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  • @redoberon
    @redoberon 4 години тому +135

    I knew some day this absolute legend would star in a full hour video of Real Engineering

  • @sekelus
    @sekelus 4 години тому +51

    i will NEVER get tired of watching awesome documentary on the space shuttle

    • @LastGoatKnight
      @LastGoatKnight 3 години тому +1

      Is that curse even possible?

    • @Borgforce
      @Borgforce 50 хвилин тому

      You need to get see it in person - I went to see the Endeavour in Los Angeles… breathtaking doesn’t describe it.
      I got to see it when it was on stilts about 10-15ft above your head, got to walk underneath it - absolutely stunning.
      Tried to take my Dad to see it later that year but they closed it down because they were building an enclosure to put it into launch position with an external tank and boosters.
      - The museum was completely free, but I would’ve paid $100’s to go inside the shuttle - unfortunately it was a No when I asked! 😂

  • @avdheshrohila4328
    @avdheshrohila4328 4 години тому +136

    Maybe you will unemploy NatGeo

    • @punitharamasamy138
      @punitharamasamy138 3 години тому +8

      Natgeo is no where near the research and information density of the current Real Engineering video. Good luck on keeping up the incredible work

  • @GHProductionss
    @GHProductionss 4 години тому +173

    There's something to say about how even today, the Space Shuttle is still shown in media and across the internet as the default option for a modern spaceship.

    • @its_clean
      @its_clean 3 години тому +11

      It was an incredible piece of engineering, but it also unintentionally put the idea in the mind of the public that spaceplane configurations are the best solution for all space exploration, when in reality Shuttle was exactly what it said on the tin: just a shuttle bus for getting astronauts and payloads to and from orbit, that's all. Not an appropriate design for deep space or long-duration missions, yet every few years someone else comes out with a never-to-be-built concept design for another fancy looking spaceplane. As laymen we just can't get the image of a sexy winged starship out of our minds, and accept that vertically stacked rockets are the way to go.

    • @Carboncluster
      @Carboncluster 3 години тому +7

      And yet it's a terrible piece of tech. It was expensive and too dangerous. Some rich guys have a cheaper and safer option now.

    • @Toefoo100
      @Toefoo100 2 години тому +2

      I think that's mainly due to not wanting to associate with SpaceX

    • @Sajuuk
      @Sajuuk 2 години тому

      That's because its superior to anything we have today with the possible exception of SpaceXs reusable rockets.
      Building new Shuttles today with modern materials technology and manufacturing techniques would make them almost foolproof.
      Mothballing them and going back to 1960s "space capsules" was short sighted. Thank fuck we have SpaceXs Starship reusable ships.

    • @GHProductionss
      @GHProductionss Годину тому

      @@Toefoo100 Rule of cool.

  • @utofbu
    @utofbu 3 години тому +48

    Can't help but notice that there is audio-drift. By 30 ish minutes in, interview audio is pretty off... Maybe it's just me?

    • @adityaanimations7638
      @adityaanimations7638 3 години тому +5

      No you’re not alone 😅

    • @SpaceflyerGaming
      @SpaceflyerGaming 3 години тому +2

      I noticed it too. It’s also off later in the video as well

    • @stalesvindland5101
      @stalesvindland5101 3 години тому +2

      No, your right. I noticed there is some audio desync at around 31 minutes

    • @TheSadButMadLad
      @TheSadButMadLad 3 години тому +4

      Synchronising audio and video requires real engineering! 🙂

    • @corvusfoxen
      @corvusfoxen 2 години тому +1

      Thank fuck, I thought it was just me. Spent some time troubleshooting Bluetooth before I tried with the built-in speakers and it was still very out of sync

  • @TheKdcool
    @TheKdcool 4 години тому +42

    Is this a re-upload? I feel like I've already watched this

  • @Dinoenthusiastguy
    @Dinoenthusiastguy 3 години тому +7

    A new Real Engineering video? That's over an hour? On space?
    This is gonna be a good day

    • @owencwilson2250
      @owencwilson2250 22 хвилини тому

      Not new. More like an omnibus edition of an old series. V interesting though

  • @donovanfox419
    @donovanfox419 3 години тому +3

    Should definitely do some on relativity or other space startups. That would be cool.

  • @yognot678
    @yognot678 2 години тому +3

    40:01 “allowing any two spacecraft to mate, as Goddard intended” 😂 didn’t catch that on the first video but that’s hilarious!

  • @mukul713
    @mukul713 4 години тому +18

    Little busy now, will back soon to watch this video, i know it will be a wonderful video. . .

    • @BojanMilic84
      @BojanMilic84 3 години тому

      It's amazing honestly.

    • @brianuuuSonicReborn
      @brianuuuSonicReborn 27 хвилин тому

      you don't have to, you have already watched it, cuz it's just recycling prevous videos

  • @iamthereasonyoucame
    @iamthereasonyoucame 4 години тому +6

    Decommissioned for more than a decade and it still amazes me. Think it's because it is the closest thing to a spaceship little me grew up dreaming off.
    Hopefully starship will make that dream live longer

  • @Dart_ilder
    @Dart_ilder 4 години тому +5

    What a brilliant marketing move of making this video!

  • @jackalovski1
    @jackalovski1 19 хвилин тому

    As a fan of space stuff this video didnt tell me anything I didnt already know, but I really love how it's all packaged in a single video. So very densly packed with comprehensive information it's amazing. I planned to have it on in the background but the stunning visuals meant I couldn't keep my eyes off it.

  • @pradiyutkumar7315
    @pradiyutkumar7315 4 години тому +15

    Liked even before watching the video

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 4 години тому +1

      I always do with this channel. I hit play & like, one right after the other.

  • @alijonbekmetov5766
    @alijonbekmetov5766 3 години тому +1

    The 3d animation is insane, thanks a lot to the author of the chanel, I always follow the videos of this chanel from Uzbekistan, Tashkent

  • @DoubsGaming
    @DoubsGaming 4 години тому +1

    I still cry everytime I see the Orbiter Space Shuttle.
    It just makes me so happy to that engineering marvel fly.

  • @adrianen9440
    @adrianen9440 Годину тому +2

    This really shouldn’t be free but I’m grateful we got this quality for free

    • @vyvianalcott1681
      @vyvianalcott1681 37 хвилин тому

      Knowledge should be free, but he should be paid for making it. It's a hard problem and I'm not sure advertising is the solution, but nobody has any money for anything else.

  • @HACKINGMADEFUN
    @HACKINGMADEFUN 3 години тому +1

    Hey Brian, I think you should make more merch. Awesome video btw!

  • @kohanrains776
    @kohanrains776 3 години тому +3

    1:50 no they arent... the sls srbs are bigger... theyre literally the same booster with a new segment added so they're definitely bigger

  • @ErlendBarkbu
    @ErlendBarkbu 2 години тому

    Incredibly well-made and informative - thank you for this fantastic documentary!

  • @ashassassin7153
    @ashassassin7153 4 години тому +1

    Oh, this is gonna be a HIT

  • @IraqiNerd97
    @IraqiNerd97 2 години тому

    I love the space so much that I even have a tattoo of it my belly. Thank you so much for this incredible video that is just as amazing as the space shuttle. ❤

  • @tha_couchpotato
    @tha_couchpotato 57 хвилин тому +1

    Song at 2:05 to 2:15? Beautiful intro.

  • @jeffwrightsman7797
    @jeffwrightsman7797 27 хвилин тому

    Brilliant video. You missed the part about closing the doors on the bottom of the shuttle for the tank connections. I always wondered about those and what closes them since I saw the shuttle at the Smithsonian.

  • @6desk
    @6desk 10 хвилин тому

    I just wanted to acknowledge and thank you for the obvious extreme effort your channel puts in to bring us facts that might otherwise go overlooked.

  • @Ionee-q4f
    @Ionee-q4f 53 хвилини тому

    such an iconic spacecraft, did so much over it's lifetime.

  • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
    @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 4 години тому +1

    If you’ve never seen it, the video, titled ‘How to Land the Space Shuttle….From Space,’ is a must watch. It’s a real time, pilots view of the Shuttle landing in Cape Canaveral, narrated by Bret (also the name of the channel where you can find the video), who works with NASA & is giving us (and an in person audience) a power point presentation. It’s a lot of fun & has a lot of information about landing what is, essentially, an aerodynamic brick.

  • @darealsherlock8026
    @darealsherlock8026 4 години тому

    Perfect timing for weekend.

  • @joshwelbaum
    @joshwelbaum 4 години тому

    You are my gateway to STEM. Thank you.

  • @ddaveeddd
    @ddaveeddd 2 години тому

    Amazing animations!

  • @pi.actual
    @pi.actual Годину тому

    Recommended supplementary reading : Haynes NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual. There is also one for the Saturn V.

  • @NickelC
    @NickelC 2 години тому

    I like how you streamlined and lightened the orbiter by removing the vertical stabilizer :)

  • @wyattrobinson3647
    @wyattrobinson3647 Годину тому

    Fantastic video

  • @sya_7489
    @sya_7489 3 години тому +1

    helll yea it's the entire package!

  • @DC.402
    @DC.402 31 хвилина тому

    Needed this video

  • @lekmannen9990
    @lekmannen9990 4 години тому +5

    Huh that’s weird, why isn’t it crashing every time? This must be some future super tech.

    • @LastGoatKnight
      @LastGoatKnight 3 години тому +2

      I know that this is ironic but I want to explain for those who wants to dunk om this statement. It was maintained and planned more times than modern commercial planes are and have way more backup systems (a commercial airliner has at least 3 different systems, one main and two backups. The Space Shuttles has more, I can't remember how many but they even counted in human error just in case after all this was a very dangerous vehicle that can destroy a whole town if it accidentally decides to dip down towards the ground) thus most of the predictable factors were considered before, during and after launch. After all, the hundreds of tons of volatile fuel mixtures are just sitting there, and tons of TNT worth of energy contained in each part except the Shuttle itself, relative to other parts. It's not just a danger to the crew of 2-7 but also to the launch platform, innocent bystanders, infrastructure, you get it. Almost as dangerous as the nuclear and thermonuclear warheads. And the Shuttle is similarly built with failsafes, especially because people were on-board.

    • @lekmannen9990
      @lekmannen9990 Годину тому +2

      @ oh I was just thinking about current cutting edge private tech company’s attempts at space flight.

    • @weekiely1233
      @weekiely1233 24 хвилини тому

      @@lekmannen9990you do realise one is literally the most ambitious attempt at a rocket ever with the aim of pushing the limits of what can be done to their very limits. Doing so in an iterative flight based way and as of late they have conducted not only a catch of the booster but also 3 soft splashdown of the ship and booster and in just 2 more flights will have returned both stages for the first time in history
      And the other literally had to have crew on every flight, killed 14 astronauts, never managed quick turnaround times and was limited heavily to LEO?

  • @sanahaskuranage8071
    @sanahaskuranage8071 51 хвилина тому

    cant believe this is free!

  • @austingirdner92
    @austingirdner92 3 години тому

    For those curious, those 88x771mm hold down bolts were equal to 3.5"x30"
    Absolute monster bolts.

  • @DEU_TSCH
    @DEU_TSCH 19 хвилин тому

    Hallo. I wanted to tells you that your Videos are so nice and detailed. These high quality ducometaries does not only have nice informations but I can learn English with learning sth else together. Thank you so much for these nice videos.

  • @AryanGoswami-k5y
    @AryanGoswami-k5y 3 години тому

    Not a word to say but Quality❤

  • @cybcx404
    @cybcx404 6 хвилин тому

    Thanks!

  • @Yintii
    @Yintii 4 години тому

    How wild! I was just on your page looking to see if there was a new video

  • @stephenosinde9637
    @stephenosinde9637 4 години тому +1

    Epic videos 🎉

  • @2KOOLURATOOLGaming
    @2KOOLURATOOLGaming 4 години тому +1

    The one spaceplane to rule them all.

  • @USSAnimeNCC-
    @USSAnimeNCC- 3 години тому

    The intro made me cry man space shuttle is the greatest rocket ship ever designed nothing that come after have match it imo

  • @ThePulmentinum
    @ThePulmentinum 2 години тому

    I read somewhere that right after booster separation the shuttle is too heavy to go up with the SSME only (technically speaking it has a thrust to weight ratio below 1) so it temporarily decelerates. This phase lasts a couple seconds because the Shuttle + tanks become lighter due to burning propellant and oxydizer, the thrust to weight ratio becomes greater than 1 and the Space Shuttle starts accelerating once again.

    • @weekiely1233
      @weekiely1233 28 хвилин тому

      Yes although those boosters get it far enough for the vehicle to compensate well

  • @WsciekleMleko
    @WsciekleMleko 4 години тому +1

    1:15 hour video? Old youtube is back? It would be around 400 shorts.

    • @WsciekleMleko
      @WsciekleMleko 4 години тому

      Ahh its reupload. It was too good to be true.

  • @ATONAL6173
    @ATONAL6173 3 години тому +1

    Heheh... "Umbiblical...". Every time. Teehee... But still, incredible work! Thanks!

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve 2 години тому

    Now that's some mindblowing real engineering related to the operation of the Space Shuttle! Terrific documentary! 👍👍💥💥

  • @ChristianAkacro
    @ChristianAkacro 3 години тому +4

    Audio sync issues at 43:45 and around there.

  • @lgnd-lm6ug
    @lgnd-lm6ug 3 години тому +1

    Colume, really?!

  • @DaveWatkins-iu4ym
    @DaveWatkins-iu4ym 2 години тому +2

    At 3:29 surely you mean closed loop engine control, not open loop. Open loop engine control is scripted

  • @ORANGE29491
    @ORANGE29491 4 години тому

    An hour long video grab the snacks sit back nd relax ive always wanted longer vids that go more in depth into certain aspects of

  • @spacelord05oficial82
    @spacelord05oficial82 2 години тому

    When are you gonna do "The insane engineering of the Starship-SuperHeavy Booster"?

  • @lidabao8
    @lidabao8 4 години тому +1

    what a cook🔥

  • @crazywarriorscatfan9061
    @crazywarriorscatfan9061 Годину тому

    Interesting!

  • @kacper3400
    @kacper3400 3 години тому +1

    Is it just me or the sound goes out of sync more and more as the video progresses?

  • @Chaydex
    @Chaydex 5 хвилин тому

    Built in the 70s but damn she is still a beauty all these years later

  • @eduardobernal2072
    @eduardobernal2072 47 хвилин тому

    Is the audio out of sync? - in any case, great documentary!

  • @f4lenwarrior
    @f4lenwarrior 3 години тому

    Pretty sure the SLS uses a larger solid rocket having an extra segment compared to the shuttles. Also certain, the Chinese would point to their long march series.

  • @SP4CEBAR
    @SP4CEBAR 30 хвилин тому

    This vehicle has more gadgets than James Bond's spy car!

  • @technofete
    @technofete 3 години тому

    This is hard to even think that humans achieved this sort of engineering way back

  • @bhuuthesecond
    @bhuuthesecond 3 години тому +1

    Hell no. I'm not watching this right now. I need to make a proper dinner and buy a good bottle of wine first.

  • @scheimong
    @scheimong 4 години тому +1

    3:27 I think you meant "exiting open loop"?

  • @Borgforce
    @Borgforce 43 хвилини тому

    Managed to see the Endeavour in Los Angeles - you owe it to yourself to see one of these shuttles in person! - At the time it was on stilts about 15ft above your head. The museum wouldn’t let me go onboard! ☹️

  • @StingrayOfficial
    @StingrayOfficial Годину тому +1

    Ah, working for the military-industrial complex I see! War is very profitable, get that bag and ignore the haters!

  • @tabarra
    @tabarra 26 хвилин тому

    I'm losing my shit over Brian's pronunciation of "umbiblical" 🤣
    Still absolutely loved this series though.

  • @valvetime7479
    @valvetime7479 4 години тому

    I love it

  • @gunsandgranola7262
    @gunsandgranola7262 Годину тому

    SpaceX has done a great job in efficiency and cost cutting. But the shuttle is such an engineering flex, it’ll always be awesome.

    • @weekiely1233
      @weekiely1233 31 хвилина тому

      Both are incredible.
      Falcon 9 is no chump. It’s by far one of the most advanced rockets ever built and set new boundaries for rocket design
      Starship also builds on that.
      But shuttle is ofc iconic

  • @rated4357
    @rated4357 30 хвилин тому

    "hey how are we supposed to light this huge solid rocket motor?"... "with a smaller one?"

  • @NewEnglandkevinfaure
    @NewEnglandkevinfaure 2 години тому

    It would’ve been cool if Starlink was around when the space shuttle was there so we can watch the reentry live because now they don’t have any blackout periods

  • @PeterHamiltonz
    @PeterHamiltonz 2 години тому

    "...grab it with their bare hands..."
    In space. 😁

  • @cmuller1441
    @cmuller1441 4 години тому +1

    Where are the comments of the Space Deniers ??? 😅

    • @kiwidiesel
      @kiwidiesel 39 хвилин тому

      😂😂 earth is flat man, there i got the flat disc rolling for you.

  • @traffictraffic
    @traffictraffic 3 години тому

    "as Goddard intended" haha nice one

  • @jt92
    @jt92 39 хвилин тому

    0:35 narration says Endeavor but the shuttle in the video is the Atlantis

    • @kiwidiesel
      @kiwidiesel 37 хвилин тому

      😂I caught that to

  • @Arrowspear
    @Arrowspear 5 годин тому +4

    Wonderful video, thank you for this information

  • @typerightseesight
    @typerightseesight 2 години тому

    The tank looked like a bullet casing and shell.

  • @ALIEN_from_MARS
    @ALIEN_from_MARS 4 години тому +7

    Yoo, next up, we want on either - StarShip, Heavy Booster ( landing ), Crew Dragon

    • @antonf.9278
      @antonf.9278 3 години тому +1

      There have been 5 spacex videos on the channel, one on starship was this year.
      I think we should get another on an unmanned probe/rover mission.

    • @ALIEN_from_MARS
      @ALIEN_from_MARS 3 години тому +1

      @antonf.9278 Crew Dragon I guess 😅

  • @sarahjrandomnumbers
    @sarahjrandomnumbers 4 години тому +1

    21:10, UMBILICAL, not umbiblical. Why do you keep saying Umbiblical, or "em biblical" as the subtitles suggest?
    41:19 Lip sync?

  • @vandorb12
    @vandorb12 57 хвилин тому +1

    It seems the interview scenes lost audio sync around the 40 minute mark. The animated and slideshows dont appear to have lost sync... Its fairly distracting.

  • @hurlyzzz
    @hurlyzzz 40 хвилин тому

    Can we get a video like the for the SpaceX starship super heavy?

  • @DavidFromJohto
    @DavidFromJohto 50 хвилин тому

    I, again, now have a sudden urge to play Kerbal Space Program

  • @Crevatsch
    @Crevatsch 3 години тому +1

    @44:36 life support umbiblicals. Jesus aproves!

  • @kaneeshaerospace7124
    @kaneeshaerospace7124 3 години тому

    this time I saw this video in 1 hr after it is uploaded

  • @abitofapickle6255
    @abitofapickle6255 3 години тому

    We need a video on the insane engineering of cold war fighter jets

  • @TEKASHI-de1qt
    @TEKASHI-de1qt Годину тому +1

    "Umbiblicals"

  • @aze4308
    @aze4308 4 години тому

    nice

  • @Immortal10364
    @Immortal10364 4 години тому +2

    LOVE FROM PUNE MAHARASHTRA🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 ❤😃😘🥰😍😀😎🤝👍🧡🥰❤

  • @EhmedCousCous
    @EhmedCousCous 2 години тому

    Get that December ad revenue

  • @CoreyKearney
    @CoreyKearney 2 години тому

    So this is a compilation right? I swear I've heard this before. Odd that the audio is noticeably de-synced. I don't know if the the originals were like that, I don't rememeber.

  • @chrismacdonald2511
    @chrismacdonald2511 3 години тому +5

    Fairly certain it’s “umbilical” not “em biblical”

  • @MaticTheProto
    @MaticTheProto 36 хвилин тому

    38:40 the same tech as in the blackbird?

  • @CoconutStories-y6t
    @CoconutStories-y6t 4 години тому +2

    how im litterly building the lego space shuttle i just wanted to watch a random vid

    • @RealEngineering
      @RealEngineering  4 години тому

      That's a fun build. Have mine sitting next to my record player

  • @ryanatkinson2978
    @ryanatkinson2978 3 години тому

    5:20 Which came first, the miniature solid rocket motor, or the miniature solid rocket motor?

    • @kiwidiesel
      @kiwidiesel 42 хвилини тому

      That's easy, it's the miniature solid rock motor😂

  • @deviljelly3
    @deviljelly3 3 години тому

    Damn... just on the tram going to dinner...

  • @speckkatze
    @speckkatze 3 години тому

    Any prediction on when this will be up on nebula? As the link links nowhere, and the last upload currently is the f14 video

    • @RealEngineering
      @RealEngineering  3 години тому +1

      Sorry! I thought I had published it. Up now

    • @speckkatze
      @speckkatze 2 години тому

      @@RealEngineering just got the notification, thanks!

  • @pedro.alcatra
    @pedro.alcatra 49 хвилин тому

    Bro? No 4K ?

  • @alpenfoxvideo7255
    @alpenfoxvideo7255 2 години тому

    im having Audio sync issues from 1/3 of this video

  • @djbeezy
    @djbeezy Годину тому

    What is up with youtube and the ridiculous amount of ads the last few weeks? I swear it seems like every minute they play a stupid ad.

  • @bosslca9630
    @bosslca9630 2 години тому

    Today's reminder that we- as a species- are willing and capable of doing any task we set before ourselves.