 13… it’s been one of the most constant rabbit holes in my life. It’s a core memory of mine and part of my person!
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!
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.
My grandfather was acquainted with George William Samuel Abbey when he and my father grew up in Nassau Bay, Texas in the 70's and 80's. When I was born in 2014, my father exposed me to all sorts of educational space programs, and I love to play Astroneer. I will be 10 soon, and I want to study to be an engineer and astronaut.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Growing up in the 1960s in England the Apollo programme was enthralling, & America seemed capable of anything. I got a silver spacesuit for Xmas 1969 complete with helmet & cried my eyes out when my mother made me take it off at bedtime 😄
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!
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.
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!
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.
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 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...)
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.
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.
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.
When I was young, I read about Mars on the internet and realized that it would be the next celestial body in space that humans would try to land on. I have been in love with space ever since.
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!
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!
can you imagine how much math and processing was needed to retrace the path of orbit? meanwhile there are still humans wondering if the earth is actually flat.
I think every generation has it's program that inspires people. For me, it was the shuttle program. Watching the robotic arm extend out from the shuttle to build the ISS was incredible.
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)
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!
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
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 :)
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!
Imagine if we plan to capture it and bring it back to Earth the next time it comes back, sure its just a piece of space junk now, but its part of history, the first time Humans left LEO
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!
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.
What made this so awesome is that a product made so many years ago for the infant space program is still in orbit and will be for years to come. This is a great return on investment.
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.
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.
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.
The Space Shuttles initially pulled me in growing up, and then learning about all the insane existences in the universe got me hooked on space. The Falcon tests were super cool to watch with SpaceX and the testing for Starship got me obsessed with space and engineering - it's been a fun ride
I recall how amazing it was to watch the first Space Shuttle launch. In my lifetime I am witness to space travel changing from amazing launches to as common as airline flights.
I worked for a contractor during th e moon trips. I worked as quality control on the Lunar Landing Training vehecle. It was an exciting time . I am 91 years old and still a space nut. Bring it on Artemis.
It's amazing how one misjudgement could've ended the 3rd stage. Yet again the orbit could fail and fall into the sun, never know what'll happen till it does. Amazing vids btw
So true. Just goes to show how precise each process needs to be as well, for everything to go right! Thanks so much for the comment. So glad you're enjoying the videos!
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My weird love for tech stuff and aerospace stuff and planes and aliens and your channel made me love spaceflight..
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
Saturn was amazing rocket. This video was interesting.
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.
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 UA-cam 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
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.
Wish it could take me with it next time. 😂😂
@@gonelucid Yeah, the one in San Diego with the purple shoes right? I remember that. For Halley's comet I think.
@@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.
@@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.
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
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
Haha I know of love it to. And the thought of it swinging by earth every now and then to say "hey"
in addition to that, those computer has less memory and computing power than our phone
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.
Computers do not make mistakes. Engineers / Designers / Programmers do.
@@beepbop6697 Cosmic ray bit flips could make computers make mistakes, though.
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
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.
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!
And most we're using the metric system but some forgot that.@@hugostiglitz6914
"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...
My Apple 2 had more
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.
A physiotherapist here too.. How is your body feeling after 37 yrs of service? Is it a rewarding career path?
Oh wow. What a wonderful and inspiring journey. Thank you for taking the time to share.
@@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.
Thanks for sharing your story, fellow 8-years-old-in-1969 baby boomer.
@@douglasmcneil8413 You sound such a good person🙂
Kerbal space program really set me up for this video🗿
HAHAHA
I can’t even pass the KSP tutorial 😢
Agreed
I accidentally put Jeb on an orbit similar to this and ran out of fuel :/ RIP Jeb.
Relatable
Wow, that's incredible. I had no idea orbits like this were even possible.
So glad you enjoyed the video. I learned a lot in making it as well!
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ no
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!
They can put a man on the moon, but they can’t make a phone cord that won’t bunch up!
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
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.
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.
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.
Wow! That must be a pretty amazing memory to have! Thank you for sharing :)
We went to Florida for the first time in July 1969 and got to see Apollo 11 on the launchpad.
Its so incredible, how such a small mistake had such a great impact on the Stages future
So true. Just goes to show how precise these successful missions need to be!
It never happened because it never went to space.
@@GT_Void why would it be faked?
@@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.
Imagine how little things we do in our daily life have impact on our future.
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!
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!
My daddy's a sewage technician, he knows his shit.
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.
Amazing! Definitely a mind blowing thought when you think about it! So exciting too though!
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.
Pretty interesting stuff! I hope that you enjoyed this explanation.
The thing that got me into spaceflight was that first Falcon Heavy landing. So utterly mindblowing that I had to look for more
Absolutely mind blowing. One of many amazing moments!
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.
@@Roguescienceguy Shuttle never made it past LEO :)
@@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!
@@Roguescienceguy falcon a one trick pony? It has surpassed the shuttle long ago in many ways, cost and safety come to mind.
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!!
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.
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.
@@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.
@@NuSpirit_ me too on technological achievement. My comment relates more to shared purpose. Or lack thereof. Even wars don’t unite us anymore.
Yes, but forget the Moon!
Let's go to MARS!!!
It's all fun and games until Voyager 6 comes home..
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
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!
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.
Peace be upon your mum ❤ you did great that you showed her those achievements but the main one is yours…
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.
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
The power of family and your dad when going up.
RC rockets are fun and its amazing how family can impact your future. Well said
Dads are so awesome
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.
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!
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!
@@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.
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.
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.
Very cool! Thank you for sharing. And so glad you found the channel as well!
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
Oh wow! Very cool. Thanks for taking the time to comment and best of luck in the giveaway!
@@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
Crew Demo-2 was the launch that got me into space! I was just scrolling UA-cam 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!
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!
@@primalspace Yeah, live launches are soooo much better than watching past ones for whatever reason 😂
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. ❤️
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.
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!
I remember seeing Telstar moving across the sky when I was on holiday in Cornwall.
Remember the music?
Growing up during the time of the space shuttle program really got me excited about space. I’m happy to have found your channel!
Love this and so glad you enjoyed the video. Welcome to the community!
@@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.
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.
I’m going to university the next year and I just passed the admission test for astrophysics, I’m so excited! I started to love and being interested in space flights almost a decade ago by playing kerbal space program; I’ve always been a space lover, but that game got me sick and I started to believe, that maybe, one day, I’ll get up there 🚀🌙
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.
Thank you so much! I am so glad that you've been enjoyed the channel and my content. Welcome to the Primal Space community!
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.
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 😊
I initially thought that space travels and astronaut are very cool since I was a kid, but when I grow up I became more interested in the engineering behind a rocket and space programs.
Very cool! So much to learn and still to be discovered! Thank you for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!
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.
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.
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!
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
It's fascinating that minimal "corrections" made some 50 years ago are still making themselves noted today! Space and Physics are awesome
Agreed! Really draws attention to just how precise a lot of these missions need to be!
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 😊
Thank you so much! I have so much fun making these videos, so it means a lot that you're enjoying them!
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.
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.
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!
I would love to have it recovered and brought back to Earth for close examination.
Agreed. Not sure it would be worth the effort (and money) but I would love to see it retrieved in my lifetime!
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.
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 UA-cam videos. I also have a room where I keep my space memories and I always enjoy adding more.
Now that is out of there cool!
I really liked Kerbal Space Program when I was in year 5 and now I'm hooked on spaceflight!
It's hard not to get hooked once you get into KSP I think haha
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
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!
I can definitely see how that would spark your interest. Thank you for sharing and so glad that you enjoyed the video! Cheers!
The Apollo missions are what got me interested in space & its missions.
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!
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!
@@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!
Check out American Moon
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.
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.
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!
What made me fall in love with spaceflight is my visit to the Kennedy space center in 2018 (I was 9 back then I am also a European) when i saw the Saturn V moon rocket it made me question how we did it back then and I wanted to know more about space and spaceflight then I stumbeld upon this channel.
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.
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!
Totally agree!! Space x is already helping more experiments get to space cheaper! We use them for our launches :)
@@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
Watching the Space Shuttle launch as a kid made me fall in love with spaceflight
Absolutely!
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!!
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.
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
I love this so much! Thank you for sharing!
Imagine how epic it will be if one day we will have the technology to catch it and bring it back to earth
I would love to see that!
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.
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!
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. UA-cam started recommending me his "Space this week" videos and I've been interested ever since.
Love this! UA-cam is really great for finding new channels, learning new things and getting more and more interested in new topics!
I was born in 1953 so I was in the first grade in 1960 at the time of John Glenn's famous mission. As a child cheerleader for the USA space program I took in every step of progress. In my first grade classroom, the teacher was "Miss Irene," and 1960 was her final year before retirement. Miss Irene knew how meaningful the space program would be to the future of her pupils. She brought a radio to her classroom and we listened to the AM broadcast of John Glenn's liftoff on the CBS network. Having already been following the USA's space developments in the news, I thought I knew more than most of my classmates. I realized I was ahead of my friends when...the first grader sitting to my right had brought out his zippered notebook which depicted the solar system in color... and when the radio announcer confirmed NASA's announcement that Glenn had achieved "orbital insertion," the kid to my right took his #2 pencil, pointed to the planet Saturn and said "I think that means he's right here!" At that moment I knew I had an understanding of Glenn's mission and I followed the space program closely through my youth. I have four lifetime memories. First, the tragic Apollo capsule fire in 1967, second was the Christmas 1968 flight around the moon, third was the Neil Armstrong moment in 1969, and fourth (and final) memory of my youth and the space program was the final Apollo mission. Growing up on a farm I often had a clear view of the Moon at night and during that final time on the lunar surface I looked up and realized how special it was to have astronauts on the moon at that moment. I had the thought that I would never again experience that special feeling. I have told my only child about growing up during the extraordinary time of the race to the Moon and how fortunate I was to have grown up in the midst of America's journey.
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!
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!
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?
@@junkmonk1043 do you know i dont fucking care
By the 2040s when it returns hopefully a starship cargo will be waiting for it ready to bring it back to earth as a museum centre piece
Here's hoping!
Hard to say what single thing got me interested in space…I’ve always looked up! Since a very young age, space has always had some, pull, on me! (I prefer my puns intended)
But then it only grew! I just could not get enough of things like Star Trek, Star Wars, and movies like Apollo 13… it’s been one of the most constant rabbit holes in my life.
It’s a core memory of mine and part of my person!
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.
Oh wow! In it from day 1. Very cool!
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!
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.
My grandfather was acquainted with George William Samuel Abbey when he and my father grew up in Nassau Bay, Texas in the 70's and 80's. When I was born in 2014, my father exposed me to all sorts of educational space programs, and I love to play Astroneer. I will be 10 soon, and I want to study to be an engineer and astronaut.
Very cool! Such an inspiring environment to grow up in! And so much to learn!
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.
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.
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.
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!
Growing up in the 1960s in England the Apollo programme was enthralling, & America seemed capable of anything. I got a silver spacesuit for Xmas 1969 complete with helmet & cried my eyes out when my mother made me take it off at bedtime 😄
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!
Definitely an incredible moment. And I can't wait either! So many more exciting moments coming in the future!
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.
This! So much more training and planning than many people even realize. The commitment is remarkable.
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!
A great way to celebrate for sure!
All the math and science that goes into space flight alone is incredible, there’s clearly no margin for error when human life is involved too
For sure. Learning about the journey of this third stage really got me thinking more about just how precise these missions need to be.
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.
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!
Very cool. I can only imagine how much there would have been to learn from your dad! Thank you for sharing!
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
For sure! So much out there to learn about and, if you're me, obsess over haha
@@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...)
@@robrussell5329 That’s because they are bots.
@@primalspace These comments are bots. But I am sure you already know that.
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.
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.
It certainly is amazing to see how far rocket technology has come. Really looking forward to seeing the advancements made in the future.
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.
Absolutely! I can't wait to see what's next in spaceflight! And I'll be following right along haha
When I was young, I read about Mars on the internet and realized that it would be the next celestial body in space that humans would try to land on. I have been in love with space ever since.
Definitely a great reason to fall in love with space travel!
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!
Thank you so much! It really means a lot that you enjoy them. And thank you for sharing. Best of luck in the giveaway!
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!
Agreed! And so excited to follow those technological advancements to see what we can do next!
It is amazing how astronomers can find information about such objects,!
Agreed!
can you imagine how much math and processing was needed to retrace the path of orbit? meanwhile there are still humans wondering if the earth is actually flat.
So true! Pretty amazing minds and I can't wait to see what's discovered next!
I think that is the most impressive part of all of this....that's really amazing
I think every generation has it's program that inspires people. For me, it was the shuttle program. Watching the robotic arm extend out from the shuttle to build the ISS was incredible.
Absolutely incredible!
For me, it was the Apollo program.
What a great story. I hope in the '40s they'll pick this up again!
I hope so too!
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)
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!
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
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 :)
Watching the Space Shuttle missions on tv as a kid got me interested in space!
💯💯 For sure!
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!
Haha naturally! Thank you for sharing! So glad you enjoyed the video 😀
Imagine if we plan to capture it and bring it back to Earth the next time it comes back, sure its just a piece of space junk now, but its part of history, the first time Humans left LEO
Would be pretty interesting to see!
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!
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
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.
I hope so too! Thank you for sharing!
Hey guyssss I'm backkk. Did anyone miss me? It took me more than 30 years to find a way back you know.
Haha I love how it just swings by to say "hey" every now and then
What made this so awesome is that a product made so many years ago for the infant space program is still in orbit and will be for years to come. This is a great return on investment.
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.
Very cool. Thanks so much for sharing and glad you enjoyed the video as well!
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.
Agreed! I would love to see it retrieved and brought home one day!
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.
I have absolutely loved space because I was a small boy when Apollo missions were launched and never lost interest after that
The Space Shuttles initially pulled me in growing up, and then learning about all the insane existences in the universe got me hooked on space. The Falcon tests were super cool to watch with SpaceX and the testing for Starship got me obsessed with space and engineering - it's been a fun ride
Maybe check out some Witsit Getsit, I think your in for a big surprise!
I recall how amazing it was to watch the first Space Shuttle launch. In my lifetime I am witness to space travel changing from amazing launches to as common as airline flights.
Pretty great time to be alive!
I worked for a contractor during th e moon trips. I worked as quality control on the Lunar Landing Training vehecle. It was an exciting time . I am 91 years old and still a space nut. Bring it on Artemis.
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Later S-IVBs were crashed into the moon to test seismometers...
This one was meant to have the same trajectory.
I actually got interested in space when I understood how much we don't know about it
For sure! So much to learn and discover .. and I know it's more than we can even comprehend!
Its almost like that one carefree guy thats always exploring, but comes back home sometimes to see how everyone is doing
Haha for sure!
It's amazing how one misjudgement could've ended the 3rd stage. Yet again the orbit could fail and fall into the sun, never know what'll happen till it does. Amazing vids btw
So true. Just goes to show how precise each process needs to be as well, for everything to go right! Thanks so much for the comment. So glad you're enjoying the videos!