and now its time to see how fast it gets 'round our track

@s0vietonion

5 жыл бұрын

Aaaaand they've set fire to the tarmac. No literally.

@anuragrajkumar5406

5 жыл бұрын

Space stig to test?

@romanmichalsky130

5 жыл бұрын

Some say......

@stiimuli

5 жыл бұрын

@@anuragrajkumar5406 Some say he puts rocket fuel on his Cheerios instead of milk.....and that he's actually the one driving that roadster that Elon Musk launched towards Mars. All we know is, he's called the Space Stig !.

@Chico69ers

5 жыл бұрын

You mean the Spig?

This dudes style is the definition of 2005 and it’s great

@terranrepublic7023

Жыл бұрын

At the beginning of the show he mentioned that the space shuttle has flown 130 times, Nasa's STS 130 was flown in 2010, so he couldn't have recorded this before 2010 and therefore it's more like the definition of 2010

@cleverusername9369

Жыл бұрын

​​@@terranrepublic7023 nobody accused Hammond of being up to date on style, and OP is right, the way he's dressed is extremely 2005. Just because the show was released between 2008-11, that means nothing in relation to Hammond's apparel choices. He is British, after all. A lot of Brits still dress like WWII hasn't happened yet.

I miss documentaries like this. A charismatic host we know, simplification of complex concepts and how they connect to other concepts to make it all digestible, as well as a bit of fun, well done Hamster.

@K4R007

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I have watched this series a number of times and it never gets old.

17:50 Hammond timidly asking "..can we have a race" Guy: "Yes" - Clarkson hidden in the bushes finally shows himself - SPEEEEEEED AND POWEEEEEEEEEEEEER

@cleverusername9369

3 жыл бұрын

HAMMOND! YOU BLITHERING IDIOT!

@jacobcoopervfx4674

3 жыл бұрын

Is it a problem that I hear Jeremy's voice?

@marnoi8754

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobcoopervfx4674 it's not, actually it means that you are normal

@jacobcoopervfx4674

3 жыл бұрын

@@marnoi8754 lol

"The red one was a lot faster" - car show presenter.

@MrAnarius

3 жыл бұрын

:D ))

@jebactychpolicjantow5497

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrAnarius iookkmkmmllollllllklolkkiikiiiì2

@JDMz

2 жыл бұрын

*Journalist.

He needs to do this again with spacex

@germanycze4130

3 жыл бұрын

space shuttle in 2020 is a little outdated XD

@Cars-N-Jets

3 жыл бұрын

Icy Rhodes YESSSS

@georgewendell

3 жыл бұрын

Icy Rhodes agreed but is the dragon capsule reusable?

@imanalfarizi6214

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgewendell yes

@meg7088

3 жыл бұрын

Yes pleeease 🙏

I saw the shuttle take off in person when John Glenn returned to space. They are not in any way downplaying the power of the engine. You could feel it hit you like a wall when the shockwave reaches the viewing stands, and its louder than anything you have ever heard in your entire life. It can't be described how unreal it is.

@madmoench

2 жыл бұрын

meanwhile in the 21st century we've returned to simping some billionaires. worse perversion than the capitalists of the 19th century and their sweatshops.

@z-trip5457

2 жыл бұрын

@@madmoench okii

@duncanvantongeren4646

Жыл бұрын

Unreal… Exactly… Now wake up.

@Ralfi-Film

Жыл бұрын

Lucky man. I am from Germany and I have been in the USA, but missed a shuttle takeoff only by 1 week. Sadly I have been at the cape during landing and it landed in California :-( due to bad weather in Florida. Now there is nothing left like this remarkable flying machine. Only small rockets.

@xtr3m3fLx

Жыл бұрын

Guess you never heard me after Taco Bell. Oh and dumcan, why you even watching something about space? Flatearther clown.

[Jeremy Clarkson voice] HAMMOND!

@krishna1408

5 жыл бұрын

Mist got in the way.

@Erodius

4 жыл бұрын

"...YOU IDIOT"

@muhammadm.8132

4 жыл бұрын

@@Erodius he wasn't an idiot this time . except the chocolate kettle lol

@jaymurray2216

3 жыл бұрын

(Jermey watching richard flying the rocket)HAMMOND YOU IDIOT YOU'VE REVERSED INTO THE SPACE STATION!

@medisonluna1254

3 жыл бұрын

"37million horsepower" DAMN! I need to get that in my Civic

"37million horsepower" DAMN! I need to get that in my Civic

@timorouw5555

3 жыл бұрын

Ricer 💯

@lacai527

3 жыл бұрын

You dont have V-Tec? whit a muffler ending? ofc you need to inject spray into your manifold, Red gives most power, if its colored red its extra 132%.

@imadizzapointment8354

3 жыл бұрын

@@timorouw5555 Not every civic owner is a ricer

@Rioderio

3 жыл бұрын

@@imadizzapointment8354 but most of them are ricer

@imadizzapointment8354

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rioderio yeah most civics is riced as hell, and miatas too

Most informative, easily understandable , creative documentary i have ever seen. Thanks to the presenter for making rocket science so interesting and easy. 👌👌

@peepa47

11 ай бұрын

for stupid people

I've been a rocket enthusiast for years, and even I learned something. It's a good thing they didn't have Jeremy trying to explain. "Ooiohh and this cold stuff goes into the burner thingy and then comes out the back of the bellish bit like a stabbed rat."

@mexert14

3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy can explain things normally also, he has done some war documentaries and I liked them. He is really calm in those video's.

@sublivion5024

3 жыл бұрын

@@mexert14 what he says is often incorrect or badly simplified for the sake of entertainment

@SimonBauer7

4 ай бұрын

his documentaries arent that bad either.

At 37:19 those robot noises are added in. Killed that whole scene for me.

I love Hammond's voice, I wish I also had a presenter like voice, so I could have my own Hamster show too.

Richard is great in these programmes and his sense of humour makes it far less boring. These programmes should be shown in science lessons at school to get the young ones really interested in science

@esnevip

Жыл бұрын

What part of that was boring? Science is awesome!

@gorillachilla

11 ай бұрын

They do!!

“Well, it works better then our Reliant Robin shuttle!”

@jacobcoopervfx4674

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Don't be mean. The Reliant Shuttle was glorious 😂

@baschoen23

3 жыл бұрын

Not much to be honest, it's an amazing example of the art of the bodge lol. Really not the best rocket design but certainly interesting.

@markmitchell450

3 жыл бұрын

Del boy would be impressed nether the less

@daggermouth4695

3 жыл бұрын

I fuckin hate people who quote what was said in the comment section. Your a fuckin parrot

@_reverse-psycho_855

2 жыл бұрын

Well lots of rockets fail on their first test flight...

The narration from 3:28 about the main engines make chills run down my whole body....

This is a very interesting and informative documentary from Richard. I enjoyed every second of it. Thanks to the team that made this possible👌

Always been fascinated by space but this episode was very educational and fascinating

His enthusiasm is infectious

3:46 Breath taking! I feel like a kid again

Richard Hammond is to tech what David Attenborough is to nature. Both are just captivating to listen to, and it feels like nature intended for them to be there.

Thank you so so so very much Mr Richard Hammond and other members of your team and collaborators who produced this video and posted here. You have shared incredibly inaccessible sites and information about different systems with us. The inspirations that may have come from unthinkable places and technologies been amazing. Ofcourse you have produced a few other documentaries on these lines. To date I had seen only one. But now I am going to look for each one of those and will watch. Sharing knowledge and information with the world is one of the most noblest of things to do. God bless you and all those who endeavour to do this.

@NicTheGreek1979

Жыл бұрын

This was a TV series 15 YEARS AGO... Calm down...

@udithawijeratne7361

7 ай бұрын

@@NicTheGreek1979 😂

This stuff is incredible. Real eye opener.

I will say this Richard really does make his programs interesting especially with the added ingredient HUMOR.

Love this show, very informative. Today, they would take one of the segments and stretch it out to one hour length

Thank you Richard Hammond, from Bangladesh. Very informative video.

0:00 the most exciting intro ever seen on youtube.

The most remarkable thing about the space shuttle is that Hammond hasn't crashed any of them.

@FSdarkkilla

Жыл бұрын

Yet. 😂

@dsdy1205

Жыл бұрын

you must not have watched the reliant shuttle episode

Happy to watch this one. Really miss seeing Richard on nat geo. Greetings from Pekanbaru, Indonesia.. 🇮🇩

@jovenaldomingo1123

2 жыл бұрын

Where is the videos for uneducated unexpected un expensive Nu job ever Nu money to spend on polluted water rivers lakes oceans canals??worldwide humans cities farming more trash and wastewater Nu jobs ever yet for nature best animals insects fish from the rivers polluted yet?? Think 07

this was a great show.. they need to make more

For all the flaws of the STS program, the startup sequence of the RS-25 SSME is one of the most beautiful things man has ever created.

@cleverusername9369

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing can beat the raw spectacle of the Saturn V ignition

@corneliuscrewe677

2 жыл бұрын

@@cleverusername9369 No argument from me, I love that just as much.

@michaschmid3920

11 ай бұрын

The SSME was a license production of MBB (Messerschmidt-Bölkow-Blohm).

You rock star!! You've done it again. Awesome video. Thank you for sharing

Gotta love the brits. They have a great way of explaining things. Best quick science doco I’ve seen in a while... and it’s quite old too

@droid1008

2 жыл бұрын

pretty good documentary, most of the information given is accurate with other sources i've seen. other than the columbia disaster section. that wasn't just caused by re-entry forces, it was caused by the NASA administrators' negligence to a large foam strike that punched a hole in the left wing.

Very nice documentaries Hammond. I love your shows.

I have learned more things in this video. Simple questions I have always had. Answered wonderfully! GREAT!!!

Brilliant, a pure joy to watch.

Simple physics and chemistry scaled up to gigantic proportions. Who knew rocket science could be this simple. Respect to all the brilliant minds that figured out the subtle nuances that made space exploration possible.

@HappyfoxBiz

5 жыл бұрын

it's a controlled constant explosion in the direction you want to move towards, you could have learned it yourself by throwing a grenade at a stationary object and watch that stationary object move... basically just a missile that was sent into space in war time... THEN when peace took over, the civilians thought "hey, we could really do something meaningful for humanity, sure military would get our research too but he who keeps the lights on gets the spoils" - most times that has been beneficial to everyone but very critical for flight and environmental safety for the military.... such as memory foam and understanding aerodynamics to a minute level, aerodynamics wouldn't be used by you and me but for the military it means the difference between a jet making it from New York to Paris or not, memory foam is one of those eureka that benefits everybody from young to old and in most fields... including office chairs. Designs have assisted private ventures with skipping the harsh "learn by the hand of humility" and more about "learn from others"... Shame that governments don't go for a global front and pool money together to actually get a global space program together that is under the international law that no country has complete access, but all countries have benefits... could reduce the costs to $1B per country and get us quite far

@FonsecaEugene

5 жыл бұрын

@@HappyfoxBiz Great thinking.

@pinktaco9979

5 жыл бұрын

@@HappyfoxBiz it's a stomach wrenching shame bro, the possibilities...

@HappyfoxBiz

5 жыл бұрын

@Fetus PC-TECH world war 2 was deviating to the world, Wernher von Braun wanted peace... Shame he was born under the wrong flag, wish he was Australian then America would have a fun time, we would have a heavy hitter scientist and you guys would have had your space tech decades earlier

@dongiovanni13

5 жыл бұрын

@Fetus PC-TECH your lack of faith in Robert Goddard is... disturbing. Unfortunately he died in 1943.

isnt that the small dude from that car show

@crackerhacker2271

5 жыл бұрын

lol nice name btw biomechanism!

@supbro_the_crazy2681

5 жыл бұрын

yes, Richard Hammond

@kar351

5 жыл бұрын

lol yea Top Gear, ex-dude

@rShadowFace

5 жыл бұрын

you mean the guy from the most succesful tv show in history worldwide? yeah, thats him

@supbro_the_crazy2681

5 жыл бұрын

@@rShadowFace true, top gear is going back to the old top gear before 2002 , very boring for me

Absolutely brilliant it really is well worth a watch.

Am in love with this.good lesson.

Very interesting documentary. Thanks

@trod146

5 жыл бұрын

Well aren't you very welcome. I'm sure the guy appreciated your support and compliment.

Very nice and descriptive documentaries Hammond!

Fascinating stuff.

Man!!! All I can say is thanks a trillion times ✨

I'd like to see Captain Slow's long winded explanation of the science.

@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853

3 жыл бұрын

James May is actually very good at explaining engineering. You should try this website called KZread, its got a lot of his stuff on.

The rocket equation. It's a beautiful thing.

Masterpiece 😍

Thank you guys for such a great knowledge

what can I say ...N.A.S.A has their way to create fast machines and smart solutions to solve huge or fatal problems ! Well done !

One of the best documentary's i'v seen!

THANKS FOR THE INFO!

Reminds me of the the great British show “Connections” in the ‘80’s with James Burke. He would follow the thread of inventions and innovations that led to modern (for the time) technology know how. Both great shows.

So you know how when someone messes up something simple people often say “It’s not rocket science.” What do rocket scientists say in that situation? “It’s not quantum mechanics”?

@ZeHoSmusician

3 жыл бұрын

"It ain't brain surgery!" To which Jim Gaffigan wondered what brain surgeons would say... "It ain't like...trying to talk to women!" (From his 'Beyond the Pale' set.) XD

@F82TwinMustang

3 жыл бұрын

"Its not music theory"

@Jeramithehuman

3 жыл бұрын

They have a shirt at the cape where I live and is says “yes... it is” with the blueprints of the solid rocket booster. The engineers I know all wear that shirt

@philismenko

2 жыл бұрын

@@F82TwinMustang the real answer

@tolloromassi99

2 жыл бұрын

It's the O-rings!

Thank you, Richard, for educating me. This was fascinating.

That "ice cream" experiment cooling by cold fuel, was a really good demonstration.

Richard Hammond, you are the best

See when you said "but NASA designed the Shuttle to reduce the cost of space exploration", that should have been immediately followed up with "...and failed, miserably". lol

@seanli7493

5 жыл бұрын

I think this episode was from back when everyone was dazzled by the word "reusable" and there wasn't much discussion amongst the general public about the actual turnaround cost of the shuttle.

@MidnightmoonRR

5 жыл бұрын

And yet it was able to do what other Space programs could only dream about doing :V

@seanli7493

5 жыл бұрын

@@MidnightmoonRR And was able to spend an absurd amount of money that other space programs could only dream of spending.

@parapobabam

5 жыл бұрын

@@MidnightmoonRR what exactly is that? exploding twice in the space of a few years, killing all aboard without any safety or escape mechanisms ?

@minecraft-shower425

5 жыл бұрын

@@parapobabam you think there aren't risks? theres always gonna be risks

"Some say... that he once urinated from the hatch of an orbiting space station, and that he will only respond to ground control if they call him "Unicorn One." All WE know is that he's called THE STIG!"

Really Amazing these Advanced Technology

MIND BLOWING

So are we just going to ignore the massive hurricane at 40:40?

@kaydeezcafe726

5 жыл бұрын

woah ! XD nice one myan

@DavidMoviez

5 жыл бұрын

happens every day in oceans. Download the app 'Windy' and enjoy the view. Sometimes its hard to spot one, but most of the time there is one or two wandering around :P

@samsprod892

5 жыл бұрын

Nick Luther *IT CUD JUST B CLOUDS*

@john-danielmartin8753

4 жыл бұрын

Nope 😂

@SuperCoopdogg

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. This isnt a doc about hurricanes.

Wow most educated video I have ever seen! This is so well planned and explained! Well done! Wow this is sick

26:50 “Chief take us down to 200 meters.” Thanks Richard, Mr. Tyler and I would see each other once again, for the 7th time now due to this episode.

awesome video, a million thumbs up to Richard Hammond....

If only Richard knew this before making top gears own space shuttle 😂

John Launch working in the launch pad, brilliant parenting-giving name

@istra70

4 жыл бұрын

Another proof that it is all just a big circus................... and money fraud.

Brilliant. thanks!

Wow what a great video SO informative!!!

might have been inefficient and dangerous but the shuttle is incredibly impressive and cool

@HalNordmann

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Originally, the Space Shuttle had a two-stage fully-reusable winged flyback design, (some of which could do all the TAOS shuttle could) but those were too expensive for NASA's shoestring budget. Later, there were proposals for Evolved Shuttle involving liquid fuel boosters, wingtip fins and an ejectable crew deck, but NASA couldn't afford those either. #FundNASA

What a great documentary! Thank you very much for uploading this!

I love Richard Hammond

Great video....amazing AS ALWAYS. THANKS GUYS. BETTER TEACHING THAN AT SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY

@Tiger-lg5of

5 жыл бұрын

Agree. I wish I had my lap top in 1960s, I could have learnt more than the fkn useless teachers I had that called me stupid. I was a visual guy, I can follow this easily rather than a blackboard.

How can people dislike videos like that ?

@antonielabuschagne9463

2 жыл бұрын

Flat earthers 🤣

Cooling the engines with cooling tubes has been used for decades in coal fire electric generating plants.The large boilers in these plants are actually made of siamesed tubes so the water walls cool the boiler and pre-heats the water before getting super heated.This increases efficiency and cools at the same time.

That vortex cannon was amazing

That is absolutely brilliant to use the fuel to cool the engine on its way through the coils to the engine

I liked the part when they demonstrated how the shuttle behave when entering in contact with air. The essential key is the fluid dynamics.

@fromnorway643

Жыл бұрын

Search the video _How to Land the Space Shuttle... from Space_ by *_Bret_* for an interesting and enjoyable description of the shuttle's landing procedure from the de-orbit burn to touchdown.

43:45 - "that's six times the speed of sand." that's some pretty quick sand, m8

@alifsoerjomarsetyo876

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@zanebliss3764

4 жыл бұрын

I heard that too lol.

Thanks for explaining

Brilliant doc

I'm sure the BBC director made sure they visited Florida in early February to film this documentary. It is too fkn hot any other time of year

Mr. Hammond as usual very professional and straight to the point! Breaking the wall with sound - awesome! As much as the space shuttle of course! Good job!

exceptionally nice rockumentary

Awesome! Love your work!

HAMMMMMMOND!

The space shuttle was a great improvement to our space program. It brought new materieals and concepts to use for future space craft like Space X. I spent 12 years in the USAF as an aircraft mechanic jets 4 or more engines and I was a crew chief on the E-3A. I found one thing lacking in each mid flight of the shuttle. In the USAF before takeoff and after landing the pilot and crew walked around the airplane and looked it over. We had the Shuttle where they had the means to look over every inch of the space craft outsides without a space walk. Yet it was not done. There is a word for that and I can't think of it. I almost got it . and I know it now. COMPLACENCY. Taking things for granted. Had they examined the craft after connecting to the ISS they would have saw damage and those lives would have been saved. We need to learn by this or the loss of those crews mean nothing to us.Inspect before and after flights is all it takes.

@stevemixon2718

5 жыл бұрын

The Columbia did not go to the ISS on it's last mission. It was 14 days of pure science, not a delivery run to the ISS.

@dougerrohmer

5 жыл бұрын

I saw a program where they knew about some damage to the tiles (by replaying video of the launch where they saw the ice strike the wing), but did not take it further because there was nothing they could do to repair it, nor rescue the crew. Sad but true.

@dukecraig2402

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously, you're comparing a walk around on the ground to one in space, once again, seriously?

@HalNordmann

2 жыл бұрын

Instead of a walk-around, they used the robotic arm to inspect the TPS.

@sharoncassell9358

Жыл бұрын

If not checked after flight how would one know how much damage air and rain & wind could have done? We always checked both before and after operation. Air Force.

Jeremy: Farming Hammond: Science James: Toys

Shout out from Canada hell yeah

It bugs me how he says ‘I scream’ instead of ice cream

@ZeHoSmusician

4 жыл бұрын

"I scream; you scream; we all scream for ice scream." :)

@emcee2258

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you said this

@user-kn3cy1oz9x

3 жыл бұрын

And the way he pronounces aluminum. It's gives me an ice cream headache.

@junii741

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-kn3cy1oz9x but it's aluminium for the rest of the world

@emcee2258

3 жыл бұрын

Adriaan Verburg I cant remember how he says it but it’s pronounced A-Loo-Min-Nium in England

Dont drive rockets, Richard. Remember that (if you can)

thank you hammond, very cool!

this is a great video. early soviet cosmonauts actually reentered the atmosphere in a cannonball-shaped module

6:45 for the original Hammond Organ ^^" (doesnt sound like Deep Purple though)

@grahamhill7845

3 жыл бұрын

as far as I know it looks like it though, apparently he bashes it rather a lot.

Anybody else see the shooting star @19:21 ?

@jannis01

3 жыл бұрын

Its a plane in timelapse video

Great ! Thanks for sharing

Insane . Soon this will be just a Tuesday

The shuttle was refurbishable, not reusable. :P

@kvltman782

5 жыл бұрын

The shuttle was reusable, the launch system was refurbishable.

@michaelsmith4534

5 жыл бұрын

@@kvltman782 the amount of work needed to turn each shuttle around ready for its next mission meant that it was pretty close to being a complete refurbishment. Unforseen at the start of the shuttle program and part of the reason for it's astronomical (no pun intended) cost.

@insulting_bjorn2354

5 жыл бұрын

everytime it came back they needed to look at the plates at its stomach everytime it landed and the engines and 450 million dollars was and is still epxensive

@morgangrey4020

5 жыл бұрын

@@insulting_bjorn2354 So is 250 million per astronaut to be sent into orbit on a russian rocket.

@scarkillerful

5 жыл бұрын

@@morgangrey4020 Where do you get that info? It costs NASA roughly $82 million per seat on the Soyuz, to get to the ISS, last I checked...

damn I wanted to comment about how much the guy in the thumbnail looks like Richard Hammond... crossed with nick nolte. turns out its just hamster after all

@Doom2pro

5 жыл бұрын

Hugh Jackman you mean.

@mikeoxlong6468

5 жыл бұрын

I knew it, they tried to trick me. But I didn't fall for it, I knew it wasn't a man, I knew it was a hamster.

Loving these little series

well done richard..i learned lots from this...............