Transporting the James Webb Telescope: How They Moved the World’s Most Valuable Object

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The James Webb telescope is an incredible piece of engineering that took many years and billions of dollars to make, but how did NASA transport such a delicate and valuable machine across the world? In this video we look at the different journeys that the James Webb telescope went through before it even left the ground.
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00:00 How They Moved the World’s Most Valuable Object
00:32 Complications with the James Webb Telescope
01:20 How Nasa Packaged the James Webb Telescope
01:34 STTARS Space Telescope Transporter
02:26 The Making of the James Webb Telescope's Mirror
04:03 Transporting the James Webb Telescope
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  • @primalspace
    @primalspace2 жыл бұрын

    Who’s excited to see Webb’s first images? - Shoutout to Brilliant for making this vid possible, check them out here! brilliant.org/primalspace/

  • @nonstopdude1211

    @nonstopdude1211

    2 жыл бұрын

    ive seen them a coupple weeks ago.. also your next video could be about the ''micro'' meteor impact that happened not too long ago to one of webbs mirrors. the telescope is still okay but the image quality will be a bit more blurry. over all this is a really informational video and i like it a lot. keep up your content because im not missing A video that you make :D

  • @clarkkentmalabanan5626

    @clarkkentmalabanan5626

    Жыл бұрын

    why not launch at Florida?

  • @christacker5098

    @christacker5098

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nonstopdude1211 The micro meteor doesn't make any noteworthy damage at the JWST! Dont make Fakenews about the image quality. Nasa has announced that it is NOT affected.

  • @danbam465

    @danbam465

    Жыл бұрын

    we give Israel 5 telescopes a year

  • @sharadbade21

    @sharadbade21

    Жыл бұрын

    You are basically ripping off nasa videos and presenting them with your own voice and someone else's music? Get a life.

  • @topherlions714
    @topherlions7142 жыл бұрын

    I recently relocated and had to move an all tempered glass PC. I thought that was stressful lol

  • @CarlosSD

    @CarlosSD

    2 жыл бұрын

    😆😆

  • @Simon-jv9bm

    @Simon-jv9bm

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dang that’s quite a feat!

  • @EmazingGuitar

    @EmazingGuitar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not that hard

  • @TobiasDettinger

    @TobiasDettinger

    2 жыл бұрын

    on a stone floor? Nice.

  • @awesomeman116a

    @awesomeman116a

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@EmazingGuitar super hard actually

  • @SD-ef4qp
    @SD-ef4qp Жыл бұрын

    We cannot ignore the contribution of truck driver in its success. The feeling he must be having after seeing those images

  • @PepekBezlepek

    @PepekBezlepek

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah, it's mindblowing that one truck driver can tell everyone he drove the telescope taking these pictures ♥

  • @derek7737
    @derek7737 Жыл бұрын

    I can not imagine how stressful that driver of the truck must have been having an 10 billion dollar telescope in your hands.

  • @TKOfromJohn

    @TKOfromJohn

    Жыл бұрын

    10*

  • @Caedan

    @Caedan

    Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if they had insurance on it lmao

  • @SadWatermelon

    @SadWatermelon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Caedan I was just thinking about that too lol

  • @techboss202

    @techboss202

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Caedan It’s called the American Tax payers 😂

  • @ToastWithAGun

    @ToastWithAGun

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry but it's 10 billion dollars

  • @TheJttv
    @TheJttv2 жыл бұрын

    Small thing, but route scouting would likely have been done by driving the route several times. Likely with a pole car at some point. Satellites and google street view miss a lot of low cables and things.

  • @arm-np8us

    @arm-np8us

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually they did that too

  • @DomsYouTube

    @DomsYouTube

    2 жыл бұрын

    They could probably just take new satellite images

  • @mn20blue

    @mn20blue

    Жыл бұрын

    @E Van lol

  • @reduced2ash

    @reduced2ash

    Жыл бұрын

    eh, the US military has spy satellites nowadays, can see the route in real-time

  • @grantm6514

    @grantm6514

    Жыл бұрын

    "Jones, HOW could you not notice that this bridge is too low for us to get under??" Jones: "Well in the photos there was a cloud right over this part of the route.."

  • @ShawnTheDriver
    @ShawnTheDriver Жыл бұрын

    Makes me so proud to be a trucker…like I tell people. Every single thing you will ever possibly use ever, will be transported by a truck at some point in its life…even things you personally won’t use, like a massive freaking space telescope.

  • @mrvlacp

    @mrvlacp

    Жыл бұрын

    Bro I personally use a massive freaking space telescope

  • @lovelaugh7299

    @lovelaugh7299

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mrvlacp yh i just ordered mine on wish

  • @porcuspine2368

    @porcuspine2368

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for keeping the country running

  • @dombag

    @dombag

    Жыл бұрын

    Mad respect for all truckers - y’all literally carrying the economy on your backs and it’s not talked about enough 🙌🏽

  • @ohhkennny766

    @ohhkennny766

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep everything in the world is shipped by trucks, planes and boats and rarely even drones are being put to use lol

  • @JD4-70
    @JD4-70 Жыл бұрын

    If I knew all I had to do was build, a multi billion pound space telescope just to get the local pot holes filled, I would’ve done it ages ago.

  • @shk_huz

    @shk_huz

    Жыл бұрын

    comment of the month

  • @HomoErectusOnUranus

    @HomoErectusOnUranus

    Жыл бұрын

    lmfao

  • @ARUSApacecarHAMPTON

    @ARUSApacecarHAMPTON

    Жыл бұрын

    See NASA did something useful on earth. Pothole fixed 😊

  • @Humulator

    @Humulator

    Жыл бұрын

    What you actually have to do is get walkable cities.

  • @DomsYouTube
    @DomsYouTube2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine the level trust you must have to let one single person drive the truck that is towing the telescope

  • @mrxmry3264

    @mrxmry3264

    Жыл бұрын

    when it comes to transporting something that big or heavy, a single driver could not have done it. there must have been an army of route planners, road crews (to get traffic lights, signs and power lines out of the way) and spotters in addition to the driver to pull this transport off without damage.

  • @Outland9000

    @Outland9000

    Жыл бұрын

    Dude is called George... Been hauling the most critical NASA stuff for years. But yes, he's part of a big team

  • @DubsnSubsSessions

    @DubsnSubsSessions

    Жыл бұрын

    It's probably safer than letting 2 people drive it...

  • @hootymcowlface5161

    @hootymcowlface5161

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DubsnSubsSessions Why? One takes the pedals, the other one the steering. lol

  • @christophresmerowski1824

    @christophresmerowski1824

    Жыл бұрын

    You need someone to explain INSURANCE to you.

  • @jemaradrao740
    @jemaradrao740 Жыл бұрын

    employer: what's your truck driving experience? driver: i drove the james webb telescope. employer: you're over-qualified

  • @AlbertaGeek

    @AlbertaGeek

    Жыл бұрын

    That got a genuine LOL from me, thanks! :)

  • @joelvanwinkle5976
    @joelvanwinkle59762 жыл бұрын

    Imagine how stressful it must’ve been for the truck driver hauling the telescope. This wasn’t glassware or action figures this was an extremely delicate space telescope. (Wow 1.3k likes already, thanks)

  • @carso1500

    @carso1500

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's only the most expensive object in the world, no pressure

  • @M4V3RiCkU235

    @M4V3RiCkU235

    2 жыл бұрын

    That telescope is the best technology our civilization has! Yeah, no pressure for the driver - when he knows that somehow the future of our species is in his hands. And feet. Personally, if I was NASA, I assure that driver after successfully completing this task - will retire with a good pension and no worries after.

  • @tomorowsnobodys

    @tomorowsnobodys

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s not really that delicate i mean it rode a rocket to space, not exactly a soft ride.

  • @collinscody57

    @collinscody57

    2 жыл бұрын

    If your worried about hauling something like that your not qualified to haul it and you don't it just that simple. The truckers who do things like that are the best of the best and wouldn't try it unless they knew it would be successful.

  • @prakhar6852

    @prakhar6852

    Жыл бұрын

    @@carso1500 naah the most expensive thing that human has ever made is the International space station

  • @mdsr640
    @mdsr640 Жыл бұрын

    The amount research involved is beyond amazing. Scientists are the real superstar of human civilization.

  • @Kelvinpierre99

    @Kelvinpierre99

    Жыл бұрын

    No, engineers still are.

  • @s.k.9774

    @s.k.9774

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Kelvinpierre99 nah its african american rappers, they went from being farming equipment in slavery, to becoming millionares and role models for children.

  • @AnimeLover-hg4sg

    @AnimeLover-hg4sg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Kelvinpierre99 wait who came first scientist or engineer?

  • @biggibbs4678

    @biggibbs4678

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AnimeLover-hg4sg technological advances predates the scientific method

  • @AnimeLover-hg4sg

    @AnimeLover-hg4sg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@biggibbs4678 how can technology exist without science?

  • @RonTon89
    @RonTon89 Жыл бұрын

    I currently work at the NJ facility that coated the mirrors with the gold coating. I didn't personally do it, but I work with those who did. It's pretty cool knowing that.

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    Ronny S I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @FlatEarthKiller

    @FlatEarthKiller

    Жыл бұрын

    @@flat-eartherno shut up.

  • @dumbguy2y463

    @dumbguy2y463

    9 ай бұрын

    I live across the street from the Northrop Grumman facility that shipped the telescope. Idk how I missed it lol 😂

  • @macebobkasson1629
    @macebobkasson16292 жыл бұрын

    Some of the best space content out there! Thanks primal!

  • @WhatOldClips

    @WhatOldClips

    Жыл бұрын

    Liver king out

  • @dmurray2978
    @dmurray29782 жыл бұрын

    Grain of space sand teleports thru you at 40km/second "Nothin personal kid"

  • @Penultimeat

    @Penultimeat

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know Webb has already been hit by micrometeors, but I think it’s okay?

  • @MrMegaMetroid

    @MrMegaMetroid

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Penultimeat its okay, it was designed for that, and they expected impacts. It has been hit several times by the time it made the news, its just sites clickbaiting the hell out of us because they know we have been waiting for years to see it launch. There was nothing news worthy about it, its just a neat piece of trivia. The telescope is fine and fully operational. It will be hit alot of times in its life cycle, nasa predicted that and designed it to be able to compensate for it

  • @CerealKiller669
    @CerealKiller669 Жыл бұрын

    I like how much effort time and money went into this but everyone working on it also knew " it'd be a miracle if it actually gets there" lol crazy but well done, very well done.

  • @slinkeyj3

    @slinkeyj3

    Жыл бұрын

    Yuuuup. Working in the space industry, even if your project is a "Class A" (top level projects, such as the Webb), there is always a chance that it may get cancelled, even after years of work, and tons of money invested. You just have to ignore that possibility, and always work as if it is going to be launched into space.

  • @777dnangel
    @777dnangel Жыл бұрын

    This is just breathtaking. Collaboration really can move us forward. Kudos to the men and women behind the project!

  • @RobbieBeswick
    @RobbieBeswick2 жыл бұрын

    the only word that comes to mind after watching this video is wow.. i can't wait for the future of space exploration and new discoveries

  • @randydewees7338
    @randydewees73382 жыл бұрын

    The stuff that is mined isn't beryllium "powder", it's beryllium "ore". There are a couple main kinds. The ore isn't "purified", the ore is beryllium metal that is chemically bound into various minerals, and the beryllium metal has to be extracted from the ore by complicated chemical and thermal processing. The metal may then be further processed for a particular end product, I would think the beryllium used in the JWT is highly pure.

  • @o.v4069

    @o.v4069

    Жыл бұрын

    No shit

  • @neon9165

    @neon9165

    Жыл бұрын

    "I would think the beryllium used in the JWT is highly pure." So... they Purified it?

  • @PvtParts-yk6dw

    @PvtParts-yk6dw

    Жыл бұрын

    captain fuckin obvious

  • @artisticyeti22

    @artisticyeti22

    Жыл бұрын

    @@neon9165 😂😂

  • @knightimer2
    @knightimer2 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible. I had no idea it was this complex and meticulous. What an enormous accomplishment for mankind.

  • @walter4708
    @walter4708 Жыл бұрын

    how much my young mind loves to learn and so do this telescope, I knew people put their souls and heart into making this project a success, but i didn't know how MUCH they have put. gotta respect the thousands of people who worked for this✋✋

  • @christophresmerowski1824

    @christophresmerowski1824

    Жыл бұрын

    Most likely a horrendous waste of time... and money.

  • @The_Pariah
    @The_Pariah Жыл бұрын

    When this video was done, I stretched out and then looked at them time. That video was only 8 minutes long?!?! I felt like I was sitting here for a half an hour. But not in a bad way like I was bored. Instead, it was like the creators of this crammed a 30 minute video into 8 minutes. I learned SO FREAKING MUCH in that short time span. 10/10 video. Well done. Upvoting is pretty much obligatory at this point.

  • @salsabilahmedshrestho960

    @salsabilahmedshrestho960

    Жыл бұрын

    same. but I felt bored.

  • @The_Pariah

    @The_Pariah

    Жыл бұрын

    @@salsabilahmedshrestho960 Sorry to hear that :(

  • @husamuddinchittalwala2719
    @husamuddinchittalwala27192 жыл бұрын

    Extraordinary video!!! Btw... Would love a video on the mechazilla chopsticks that catch the starship, especially on the pulley and rail system it uses to move up and down the tower

  • @ClydeYouTuber
    @ClydeYouTuber Жыл бұрын

    Great video, I was entertained the entire way through.

  • @CerealKiller669
    @CerealKiller669 Жыл бұрын

    the truck driver must've felt like the main protagonist and we are just in his movie lol

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    NOODLES_ I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @Luke..luke..luke..
    @Luke..luke..luke..2 жыл бұрын

    Always love these videos. Thank you. 🙏

  • @bobboberson2024
    @bobboberson2024 Жыл бұрын

    Simply incredible. What a piece of engineering. And a NEW word was created - "segaments." Amazing!

  • @lain11644
    @lain116442 жыл бұрын

    Jeez, imagine being the driver of that truck with $10B on your back.

  • @techdefined9420

    @techdefined9420

    2 жыл бұрын

    The most expensive payload in history. Imagine he stress for the rocket team. They could have reduced this thing to small pieces if the Ariane 5 failed.

  • @mrxmry3264

    @mrxmry3264

    Жыл бұрын

    the most expensive thing i ever transported (on a forklift) was a jet engine worth 10 million. and it wasn't even a big one, maybe a meter and a half in diameter.

  • @klipklapklop3359

    @klipklapklop3359

    Жыл бұрын

    dude was using a walkie talkie with one hand and steering with another while looking like its just another day on the job 5:32

  • @user-ko1hi1fy9z

    @user-ko1hi1fy9z

    Жыл бұрын

    @@klipklapklop3359 What a legendary man.

  • @social.2184
    @social.2184 Жыл бұрын

    My respect for NASA increased by million folds after watching this video.

  • @lylejohnston4125

    @lylejohnston4125

    Жыл бұрын

    And it's already broken.

  • @user-rr5ce1wb2j

    @user-rr5ce1wb2j

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lylejohnston4125 It isn't broken, its damaged, and they expected this to happen. It is still fully functional.

  • @Supernov4

    @Supernov4

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lylejohnston4125 Like a small scratch on camera lens, you won't even notice it in the pictures. And in the few lighting conditions that would show can be corrected afterwards. Virtually no difference.

  • @TheCameltotem

    @TheCameltotem

    Жыл бұрын

    Why? This was probably the easiest part of all.

  • @cinderclawz
    @cinderclawz Жыл бұрын

    This has to be the most expensive thing ever hauled by a single truck.

  • @collinscody57

    @collinscody57

    Жыл бұрын

    Nope that was little boy the first atomic bomb it cost ruffly twice as much as the JWST

  • @simonrano8072

    @simonrano8072

    Жыл бұрын

    @@collinscody57 you are confusing the program cost with the prototype cost. The JWST is a one off telescope that was built using existing infrastructures and special tools that may not be used again to make a second one. The Manhattan project was 25 Billions but including the building of plutonium production facilities and all the research labs that have been use for every bombs designed and produced at that time and years after. It would have been true if the story of nuclear weapons stopped right there. You have to at least spread the costs between the 4 Fat Man bombs (trinity, Nagazaki, 2x Cross Roads) and the Little Boy which needed much less R&D costs as the design was simple. SO basically each bomb costs 7 Billions at most with your logic, non considering reusable hardware (centriguation plants, plutonium reactors, labs...). In case of the JWST most of the R&D budget and spare hardwae won't be kept as assets because the next gen telescope of that type will push things much further again, requiring all knew techs again.

  • @collinscody57

    @collinscody57

    Жыл бұрын

    @@simonrano8072 your talking about its manufacturing cost not its value. It was never sold and I can GUARANTEE you that if the US had sold it they could have made alot more than the 7 billion inflation adjusted dollar you think it's worth.

  • @simonrano8072

    @simonrano8072

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@collinscody57 and you are takling about the value of the use of the object. In this case I could say Little Boy was useless because they had to drop a second bomb to stop the war. you are also confusing selling the technology to selling the product. Purchasing a 7 billion bomb is a bad move as such one piece fail you have nothing. To add to the topic 5 copies of Little Boy where made. The one that detonated had a lot of value regarding history timeline but at the moment they left it the only car taken was to ignite it, in case of failure they had spare ones...

  • @collinscody57

    @collinscody57

    Жыл бұрын

    @@simonrano8072 No I am talking about the bomb its self being worth in excess of a 10 billion at the time if sold the technology is basically worthless at the time as no country had the time or security to actually build one themselves to end the war. As for the second bombing that was because Russia was invading Japan's Northern islands and the US wanted the islands for themselves. As for the other 5 they built its like owning a Picasso sure a forger can make it look 99.999% the same doesn't make it worth the same

  • @junaic
    @junaic2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Vidoe with Full detail 🖤

  • @tagosadilim
    @tagosadilim Жыл бұрын

    Such an amazing feat of human engineering and collaboration. Mabuhay!

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    tagosadilim I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @chaosfire321
    @chaosfire321 Жыл бұрын

    Good grief, I never heard about this part of the telescope's delivery. Fucking insane and awesome at the same time.

  • @clarkgriswold-zr5sb
    @clarkgriswold-zr5sb2 жыл бұрын

    Nice, but you missed the stop in Houston at the Johnson Space Center. I saw it late one evening being routed around the back streets in the Clear Lake area. I wondered what kind of item would warrant a convoy of vehicles and at night. Asked a friend who would know of such things, and he confirmed that it was what I suspected. It was intended to be a quiet visit to JSC for thermal vacuum chamber testing.

  • @puppy3908

    @puppy3908

    Жыл бұрын

    Shoulda tried to put a finger print on it

  • @scifegaming3039

    @scifegaming3039

    Жыл бұрын

    @@puppy3908 no then it would have delayed the launch it will go over budget again

  • @jackallread
    @jackallread2 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary, thanks!!

  • @SpaceflightRocketShorts
    @SpaceflightRocketShorts2 жыл бұрын

    dang never really thought of this, thanks!

  • @NoNameAtAll2
    @NoNameAtAll22 жыл бұрын

    how were mirror pieces transported between those locations?

  • @lululegende1407

    @lululegende1407

    2 жыл бұрын

    Carefully lol

  • @robertpalmer3166

    @robertpalmer3166

    2 жыл бұрын

    In the back of a pickup.

  • @joelvanwinkle5976

    @joelvanwinkle5976

    2 жыл бұрын

    By truck

  • @thomasreese2816

    @thomasreese2816

    2 жыл бұрын

    It took a lot of reflecting

  • @Helperbot-2000

    @Helperbot-2000

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lululegende1407 well... yeah

  • @DavidMcCoul
    @DavidMcCoul Жыл бұрын

    Humankind’s most advanced space instrument, transported in the most meticulous way imaginable to the launch site

  • @erideimos1207
    @erideimos12072 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely outstanding! Incredible research, expertly presented. This was the Gold Standard to which all YTers should aspire. Great topic, learned a ton, thanks!

  • @hertogyarno746
    @hertogyarno7462 жыл бұрын

    Great video man, thanks!

  • @DavidMcCoul
    @DavidMcCoul Жыл бұрын

    5:44 Driver’s elbow casually out the window as if to say “No big deal, folks!”

  • @timmcdaniel6193
    @timmcdaniel61932 жыл бұрын

    For anyone who notices signs, the video of the container transport is utterly bewildering. It's like when you know the city shown in a movie and realize that the actors just teleported 30 miles during a sentence. It's because a lot wasn't mentioned. And the video is out of order, and it shows parts he wasn't describing. The container was developed at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. That's why 4:36 and 5:24 show it between DC and Annapolis. 5:26: Summers Trucking from PA has been doing NASA's trucking for 15 years (they have a video on this on their company page). A NASA page says it was trucked from Goddard to JB Andrews and flown on a C-5 to Houston to be checked out at Johnson, which is why 4:34 shows Texas-style horizontal traffic lights and Middlebrook Dr (presumably the one in Houston). After that, it was flown to somewhere near LA and then to Redondo Beach, which is probably why 4:41 has "Entering Pasadena" when it's 25 miles out of the path between Redondo Beach and Seal Beach. Then all the stuff the video said. Interesting that Summers Trucking got to drive it in French Guyana too.

  • @mrxmry3264

    @mrxmry3264

    Жыл бұрын

    "and realize that the actors just teleported 30 miles during a sentence" reminds me of national treasure 2. there is a car chase scene in london. i know london well enough to immediately realize that they jumped all over the place. it all starts at buckingham palace, and before long they are in the city of london (several miles east), heading back towards buckingham palace.

  • @timmcdaniel6193

    @timmcdaniel6193

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mrxmry3264 C.f. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" when I lived near D.C. And I'm sure there are thousands of other examples. The problem is that they use local famous places to establish a feeling of being there, without regard for actual usage.

  • @Thomas-vm1jy
    @Thomas-vm1jy2 жыл бұрын

    He calling my insurance company after telling them I hit a 10 billion dollar telescope

  • @paranoidandroid1997
    @paranoidandroid1997 Жыл бұрын

    Stunning video. Thank you.

  • @f1recharge854
    @f1recharge8549 ай бұрын

    Truly breathtaking journey

  • @81silvermj
    @81silvermj Жыл бұрын

    Such an extraordinary effort. They know there’s more out there. More than just ice on a planet. Somewhere far. We just can’t see it.

  • @fashionablylate9045
    @fashionablylate9045 Жыл бұрын

    If the equipment is so sensitive how did they launch it into space? Wouldn't the vibrations of launch be too much?

  • @Granolora

    @Granolora

    11 ай бұрын

    It's sensitive as in even a few particles of dust would ruin the polished surface, the material itself is rather strong.

  • @LSF17
    @LSF172 жыл бұрын

    Oh how I love this channel

  • @bruhbroseph
    @bruhbroseph2 жыл бұрын

    That was nice, Bravo.

  • @jfkno12
    @jfkno12 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks for the very useful information. Any specific reason they had to ship it from French Guiana? Why couldn't they send it space from the US? The logistics of handling this would have costed very much and also put a lot of stress on people...

  • @collinscody57

    @collinscody57

    Жыл бұрын

    When you launch closer to the equator you get a speed boost from the earth's rotation mean you need less fuel or you can lift more wieght. Also the Europeans paid for and built the rocket as there part of it.

  • @lo2.220

    @lo2.220

    Жыл бұрын

    And Ariane 5 is known to be one of the safest rocket in the world.

  • @astree214

    @astree214

    Жыл бұрын

    As far as I know, when the rocket was choosen, it was the only one (in western countries) able to launch such a big thing And going to Florida would have nearly been as far away in kms, but much further north

  • @tractorsold1

    @tractorsold1

    Жыл бұрын

    And the Europeans paid for the Ariane 5, as part of thier contribution.

  • @SpectreNight
    @SpectreNight Жыл бұрын

    I wonder how many people physically aged 10-70 years from stress during the entire moving process. I imagine after the truck driver finished their part, someone else opened the cab to find a pile of dust.

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    Schrödinger I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @meh23p
    @meh23p Жыл бұрын

    I just realized this video came out before the first Webb images were released! I trust they did not disappoint!

  • @swoondrones
    @swoondrones Жыл бұрын

    I was hoping for more details. Crazy amazing, of course.

  • @MyHiDef
    @MyHiDef Жыл бұрын

    The trucking company is from Ephrata Pennsylvania. Family owned company. The company has been moving stuff for NASA for years 👍.

  • @137akash
    @137akash Жыл бұрын

    I still doubt somebody might have dropped one or the equipment in the telescope and it is working perfectly out there and that guy must have felt great relief now... Lol

  • @matetocol368

    @matetocol368

    Жыл бұрын

    Imagine the night before transporting the telescope, the the guy thinking "man I know I left that screw kind of loose, should I go and tell everybody?"

  • @everlastinggobstopper4569
    @everlastinggobstopper4569 Жыл бұрын

    See the incredible things people can do when working together! BRAVO!

  • @bane2201

    @bane2201

    Жыл бұрын

    @@flat-earther Yeah, it's closer to an oblate spheroid with some bumps and valleys. What's your point? That commenter never mentioned anything about the shape of Earth.

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bane2201 Come on I'm just suggesting, it's a random comment to you. See link to it in my about tab. I suggest watch it first before criticizing.

  • @FlatEarthKiller

    @FlatEarthKiller

    Жыл бұрын

    @@flat-eartherno. His video is science illiterate. Science means knowledge in latin.

  • @4TwEnti-
    @4TwEnti- Жыл бұрын

    Thx for the Video !

  • @okoyeemmanuelemeka7648
    @okoyeemmanuelemeka7648 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine the type of pressure that driver would have handling a 10billion dollar project

  • @Granolora

    @Granolora

    11 ай бұрын

    According to other comments, the driver has worked with nasa, hauling their equipment, for a long time, so he is probably somewhat used to the pressure by now.

  • @Charles-7
    @Charles-72 жыл бұрын

    it's a good thing they keep it's sea route a secret until it's safely at the Guiana Space Center with ariane 5, cause if modern day pirates knows of the telescope it'll be a nightmare for everyone who worked/followed it.

  • @2o4II112II26o2

    @2o4II112II26o2

    Жыл бұрын

    ..kept it's sea route a secret.......you mean to say

  • @Charles-7

    @Charles-7

    Жыл бұрын

    @@2o4II112II26o2 oh yeah i meant to say that.

  • @edwardfrench6
    @edwardfrench6 Жыл бұрын

    Wow this was amazing!

  • @TheRandompaint
    @TheRandompaint Жыл бұрын

    Shout-out to that driver, I can't imagine how nerve racking that is.

  • @sonny12681
    @sonny126812 жыл бұрын

    Would it be awesome if there was a telescope manufacturer that manufactured miniature James Webb telescopes for home use.

  • @SnoopyDoofie

    @SnoopyDoofie

    2 жыл бұрын

    Instead of $10 billion, you get it at a discount of $10 million.

  • @pedropedrohan102

    @pedropedrohan102

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SnoopyDoofie nasa should have just bought 100 these

  • @Penultimeat

    @Penultimeat

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m fascinated by the fact that you think it could work like that.

  • @aliensinnoh1

    @aliensinnoh1

    Жыл бұрын

    Even the real Webb would work on the ground. It has to be nearly at absolute zero, and all the infrared radiation from everything on Earth and the air itself would drown out anything from space.

  • @thatguy7595
    @thatguy75952 жыл бұрын

    No mention of the precautions taken to avoid any trouble on the sea?

  • @austinskylines
    @austinskylines Жыл бұрын

    cant wait to see the first photos in a few days

  • @swoondrones
    @swoondrones Жыл бұрын

    Worth every cent.

  • @brianhiles8164
    @brianhiles81642 жыл бұрын

    The individual mirror segments were fabricated from beryllium certainly because of low weight, but primarily because it has superlative low thermal expansion. The mast-mounted _Long Bow_ radar added to select _Apache_ military helicopters was (agonizingly!) fabricated from beryllium as well for its additional mechanical property of vibration resistance. The truck drove at approximately 8 km/hr not because the STTARS rig was heavy (or unaerodynamic!), but because of vibration mitigation. You should have investigated the matter of how much insurance is necessary to transport a $10 billion space telescope those number of miles on the road and sea. Now _that_ would have a fun fact!

  • @PapaLurts

    @PapaLurts

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd be interested in what insurance company even dares to insure a $10B telescope for transport

  • @astree214

    @astree214

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PapaLurts 100% agree. It would be crazy, or stupid, for Nasa Esa or any insurance company to just think about putting an insurance on that. I don't know in the USwith Nasa, but in Europe, ESA is its own insurance company (yes, "IS" ,not "has").

  • @gmaildinozz
    @gmaildinozz2 жыл бұрын

    95% video "how nasa built Webb" + sponsor. The last 5% "ho yeah he also did 40km by truck and took the boat, fu". :'-D

  • @reldrago
    @reldrago Жыл бұрын

    Here after that miraculous shot that became a viral tweet. Honestly so damn fascinating and makes me love space even more

  • @EMichaelBall

    @EMichaelBall

    Жыл бұрын

    Which one? The Conrad “Holy Shot”? Not sure how you found this from that, though; I’m curious to know.

  • @lawrencemaweu
    @lawrencemaweu5 ай бұрын

    Wow, this is just incredible

  • @primalspace

    @primalspace

    5 ай бұрын

    So glad you agree!

  • @PeterKocic
    @PeterKocic2 жыл бұрын

    100 specs of dust, still not clean enough if you ask Mum.

  • @EMCF_
    @EMCF_2 жыл бұрын

    The most surprising part of this is that Alabama actually produces something useful.

  • @kevinbaird7277
    @kevinbaird7277 Жыл бұрын

    Looking at the overhead signs we see the footage of the convoy being led to the port the signs say Washington DC and Annapolis, must be library footage.

  • @hafizurmahdi5284
    @hafizurmahdi5284 Жыл бұрын

    Truly Incredible

  • @primalspace

    @primalspace

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @oustoure5209
    @oustoure5209 Жыл бұрын

    call me ignorant, but why are we surprised they made a "strong" shipping container for something that was meant to withstand takeoff? amazing video nonetheless

  • @itainteasy

    @itainteasy

    Жыл бұрын

    The telescope itself doesn't "takeoff". the telescope goes inside the rocket which is also a "strong" shipping container. the rocket is meant to withstand takeoff, the telescope is just built to withstand deployment and it's orbit around the sun.

  • @oustoure5209

    @oustoure5209

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly so why are you so shocked that they had to create a shipping container to travel across country when exiting earths orbit is 10x more dangerous and rough

  • @itainteasy

    @itainteasy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@oustoure5209 there is no shock, the shipping container wasn't for the rocket... it was for the telescope that is protected inside the rocket on launch. Until it's in the rocket it needs something equivalent to protect it.

  • @ronvavra
    @ronvavra Жыл бұрын

    Did anyone ever stop to think that it might have been easier to create a facility near the location that it would end up?

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    Duke Of Hesse I suggest watch _What on earth happened_ 13 parts by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @ronvavra

    @ronvavra

    Жыл бұрын

    @@flat-earther Not sure what you are getting at.

  • @srinitaaigaura

    @srinitaaigaura

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ronvavra His brain waves are flat. 😂

  • @bungietwab4868
    @bungietwab4868 Жыл бұрын

    What a cool presentation! Thank you.

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    Bungie TWAB I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @manjusarma2286
    @manjusarma22862 жыл бұрын

    Loving your Videos

  • @Galaxyca

    @Galaxyca

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who doesn’t

  • @mohsinali3342
    @mohsinali3342 Жыл бұрын

    Salute to NASA

  • @primalspace

    @primalspace

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @arwo1143
    @arwo11432 жыл бұрын

    Plot holes had to be filled and the container had to stay perfectly level …why? You’re afraid to shake it a bit BEFORE you strap it onto a rocket and yeet it into space?

  • @MaxVax-dh7rh

    @MaxVax-dh7rh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right? Also if the Mirrors need to be that Perfect. What is Protecting them in Space? there is a lot of little stuff flying out there. I say it was a 10 Billion Money Laundry hoax.

  • @WadaZable

    @WadaZable

    Жыл бұрын

    Min maxing noob

  • @Vel_In_Love

    @Vel_In_Love

    Жыл бұрын

    Is there any pot holes in space?

  • @advancedmicrosystems4658

    @advancedmicrosystems4658

    Жыл бұрын

    Its most likely to not damage the container which is air-tight.

  • @759Alexander
    @759Alexander Жыл бұрын

    Miraclous, Magestic WORK,

  • @slashmaster2
    @slashmaster22 жыл бұрын

    I'm confused. They're worried about little potholes and keeping it level as possible the whole time when they send it up in a rocket which surely severely rattles it?

  • @techdefined9420

    @techdefined9420

    2 жыл бұрын

    Different loads. Driving was horizontally, flying in the rocket vertically. The carbon fiber frame of JWST was made to withstand vertical loads.

  • @IronHexacyanoferrate

    @IronHexacyanoferrate

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@techdefined9420 besides, there are stresses that can be controlled, such as the potholes, and ones that can’t, like the rocket launch. If you can control it, it’s better to do so, no reason to subject it to unnecessary stress. A somewhat good analogy to life.

  • @mohit_50

    @mohit_50

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IronHexacyanoferrate Damn bro that's almost as deep as the potholes in my country's roads.

  • @phivpap8632
    @phivpap86322 жыл бұрын

    1:51 “This container was so clean that no more than one hundred particles, much smaller than the width of human hair, could be present inside the container.”. I somehow doubt that…

  • @Misterfloflomovievideo

    @Misterfloflomovievideo

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is some standards to determine the level of cleanliness of a room. With an ISO 1 room (the cleanest), 100 is maybe a bit too low but it is definitely in this order of magnitude. The standard tells about 10 veryyyyyyy small particle by cubic meter. That is if the container is ISO1, which is probably very hard to obtain even with a permanent room

  • @phivpap8632

    @phivpap8632

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Misterfloflomovievideo Yeah you're right. Highly unlikely (most likely impossible) that they manage to clean a huge movable container with a gigantic telescope inside so well.

  • @MrMegaMetroid

    @MrMegaMetroid

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@phivpap8632 the clean room was assembled inside another clean room, with all parts being individually inspected beforehand. Its not impossible in the slightest, it wouldnt even be the first time someone had done that

  • @phivpap8632

    @phivpap8632

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrMegaMetroid well it depends on what you mean by "particle" I guess

  • @MrMegaMetroid

    @MrMegaMetroid

    Жыл бұрын

    @@phivpap8632 are we gonna be a smartass and count the particles the observatory is made off or am i gonna actually learn something about clean rooms in your next reply

  • @milkytoast5454
    @milkytoast5454 Жыл бұрын

    I'm just picturing myself driving that truck and I would probably be shaking like a lot.

  • @primalspace

    @primalspace

    Жыл бұрын

    right? same!

  • @yzzxxvv
    @yzzxxvv Жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @FritzAdler
    @FritzAdler Жыл бұрын

    There’s a massive difference between value and price, especially in this case. You can throw all the money in the world at something, but it will never make it valuable.

  • @nytro8027

    @nytro8027

    Жыл бұрын

    are you implying that the Webb telescope is not valuable

  • @NineteenEighty8

    @NineteenEighty8

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nytro8027 hardly even worth its weight in scrap metal.

  • @nytro8027

    @nytro8027

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NineteenEighty8 i'd love to hear your reasoning behind this

  • @NineteenEighty8

    @NineteenEighty8

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nytro8027 just because they spent $10b doesn't mean it's worth ten billion.

  • @itainteasy

    @itainteasy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nytro8027 There's a massive difference between inferring and implying, especially in this case. You can throw all the inference in the world at something, but it will never mean it has been implied.

  • @almafuertegmailcom
    @almafuertegmailcom2 жыл бұрын

    An important distinction is that none of this was necessary. The entire telescope could've been built at a single location, and launched nearby. The rest is zip-code contracting, namely you can only get Congress to shell out money for a project like this if the senators that sign out the money get something back to their states. So space gets turned into a jobs program.

  • @brettvv7475

    @brettvv7475

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is that really relevant to this video though?

  • @catlee8064

    @catlee8064

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brettvv7475 yes it is. It gives an insight into the thinking behind the politics behind this amazing sat.

  • @brettvv7475

    @brettvv7475

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@catlee8064 But this video is describing the logistics. What does politics have to do with that?

  • @almafuertegmailcom

    @almafuertegmailcom

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brettvv7475 I'd say it is. The video implies that those were actual engineering necessities, and that the complexity of the telescope required such activities. That is not the case.

  • @catlee8064

    @catlee8064

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brettvv7475 the logistics yes...because moving the mirror 19 times round the country is also politics.

  • @vasiovasio
    @vasiovasio Жыл бұрын

    Remarkable Engineering!

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    Radoslav Ivanov I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @francesbernard2445
    @francesbernard2445 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing.

  • @hollahop1174
    @hollahop1174 Жыл бұрын

    crazy how people wants to explore new planet and solar system..while the earth is dying because of climate change .it should invest in keeping the earth alive than wasting money sending object to outer space..

  • @NineteenEighty8

    @NineteenEighty8

    Жыл бұрын

    70% of our ocean is unexplored lol. nasa is just a way for our government to milk money form taxes and pocket leftover money not spent.

  • @demarcuscousinsthe65th
    @demarcuscousinsthe65th2 жыл бұрын

    Yay beau is back

  • @RCPhotosVideos
    @RCPhotosVideos Жыл бұрын

    I was lucky enough to see the JWST when it made a stop in Houston at Johnson Space Center

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    RCPhotosVideos I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @4realGTFOH
    @4realGTFOH Жыл бұрын

    Very cool

  • @TheTitanPrometheus
    @TheTitanPrometheus8 күн бұрын

    I attended a talk with some of the scientists who helped make the camera lenses for the James Webb telescope, as they were made in UCD. Apparently, when the telescope reached the ESA launch site, it slipped from the base it was placed on for inspections and had an "unscheduled encounter with gravity". After the stressful truck driving and boat transport, it fell from it's plinth

  • @anth0r
    @anth0r Жыл бұрын

    That trucking company made bannnnnnk. Sick how the video shows the actual truck and name. That’s what’s up. Mad props

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    anth0r I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

  • @katchaontheflipside
    @katchaontheflipside5 ай бұрын

    Wouldve loved to see the journey in french guyana and placing on top of the Ariane rocket aswell!

  • @KiranKumarAshok
    @KiranKumarAshok Жыл бұрын

    Humans are really curious about the space , so much effort went into this

  • @thecasualfly
    @thecasualfly11 ай бұрын

    Amazing that they launched at the equator to give extra boost ...

  • @dragonprincess2925
    @dragonprincess29254 ай бұрын

    The way they are transporting it makes me think of something I passed (in Florida). No idea what they were transporting but lots of cop cars guarding the truck and giving it space. It was super long. I now think it was a rocket/satellite they were transporting. Made the bezare experience cooler in memory.

  • @manuelteixeira2496
    @manuelteixeira2496 Жыл бұрын

    with planning, intense labor, and loving care...

  • @onetm
    @onetm Жыл бұрын

    That metal is wonderful.

  • @michaelsummerell8618
    @michaelsummerell8618 Жыл бұрын

    It's amazing what humanity can achieve when it puts it mind to it. Sadly, it rarely does. Let alone put it's mind to the right things...

  • @flat-earther

    @flat-earther

    Жыл бұрын

    Michael Summarell I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

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