SpaceX: Everything in the space industry is stupid expensive. We're going to fix that. Blue Origin: Everything in the space industry is stupid expensive and highly profitable. We're going to get in on that. Virgin Galactic: WHEEEEEE SPAAAAAACEEEE!

@Wonderlikechild

2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic :)

@Nifilheimur

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that about sums it up

@brll5733

2 жыл бұрын

Virgin Galactic: WHEEE SLIGHTLY BELOW SPACE!

@cbo9090

2 жыл бұрын

Virgin Galactic with the win.

@racudo1898

2 жыл бұрын

Whee government money

There is a huge difference between a high altitude carnival ride and actually sending crew and payload to orbit.

@thomashiggins9320

2 жыл бұрын

"Stepping-stones"; "crawl before you can walk, walk before you can run", all that.

@l4bells851

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomashiggins9320 22 years of walking? or more crawling for blue origin

@el.blanco8961

2 жыл бұрын

And he made that clear in the video

@user-io6pj8bz8h

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@DadJeff-jo7pm

2 жыл бұрын

Too true.

The future that Bezos and Branson envision for us is probably very close to what is depicted in Elysium. A lot of very rich people will get to secure their privileged lifestyle, what happens to everybody else, well... good luck to them.

@sagnorm1863

Жыл бұрын

This is more accurate actually. NASA: We created rockets, space stations, space telescopes, satellites, got people on the moon, rovers on mars, images of so many planets and moons, Billionaires: Defund NASA because we don't want to pay taxes. Don't worry, you peasants can count on us billionaires to do real space exploration. Here is a list of our accomplishments. Copied NASA's work on rockets and made them cheaper Created a ride for rich people to get to "space" Billionaire simps: Oh thank you lord Bezos! Thank you Lord Musk! Let me kiss your boots! Oh thank you for the penny my lord! Thank goodness you don't pay taxes and defund NASA. You billionaires are far more capable! Wait, why were Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein only millionaires? Surely they are far more important and contributed far more to humanity? Billionaires: We clearly are smarter then Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. We work harder then them. We are more important then them. Our contributions to humanity are far greater. Why else would we be worth 1000s of times more then them? A million of you peasants is less valuable then us. We work harder then millions of peasants combined. Including peasants like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.

@gregnixon1296

Жыл бұрын

That’s pretty much the way it is now.

@kerbodynamicx472

Жыл бұрын

@@sagnorm1863 Umm... firstly, NASA is not funded by the billionaires. it's funded by taxpayers. Secondly, NASA no longer makes rockets anymore. They outsource the launch vehicles to private companies, while they only makes the scientific payload. NASA is not about colonising space for profit, it's about doing science that no private company would do.

@mtn1793

Жыл бұрын

Not one of the scumbags can find it in themselves to really confront the big issues.

@justinwatson1510

Жыл бұрын

Join a communist party and let’s make sure that doesn’t happen.

While SpaceX is obviously the most advanced, I think Virgin have a good base as well. The thing is, not everyone will like being launched at 4Gs. Being gently (and possibly more safely) flown to a space station in orbit sounds nice as well, even if it takes 10-times as long.

@acasualviewer5861

Жыл бұрын

Virgin's current Spaceship 2 cannot reach orbit. Do they have plans for an orbital ship? The amount of energy needed to get to orbital speeds is very high. I haven't seen any Virgin design that could make it.

@ogaduby

Жыл бұрын

Virgin has no actual (revealed) plans to get to Orbit... Jeff Who Bezos has made some animations. SpaceX is currently the only game in town, or rather the safest game you can bet on.

@rossh2386

Жыл бұрын

@Phobos Deimos theyve been showing that mockup for over a year

@richb2229

Жыл бұрын

Funny thing is that there was an old (1970’s) TV series that had a similar space craft (Virgin’s)that flew regularly to the moon.

@richb2229

Жыл бұрын

@Phobos Deimos Actually we do know about how far along the New Glenn is and that it (and it’s engines) are at least a decade behind Starship. That also assumes Bezos continues to dump in billions into its development.

The problem with the Earth and the environment in general is not so much too many humans as it is gross mismanagement of resources. Concentrating them to the hands of a few egomaniacs and hoping for the best has, historically speaking, been a disaster of the grandest proportions.

@alexanderstone9463

2 жыл бұрын

So I guess all those extortions about how we should all consume less resources are wrong according to you?

@lispec4610

2 жыл бұрын

Not consume less but consume them properly and not in a wasteful way..

@cmecre8629

2 жыл бұрын

there are too many humans.

@anitareasontobelieve378

2 жыл бұрын

Preach it cousin!

@theghostoftomjoad7161

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, weve raped the earth of it's resources and it's ordinary citizens for many years, now with dire conditions likely resulting, it's time we found a new planet to exploit, Joe Soaps can remain and suffer the consequences of our greed!!!

None of it is for the good of humanity and humanity will never truly leave the earth.

@daieast6305

2 жыл бұрын

what is so good about humanity?

1. Bezos and Branson just barely squeaked through the barrier into space for a few minutes. 2. It wasn't so much collaboration between nations but rather competition that moved humanity forward in space. 3. The Dragon (Crew Dragon) also carries people.

@otherperson

2 жыл бұрын

The real answer is that it was good funding that moved humanity into space.

@stoptheamharagenocide4716

2 жыл бұрын

@@otherperson Do mankind might gate a relaxing 😌 place somewhere else??? Do billionaires can escaped???

@TheAstrobiologistOW

2 жыл бұрын

It was a lot more collaboration than people realize. US and Soviet scientists actually worked together quite a bit.

@otherperson

2 жыл бұрын

@@PBFoote-mo2zr yes, that is exactly what I mean? Lol that's how the government funds things.

@otherperson

2 жыл бұрын

@@PBFoote-mo2zr yes, that is exactly what I mean? Lol that's how the government funds things.

Competition in something like this is always a good thing, though it appears Space-X may be pretty much owning the entire market. RocketLab is starting to come on in there as well. Blue Origin and Boeing needs to get their acts together, though. I would like to see more from the aviation juggernauts, as well.

@BladeValant546

Жыл бұрын

Most space races were cooperative measures only government military complexes we're in competition. Weirdest myth about the space race IMHO. Majority of sciencetists didn't give a fuck about politics.

@etergoober

Жыл бұрын

Boeing already has been making steps with the United Launch Alliance, a collaboration with Lockheed Martin and them. They are developing the Vulcan, which is in the process of getting certified for humans. The vulcan is built to replace the Atlas V and can deliver cargo to the ISS. Boeing also has Starliner, which is launched on the rocket.

@hackzrlsh951

Жыл бұрын

There is blood in competition.

@Infernal_Elf

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Us aerospace giants was very involved in the Original cold war space race. but has stayed out mostly in recent years. The Mercury-Redstone 3 Mission that put the first American in to space used a McDonnell Aircraft Corporation crew pod. And the rocket was made by the Chrysler corporation with Nasa Doing design.

@dannypipewrench533

Жыл бұрын

@@etergoober Vulcan is just a rebranded Atlas PH2. It is nice to see that Atlas sticks around. Mighty Atlas was there at the beginning of the Space Age, and it looks like it will not be going away.

I might be biased, but right now out of these 3 companies SpaceX is the one way ahead as they are the only company not only with orbital class rocket, experience with docking in space, but carrying people to and from orbit back to Earth. BO might erase this head start with their (successful) New Glenn, but I kinda doubt it as only this year their engine might get flight tested. Their secrecy and keeping everything away from cameras still might result in their immediate success as all the fails/issues are already solved. Personally I'm also interested in what small sat launchers will be doing as Rocket Labs are building their second larger rocket, preparing missions to Moon and Venus and Relativity is going absolutely crazy 3d printing entire rocket... and there are still lots of others (Firefly, RFA, Alpha...). This competition is good as we can see and compare different approaches to solving basically same problems. PS: kudos to you for keeping it objective and avoiding controversies

@snowballeffect7812

2 жыл бұрын

NASA could have done this themselves if they were funded properly. Space X is just a way for musk to get a cut of tax payer dollars.

@charlesbrightman4237

2 жыл бұрын

Aliens: Okay, sure, they most probably actually exist elsewhere in this universe. (And of course even Earthlings are aliens as Earthlings have been to other planets and moons, even at times with only probes). But, any species in outer space, (real or artificial), would have to contend with harmful cosmic radiation energy, including the long term effects of any neutrino impacts. And sure, while most neutrinos go right though us, not all of them do. So, either a species finds a way to totally protect themselves from harmful cosmic radiation, especially during long space flights, or they don't. Currently it appears it's impossible to totally do. (But of course I fully acknowledge that I do not know what I do not know and even what I do believe to be true, maybe isn't. It's just where I am currently at in my studies.) Plus, for humans and probably other biological species, having proper gravity conditions would also be needed for long space flights as well as possibly thousands of other items that would have to be successfully accomplished, depending upon the species, for that species to survive long term in outer space. So, possibly the Fermi paradox solved: While most probably alien life exists elsewhere in this universe, aliens (besides Earthlings) have probably never been to this Earth, are not on this Earth, and will most probably never be on this Earth, nor will Earthlings (real or artificial) survive long term in outer space to go elsewhere. Basically, Earthlings are on this Earth and in our own backyard until we all die and go extinct. Ditto for other aliens on their own planets elsewhere in this universe. But I do try to keep my mind open and my studies continue at this time.

@charlesbrightman4237

2 жыл бұрын

GRAVITY: (copy and paste from my files): Here is the test for the 'gravity' portion of my TOE idea. I do not have the necessary resources to do the test but maybe you or someone else reading this does, will do the test, then tell the world what is found out either way. a. Imagine a 12 hour clock. b. Put a magnetic field across from the 3 to 9 o'clock positions. c. Put an electric field across from the 6 to 12 o'clock positions. (The magnetic field and electric field would be 90 degrees to each other and should be polarized so as to complement each other.) d. Direct a high powered laser through the center of the clock at 90 degrees to the em fields. e. Do this with the em fields on and off. (The em fields could be varied in size, strength, density and depth. The intent would be to energy frequency match the laser and em fields for optimal results, cancelling out the em modalities of the laser, thereby leaving behind the gravity modality.) f. Look for any gravitational / anti-gravitational effects. (Including the utilization of ferro cells so as to be able to actually see the energy field movements.) (And note: if done right, it's possible a mini gravitational black hole might form. Be ready for it. In addition, it's possible a neutrino might be formed before the black hole stage, the neutrino being a substance with a very high gravitational modality with very low 'em' modalities.) (An alternative to the above would be to direct 3 high powered lasers, or a single high powered laser split into 3 beams, each adjustable to achieve the above set up, all focused upon a single point in space.) 'If' effects are noted, 'then' further research could be done. 'If' effects are not noted, 'then' my latest TOE idea is wrong. But still, we would know what 'gravity' was not, which is still something in the scientific world. This test can speak for itself. It will either be true, partly true, or not true at all. It will either show what gravity truly is, might be, or is not. Science still wins either way and moves forward. * And note: Whether my gravity test or another's, a gravitational black hole would have to be formed to prove the concept as being really true. A gravitational black hole that 'if' self fed itself, could literally wipe out this Earth and all on it, possibly this solar system, possibly put a black hole in this section of our galaxy, and potentially even causing a ripple effect in this galaxy and surrounding universe. But hey, if it does, no worries. Nobody would be left to prosecute those who did so. (Possibly famous last words: "Hey, it worked. Ooooppppssss.................) But as NASA has already proven that low gravity conditions over a prolonged period of time is harmful to the human species, and large rotating space ships won't really work for space bases on planets and moons, those space bases probably being needed somewhere along the way out of this solar system and galaxy, we need to figure out what gravity truly is and see if we can generate artificial gravity so as to have smaller space ships and proper gravity conditions for space bases on planets and moons. Otherwise, at least all human life will most probably die and go extinct one day. Currently, no exceptions. ** Added note: Just trying to save at least 1 single species from this Earth to exist beyond this Earth so that life itself from this Earth has continued meaning and purpose to. Gives me something to do while I exist, otherwise, what is it all and everything for? Even if my TOE idea were correct, but if it did not help species survive beyond this Earth, what good would it ultimately be? So, are you feeling lucky? Doing nothing and at least the entire human species eventually dies and goes extinct with a high degree of certainty. Doing a gravity test, (mine and/or another's), and there is at least a slim chance of literally wiping out this entire Earth and all on it, and possibly more. Do you and other's truly want me to prove my TOE idea as being really true? (Since all of life itself is ultimately meaningless in the grand of scheme of things anyway, do the gravity test and see what occurs?)

@marcozolo3536

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the bias will fall away abit by end of year when Blue Origin test their metal on the world stage and prove they are not just all talk

@markb2773

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about Sierra Space and their Dreamchaser mini shuttle.

It seems that some of the oligarchs have seen the film _Elysium_ and have viewed its realization as an investment opportunity.

Who ever wins we lose at this point

@daieast6305

2 жыл бұрын

ya, just like all usa elections

@sweeterthananything

2 жыл бұрын

i have been captivated by space for 40 years but sometimes i despise this "community" almost as much as the openly anti-science crowds, for on one hand its uncritical acceptance of malthusian "overpopulation" as the simple main villain of our present/near future, simultaneous with willingness to cheer for billionaire manbaby 'solutions' like orbital cities or asteroid mining. every adult including Astrum actually knows that those "end goals" will never happen before a large portion of the planet is already underwater thanks to the economic activity of the ruling class. yeah, those people. don't be a bootlicker just because the boot has some moondust on it, for gods sake.

Falcon 9 can carry a hell of a lot more than 5500kg into orbit. Most of the Starlink launches are in the order of 18t, with the first stage landing on a drone ship and being reused. Maybe you’re confusing mass to orbit with the payload available for the Dragon capsule used to ferry cargo to the ISS.

@baarni

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah pulled this from Wiki 22.8 t (50,000 lb) Expended 16.25 t (35,800 lb) when landing on Drone Ship.

@Scanner9631

2 жыл бұрын

The 5.5 tons is to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Mostly people think of the capacity to low Earth orbit (16+tons). Neither Blue Origin or Virgin Galactic is capable of achieving orbit. New Shepard is just about the right size to fit in the SpaceX Starship cargo hold and even fully fueled is within the mass limits to carry to orbit. Just to give an idea of the difference in scale between them. BO founded in 2000 so 22 years later has yet to achieve orbit. It has what is essentially a manned sounding rocket a billionaires toy. SpaceX founded 2 years later has achieved orbit with 3 generations of rockets the 2nd and 3rd of which (Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy) have reusable 1st stages. They also have a reusable capsule to carry cargo and people to the ISS (18 people to date if I have my numbers right more just to orbit). They are working on their fourth generation which is planned to have reusable 1st and 2nd stages, ability to refuel in orbit with versions customized for various purposes, cargo, manned, fuel tanker and lunar landing of people and cargo and ultimately payloads anywhere in our Solar System and to colonize Mars (I have some issues on that though I would LOVE to be proven wrong). So comparing the achievements of the 2 companies makes BO look incredibly inferiour.

@favesongslist

2 жыл бұрын

@@Scanner9631 Virgin launch satellites into orbit with their LauncherOne rocket

At the moment spaceX is miles ahead as it is the only company out of the three that is actually reaching orbit.

@aj90271

2 жыл бұрын

'miles ahead'

@pOOL_pANTS

2 жыл бұрын

thank the tax payers

@lukedavies4321

2 жыл бұрын

@@pOOL_pANTS he paid back all of that money the tax payers lent with interest. Lol

@pOOL_pANTS

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukedavies4321 uhhhh thats not how it works but okay , i made a whole video about it

@lukedavies4321

2 жыл бұрын

@@pOOL_pANTS no it's not. He was suppose to pay it back over 10 years and did it in one. You are clueless kid

Real ones know that in approx 16 hours the thumbnail is gonna say WHAT NASA SAW with a pic of a rock. I see you trying the algorithm Mr. Astrum and I feel your pain.

@garybob212

2 жыл бұрын

Context??

@josephnebeker7976

2 жыл бұрын

What???

@kylealexander7024

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf utalking bout? Still is something about a plan for SpaceX and the like. Something about their "true goal" I believe

@ob3ythee.t.128

2 жыл бұрын

@@garybob212 he changed the thumbnail

@abraxaseyes87

2 жыл бұрын

@@garybob212 his last video said that and had some crazy picture of a stone

Yeah, Elysium seemed more like a dystopian prediction, than science fiction.

@MrMirville

Жыл бұрын

Space radiation prevents that utopia to come true. Staying for more than a few days even in low orbit is unhealthy and diminishes longevity. Such space stations offer no protection from radiation and a station in the orbit of geostationary satellites which are already outside of part of the Earth's magnetic shield are not inhabitable by humans. The moon could be explored only by the means of probes. If real astronauts went there, they died.

Watch the movie Elysium if you really want to see what the goal is of these billionaires, it’s basically a documentary of our future.

@angusmatheson8906

Жыл бұрын

This comment should be pinned

@xo-1320

Жыл бұрын

... yeah there actually a lot of things wrong with thinking that and the above all being that it made literally no sense even via a socialist standards.

@brandonhodnett5420

Жыл бұрын

@@xo-1320 your sentence structure is so broken I cant understand your intent, maybe you should have paid more attention in grammar class at the socialist school you attended.

I think Blue Origin's long term goal of large space stations is the most plausible for colonizing space. We should definitely go to mars, but living there is not going to be practical for a LONG time. Also, moving industry to space, such as microchip and optic fiber manufacturing would be a terrific gateway into space industry. With large-scale 3D printing and the possibility of asteroid mining, I think there's a lot of potential for space industry.

@CStone-xn4oy

Жыл бұрын

I want them all to try because even if they fail to achieve their ultimate goals, their efforts will still dramatically advance human spaceflight which is good for us as a species and as a civilization.

@GeorgeMonet

Жыл бұрын

You can't move manufacturing into orbit as it is largely dependent on large supplies of fresh water and constant inputs plus outputs.

@CStone-xn4oy

Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeMonet I don't see the problem if were are planning on building a Cislunar economy.

The difference between when air travel developed and space travel developing, is that after WWII, there was a large number of military grade air transports, which made it very easy to transform into civilian passenger planes, for existing and emerging Airlines... that is a situation that does not prevale within the space Industry..., there are no leftovers from an space age yet, is all new..., in the 1920's was #1- very dangerous, #2- very expensive, a bit like today and very rare... By the way..., Space Travel real beginings were within the 1960's, starting with Sputnik and ending with the "Real Kityhawk Moment" with NASA descending on the Moon and returning back to Earth in 1969, that has to be the comparision... Besos is just investing too little and don't seem to be thinking big... I just wanted to add the data

@pakde8002

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, ICBMs aren't reusable.

@daanvos194

2 жыл бұрын

wait for the real star wars

@BRBMrSoul

Жыл бұрын

So we need space war II is what I get from this Why do I feel like my joke is eerily foreshadowing something…

@austinpratt1923

Жыл бұрын

Imagine an aircraft whose take off weight is 90% fuel. That's conventional rocket travel to escape velocity.

5:58 That's not a brief moment, but a greater duration due to the fact that you don't need to be falling to experience "zero-g", and can be rising up. You just have to fly by Earth's gravitational acceleration, which is to accelerate "downwards", and keep the air resistance out of it. That can be done by making your craft rise up as if it were thrown upwards, and as soon as it's been thrown, as it starts deceleratingly rising, you'll feel "zero-g". The craft is accelerated to Earth, you're accelerated the same way, and so you feel no force relative to the craft.

@erikb3799

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. In the ball example, as soon as the back is thrown, it is experiencing "free fall" which means it feels weightless because its weight is not being supported. Same idea with the Boring airplanes that would fly a parabolic curve to achieve the same effect within Earth's atmosphere.

@jmunt

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this is a pretty major miss in the video

@D_Rogers

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting "zero-G" in inverted commas as there is always gravity here in earth's gravity well.... :)

Great movie to watch is Elysium. Has the rich in space and the poor on the ground building the robots.

@michaeldeierhoi4096

2 жыл бұрын

One of my fav movies.

What are their real goals? ... MONEY & POWER! No matter what you may hear it's ALL ABOUT MAKING 💰 MONEY!!!

@whousa642

2 жыл бұрын

May god bless more money on to them.

Huh? Bezos and Branson where not the first billionaires to get into space, there were almost a dozen who went to the ISS by soyouz 10 to 20 years ago. Branson and Bezos where the first to go Up & down (not to orbit) by their own companies. heck, the Inspiration4 mission by SpaceX was much more inspiring.

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself

2 жыл бұрын

"Were" not "where."

@Countcho

2 жыл бұрын

You misheard the video. It does not say they were the first billionaires in space. And their companies are pretty amazing.

While I normally really love your videos, I get the impression here by the terminology you use and how up to date you are that you aren't as familiar with spaceflight as you are with planetary science. That being said, I hope that future videos that may cover these topics improve upon this one.

@snowballeffect7812

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this video doesn't make any sense. He doesn't go into the economics, the opportunity costs and implies that future potential space tourism is worth letting people starve to death lol. We literally have people freezing and burning to death due to climate change IN THE UNITED STATES. The South West is in the worst drought in 12,000 years lol. If you're going to talk about private space flight, talk about it for real instead of whatever this garbage is. The starlink project itself has been a huge annoyance to many astronomers.

@maxlough2237

2 жыл бұрын

@@snowballeffect7812 Do you think throwing money at those issues will just magically solve them? Most of modern civilization is capable (and operates much more efficiently) when we work on multiple things at the same time. Is it not reasonable to try to advance our space technology (which very well could save our species from destruction anytime in the next 100 years from asteroid impacts) at the same time as developing other green/renewable technologies?

@snowballeffect7812

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxlough2237 some of them, yes. It is literally trivial to provide mosquito nets to people. Clean drinking water would be easily provided by a fraction of the funds that went into any of the three space flight programs. Maybe you should have just done a tiny bit of research instead of just assuming spending the GDP of an entire nation on a 5 minute space jerk was somehow more cost-effective than starvation prevention and famine relief?

@WasatchWind

2 жыл бұрын

@@snowballeffect7812 Let's talk economics then. SpaceX gets only part of its funding from NASA contracts, which are often misconstrued as handouts. If the US postal service buys trucks for their fleets, it is not a handout, but often this is what much of spaceflight is considered. The rest of SpaceX's money is from other commercial companies like Maxar, who's imaging satellites have been extremely useful in the war in Ukraine, as just one example. So the average American is paying around $30 to NASA every year - a fraction of which, maybe a few bucks, goes to SpaceX. A great deal however right now, is going to Boeing, building the space launch system, a rocket that was supposed to fly in 2017, and has gone unbelievably slow in its development because of Boeing taking advantage of cost plus contracts to squeeze out as much taxpayer money as they can. Meanwhile, NASA gave a mission that would've flown on SLS, Europa Clipper, and gave it to SpaceX, which saved hundred of millions of dollars. Grouping SpaceX into this space tourism debate is dangerous, because they have been providing crucial services to NASA and to other companies for a good long while. While SpaceX has done "tourism" flights like Inspiration4 and Axiom-1, the flights were respectively about raising money for St. Jude Children's Hospital (which they raised over 200 million) and about promoting growth of commercial human spaceflight, Axiom being the builders of the replacement to the ISS, which will provide research facilities for NASA, other space agencies, and numerous companies. Criticism towards aspects of spaceflight are not only valid, but crucial. When we do not look at space companies with a careful lens, we get people like Pythom space trying to fly an orbital rocket with nitric acid made from stump remover. However, it is important to make these criticisms with a scalpel rather than buckshot. I do not know your knowledge of spaceflight, but if you are not well versed in it, I encourage you to research the topic. Not only does looking at only SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic often skew the argument towards being about space tourism, which it should not be - it clouds the larger picture of hundreds of actors doing all sorts of things in space - Sierra Nevada developing inflatable space habitats, Astra launching rockets to be made as simple as possible. A multitude of companies, universities, and more organizations doing great work. Why have I spent so much time responding to this - Right now in the world, because of public information that was grounded on real valid concerns, that then got way too out of hand - nuclear energy, a technology that could help greatly in the fight against climate change, is not only not being pursued in many parts of the world, but actively replaced with fossil fuels. Misinformation grown out of valid concerns has cost humanity dearly. I am very fearful that Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson's stupid feud, and Elon's incessant memeing on twitter will destroy the future of spaceflight because all the public does is read that they have a lot of money, and get mad that money isnt' going somewhere else. There is a lot of money in this world, money that is being spent on way worse things than spaceflight. Before we cry eat the rich and encourage all the billionaires to move out, how about we cry "abolish the stupid fossil fuel subsidies the government is giving and put them to literally anything else." I don't like obnoxious rich people either - but if we try to shoot the beast dead it will run away, when instead we can tame it and get it to do some meaningful work. I don't think most Americans understand that like it or not, a great deal of things that make or modern world possible, and arguably much better than the past, were first invested in by rich people who could take the risk in actually developing these technologies.

@snowballeffect7812

2 жыл бұрын

@@WasatchWind my favorite part is that you provided no numbers and the other companies apart from meta have all been almost entirely government funded, although in the case of maxar, it would be the Canadian gov't. All of that to say that those companies could have been paying NASA directly to send those flights up instead of lining Elon's pockets. We are basically living in a second era of the robber barons and rail tycoons, except this time no one in the public is benefitting directly and barely indirectly from the pyramid scheme. "There is a lot of money in this world, money that is being spent on way worse things than spaceflight." I'm sure there are, but vague whataboutism is rarely a good answer to direct questions of space-flight's cost effectiveness relative to known extremely cost-effective methods of abating suffering. On top of all that, NASA has been one of the most cost-effective agencies second possibly only to public funding of universities, which almost never happens these days. Nearly all the research funding has moved into the military industrial complex. "were first invested in by rich people who could take the risk in actually developing these technologies" this is absolutely true, but far more were invented by the average person who had access to public grants and funds. The only reason space x is in the position it is in is because NASA had be kneecapped for decades. Amen to fossil fuel subsidies ending, though.

Thanks for the great video, informative, visually striking, and non-controversial! As a lifelong sci-fan (since the 50's) I still see the biggest problem as a bottleneck limiting the number of earthlings who could be moved to orbit, the moon, Mars, or the astroids. Thousands of us seems like a REAL stretch, and when we admit that there are 7.5 million *thousands* here now, it's clear that only the super rich will have that option. Especially considering the pollutants released with even a single orbital launch.

@CStone-xn4oy

Жыл бұрын

Humanity will live in space or die on Earth. To clarify if we do not find a way to move some of our more destructive activities offworld along with a portion of our population that increases over time then our civilization will not survive to see our first million years.

Spaceship 2 goes into space but it doesn't go into orbit (neither does Bezos' capsule). There's a huge difference in the speeds involved, and that's the main reason that it doesn't need a heat shield.

Space used to be only accessible by governments, bodies that SHOULD represent the countries and their people. Now it's becoming more and more privatized. We should be questioning how far we're willing to allow this to go. Now that governments are contracting private organizations to do what they used to do, entirely on their own, with public funding. Something doesn't feel right about this.

When they said they'd land first stages on their tail I thought it was ridiculous. When I actually saw it I couldn't believe it. That's how rockets landed in the old old black and white space fantasies like Flash Gordon. Even that one success blows my mind. Space is looking better and better as a frontier after so many decades of stagnation.

@jcmount1305

2 жыл бұрын

It still blows my mind when they land a booster. Even more so when they land on the barge. I remember the tail sitters in the SciFi. I doubted SpaceX could do it.

@MyKharli

2 жыл бұрын

They were not the first and so what if refurbishing them costs same as new ? What have we achieved since driving on the moon over 50 years ago ?

@akyhne

2 жыл бұрын

NASA already landed vertically in the 60s.Way ahead of SpaceX. And on the frigging moon!

@thanksfernuthin

2 жыл бұрын

@@akyhne Come on now. Don't be difficult. I said landing their first stages... very tall, thin tubes on their tail. You don't see the difference in difficulty?

@thanksfernuthin

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyKharli You're confusing me Peter. Were you trying to answer someone else? I didn't say who was first or mentioned the refurbishing costs.

I admire your optimism and love your excellent content. I must however point out that given the current geopolitical upheaval, there will be a greater emphasis on survival than taking a ride to space. ...just sayin'.

@Mornomgir

2 жыл бұрын

Nasa/esa/cnsa/jaxa and all the private sector ones like the ones mentioned here as well as smaller ones that support the larger ones are funded largely privately and by set "sums" of funds. They will not divert from the set path for any reason. They will adapt and in some cases, government funded stuff, will push things forward. Like they been doing since ever. The long term benefits of "taming" space are far to great.

@riks081

2 жыл бұрын

For us yeah. Not for the elites.

@Lucas_Antar

2 жыл бұрын

Even as it’s worse earth will be way more survivable than space

@HieronymousLex

Жыл бұрын

@@Lucas_Antar that is true. If billionaires think they’ll be escaping to a paradise in space they have another thing coming. It’s gonna be scary, difficult, and dangerous. Earth is the most luxurious spaceship imaginable. My biggest concern is that billionaires leave earth and then subsequently destroy or subjugate earthlings

@King0neEurope

Жыл бұрын

Survival is grossly exaggerated. There is no real immidiate threat, just an awareness of problems that have always been there

Let's see how the space tourism will do in a hyperstagflationary environment.

@toddbilleci8563

2 жыл бұрын

Especially if the emiserated masses have a run with the pitchforks

@anonymous-rb2sr

2 жыл бұрын

oh it will do fantastic

@anonymous-rb2sr

2 жыл бұрын

@@toddbilleci8563 where do you see any pitchforks lol? the "emiserated masses" are the ones funding musk and the others, as for economical stagnation and unemployment, don't you think that billionaires who's main life goal is to extract as much wealth as possible from society would just leave potential workers workless if they had something of value to contribute? maybe do some introspection

@Countcho

2 жыл бұрын

@@toddbilleci8563 the masses are looking for a slightly better slave master

Spoiler Alert - this video doesn't tell you about any end goal, it just regurgitates these companies official goal and that's it.

@angusmatheson8906

Жыл бұрын

I kept wondering when he was going to talk about the Monty Burns types greed and exploitation etc

@bigmonkey1254

Жыл бұрын

At the end of the day, we all know humans are greedy. But, sometimes that greed has an odd way of benefitting the less greedy. Yes, it will mostly be the rich going to space. But with every new, cheaper, more efficient rocket they design for their own benefit, that's another tool that will one day be in the hands of the slightly less fortunate. Just like commercial flight.

Imagine how quickly we could come up with solutions to save humanity and explore space if we would put a pause on all transactions worldwide for the sake of our species. If everything wasn’t based on wealth, & more so based on knowledge/intelligence the human race would be making furthermore progress at a rapid rate. Sadly the greed for financial gains would probably never allow this to happen. (Just my opinion)

@adekin1090

Жыл бұрын

That's one way to see it. There's not a lot of powerful people that are interested in space exploration. If you want everybody to be coming together for our species we would need a common enemy and mutual incentive otherwise everybody just pursues their own desire and interest. Last time I remembered we don't have aliens invading us, and we already have lots of problems down here going out to space is a costly venture and won't exactly help solve anything.

@wealthytv8265

Жыл бұрын

@@adekin1090 Going out of space isn’t exactly what I’m advocating here. Truthfully the only thing I care for that deals with space is Planetary Defense Technology to prevent any possible catastrophic events from happening. If we could all come together to solve that issue at least we’d secure humanity from being wiped out from massive objects that’s out of space.

I've followed Scaled Composites since they opened a website. Virgin Galactic is the one I would like the take a ride on. I would like to see the "Skylon" spacecraft with the SABRE (rocket engine) become a reality. "Reaction Engines was founded in 1989 by Alan Bond (lead engineer on the British Interplanetary Society's Project Daedalus) and Richard Varvill and John Scott-Scott[2] (the two principal Rolls-Royce engineers from the RB545 engine project). The company conducts research into space propulsion systems, centred on the development of the Skylon re-usable SSTO spaceplane. The three founders worked together on the HOTOL project, funding for which was withdrawn in 1988.

@favesongslist

2 жыл бұрын

Reaction Engines also looked at going to Mars with it's "Project Troy

@Audience_Productions

2 жыл бұрын

LEROY!!! jerkinz

@handlemonium

2 жыл бұрын

Rocketlab with their 3D-printed metal chassis, Privateer Space just got seed funding from Steve Wozniak aims to focus on ethical stewardship as much accessibility for the masses, and Stratolaunch as a Virgin Galactic competitor.

@handlemonium

2 жыл бұрын

@@favesongslist Yeah their precooler tech allows what is essentially a marriage of a ramjet and rocket-like motor. Pulling it off would be a major step towards SSTO "spaceplanes" like the Millennium Falcon and ships from Star Citizen.

@favesongslist

2 жыл бұрын

@@handlemonium Interesting how fast Wozniak is moving with this. My biggest concern is the a single bad actor that has a backdoor into the main code that allows for updates of a satellite constellations could in theory hold a space company or the world to ransom. People even inside the industry very seldom understand just how insecure our modern systems are from an insider hacker attack.

So the dystopia of "Elysium" is becoming reality. We should really eat the rich...

Nothing will beat the Saturn rocket, the F4 engines are legendary

@MrKentaroMotoPI

2 жыл бұрын

F1

@bevpotter9938

2 жыл бұрын

Starship is actually taller than Saturn 5 with double the thrust. Up to 33 Raptors. Should be a great show once Spacex gets approval for launches at Boca Chica. Saturn had a much too short life when they cut the moon mission program off at the knees.

@MrKentaroMotoPI

2 жыл бұрын

@@bevpotter9938 And the Mars program was cut off at the ankles. The uprated F-1 was intended for Mars.

@codetech5598

2 жыл бұрын

If the F1 engines were so great, why doesn't anyone use that style design now?

@MrKentaroMotoPI

2 жыл бұрын

@@codetech5598 The F-1 was a gas generator cycle engine with a gearless turbopump and film-cooled main nozzle. A number of engines use similar designs. However, where the F-1 towers above everything else is the thrust chamber size. To this day, no one else has come close. Instead, they use many smaller engines or thrust chambers.

I think this video would have been better suited as a comparison between BO and VG, with a little mention to SpaceX flying commercial astronauts to orbit somewhere in them. Comparing the 3 makes little sense since their goals are so different. SpaceX would be better compared against Rocketlab, Relativity etc.

@WasatchWind

2 жыл бұрын

I think generally Astrum is a great channel, but this video seems to be a bit outside his typical knowledge base.

@pedroeducarvalho

2 жыл бұрын

I don't get it how he failed to mention Crew Dragon on this video. It's beyond me

@el.blanco8961

2 жыл бұрын

I don't see the confusion all three companies are trying to achieve space travel in each different ways. And I don't see where the "sounding less informed" comments came from, the man explained everything as as thoroughly as any other video.

@thespacepeacock

2 жыл бұрын

@@el.blanco8961 yeah, but suborbital spaceflight tourism and orbital crewed spaceflight are two completely different things so i just don’t get why he threw SpaceX in there with them. It’s like he’s comparing apples to pears without any good reason to do so.

@WasatchWind

2 жыл бұрын

@@el.blanco8961 The reason why I say he sounds a bit out of his element talking about rocketry is very subtle stuff. I wouldn't say he's incorrect, and especially not communicating this stuff intentionally in any kind of bad way, but it does come across a bit surface level compared to his usual videos. It's the specific way he chose to focus on the companies, and the terminology he used. While saying something like "then the spaceship detaches and fires its booster rocket" is not strictly incorrect compared to "then SpaceShipTwo detaches, and ignites it hybrid rocket engine" - the former kind of terminology, when used in great amounts, gives the impression of someone not extremely familiar with the subject. Even just the order things are discussed and the emphasis placed on certain things - and the weird omissions, speak to this being a surface level view on the topic. This is all to say that while I didn't think this video was very good, I by no means wish to dissuade Astrum from doing videos on current spaceflight in the future, I simply hope he'll conduct better research beforehand.

I don’t like private spaceflight, but as long as they clean up after themselves and treat their workers fairly - wait, oh no!

@markhoffart622

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure how you meant this, but private space flight is the future. Imagine if back in the day people were saying "I don't like private air travel, but as long as they clean up after themselves and..." . It doesn't help attitudes that space travel, as many new things, was/is 'way stupid expensive and space was first exploited by governments and their military. Many of the well known people involved had developed a "military only" attitude towards space.. Imagine such an attitude towards air travel. It would be a different world without private air travel.

@anonymous-rb2sr

2 жыл бұрын

of course they'll clean up after themselves, what sort of nightmare scenario are you thinking of? a succesful conman putting 50 thousand orbital trashcans into low earth orbit way too high to come down from natural decay rates for his latest scam? pfff what a silly thought, something like this would never happen...

@anonymous-rb2sr

2 жыл бұрын

@@markhoffart622 like you understand that planes flew people between places that existed and that there is literally fucking nothing in space? "Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" ~the governor of the moon, during his speech welcoming more homeless people to start farms on the lunar surface in the vacuum of space

I hope we have more than 3 successful spaceflight companies in the future.

@Celisar1

2 жыл бұрын

I hope we will survive the global climate change.

@thomashiggins9320

2 жыл бұрын

@@Celisar1 The two will likely turn out to be complementary goals.

@pOOL_pANTS

2 жыл бұрын

i dont. i only want SpaceX because they will dominate the market and obsolete everyone else. then they can control ALL entry into space. that would be great right?

@michealtom3243

2 жыл бұрын

Hello beautiful damsel ❤️ how are you doing today..

@sierra1513

2 жыл бұрын

@@Celisar1 I have little doubt that humanity will survive, the problem is that so much will be lost in the process

They want Elysium for themselves while we melt...

Space X is by far the most ambitious in its goal of making humanity an interplanetary species.

its funny how sci-fi shows predicted this, rogue ships fighting governments and etc, companies mining with contracts and etc.

No matter who wins, humanity loses.

@anonymous-rb2sr

2 жыл бұрын

I mean the only way other humans are losing right now from this absolutely tiny pop culture distraction that is space travel, is with Musk's space trash spam, beyond that I hardly see any ill effect on anyone from what the other ones are doing

@spacemanspiff6332

2 жыл бұрын

@@anonymous-rb2sr The fact that billionaires even exist, let alone exist unchecked means that much of humanity and the world at large suffers and dies. Much needed, life saving, money stays hidden in offshore bank accounts, and used to further pillage the planet and enslave the people.

@paulatreides6139

2 жыл бұрын

What do u mean

@Martinmartini375

Жыл бұрын

@@anonymous-rb2sr *Affect?

Space travel for everyone sounds very ecological 😜

@thespacepeacock

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on what rocket you would use. Take the Starship, it runs on methane and oxygen to produce co2 and water. SpaceX plans to take co2 from the air, and turn it into methane, which would then be converted into co2 again when the starship launches. Which effectively means becoming carbon neutral. And anyway, rockets don’t actually pollute much (it’s a bit counterintuitive, but if you want to learn more, Everyday Astronaut has a great video on the topic)🙂

@eroraf8637

2 жыл бұрын

Where’s the energy come from for synthesizing the fuel? It’s not exactly energetically easy to unburn hydrocarbons, and it’s probably not as conceptually simple as generating hydrogen and oxygen from electrolysis of water. So unless this conversion of CO2 to methane is entirely manufactured, powered, stored, and transported with renewable energy sources, it’s kind of hard to be truly carbon neutral. Please let me know if I’m wrong, I love learning about new technologies!

@thespacepeacock

2 жыл бұрын

@@eroraf8637 you're entirely correct! they will have to figure out how to make the CO2 sequestration process and conversion to methane carbon neutral too. I believe the ultimate plan is to go with solar + battery power, seeing as they already have a solar farm active at the place where starship is tested. they will have to work it out eventually, since they plan to use a simmilar technique on Mars (which has an atmosphere that's rich in CO2) to refuel their rockets, and i don't exactly think they have gas or coal based power plants there :)

@Scanner9631

2 жыл бұрын

@@eroraf8637 It’s not exactly energetically easy to unburn hydrocarbons, and it’s probably not as conceptually simple as generating hydrogen and oxygen from electrolysis of water. Sabatier/Water Electrolysis Process uses water and atmospheric CO2 to make methane and O2 using electricity and a catalyst. Discovered in 1897.

@anonymous-rb2sr

2 жыл бұрын

@@thespacepeacock " SpaceX plans to take co2 from the air, and turn it into methane" and then the tooth fairy got on santa's sled which is actually one of musk's hyperTM spaceships and they all got together to dance on the surface of the terraformed Mars

Jeff Bezos says "where are going to get all the amazon employees blood and use it as a cheap fuel for our space propulsion system"

Blue Origin is Jeff Bezos’s pet project. He pours $1 billion per year to keep it going. I appreciate his efforts; but so far, the project appears to be lagging. Hopefully, there’s a lot of progress that’s just top secret.

@randomguyoninternetidk4014

Жыл бұрын

Jeff who?

@sagnorm1863

Жыл бұрын

This is more accurate actually. NASA: We created rockets, space stations, space telescopes, satellites, got people on the moon, rovers on mars, images of so many planets and moons, Billionaires: Defund NASA because we don't want to pay taxes. Don't worry, you peasants can count on us billionaires to do real space exploration. Here is a list of our accomplishments. Copied NASA's work on rockets and made them cheaper Created a ride for rich people to get to "space" Billionaire simps: Oh thank you lord Bezos! Thank you Lord Musk! Let me kiss your boots! Oh thank you for the penny my lord! Thank goodness you don't pay taxes and defund NASA. You billionaires are far more capable! Wait, why were Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein only millionaires? Surely they are far more important and contributed far more to humanity? Billionaires: We clearly are smarter then Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. We work harder then them. We are more important then them. Our contributions to humanity are far greater. Why else would we be worth 1000s of times more then them? A million of you peasants is less valuable then us. We work harder then millions of peasants combined. Including peasants like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.

@MrTigerlore

Жыл бұрын

@@randomguyoninternetidk4014 Jeff Goldblum.

If you guys don't think this is true, if you own a Quest 2, turn on the Space Home Environment, and look around. Notice the Space Station you're in, then look at Earth and notice it's barren without trees or life. That is their endgame. That is their desire laid out in the open. They're literally telling us, flaunting it in our faces.

@ethanstrickland9665

Жыл бұрын

well thats... pessemistic

@BRBMrSoul

Жыл бұрын

I think your reading a little much into what sounds like atypical lazy game development results to me It’s vr headset, prob no trees cos thing run at 5fps rendered more than what’s 20 feet in front of player…

While it's extremely important to the human legacy to expand our space program(s), it is also vital to our legacy to correct extreme wealth inequality, if the vast majority of humanity is to have any share in these achievements.

@winpcapper

2 жыл бұрын

The vast majority of humanity contributed nothing to these achievements, and thus should be extremely thankful to the few who made them possible. There is nothing wrong or immoral about wealth inequality as such. On the other hand, it is pure, malicious evil to expect the few brilliant individuals who have achieved great wealth to feel obligated to help others. That is nothing more than hatred of achievement.

@jonathanclark5240

2 жыл бұрын

@@winpcapper Billionaires make extreme wealth off the backs of their employees by skimming too much off the top instead of giving fair wages and charging less for their goods/services. Money is power, and democracies cannot survive when people are allowed to become billionaires. Thankful? Give me a break.

@winpcapper

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanclark5240 Billionaires make extreme wealth off their own ideas. Their employees are paid for their efforts. If the employees think their pay is too low, they can leave and go find work elsewhere. Of course, if there were no billionaires, the employees would otherwise be digging in the dirt with their bare hands, barely scraping by just as their ancestors did before billionaires existed. Instead, they all profit from the ideas of their billionaire employers and reap the benefits of the billionaire's unfettered mind. You bet they should be thankful. You say democracies can't survive when people are "allowed" to be billionaires, as if there is a moral justification to steal their money. And make no mistake, it is THEIR money. The money would never have come into existence without the ideas they originated. But how is it that a democracy can't exist with the ultra-wealthy? Before billionaires were possible, a political system that respects individual rights first had to be established. If you want to get rid of billionaires, just do what the third world does - dispense with a notion of rights and establish a dictatorship of the people. That's the surefire way to drag everyone down to the level of the poorest wretch and guarantee that there are no wealthy individuals to besmirch your utopia.

@tthomas184

2 жыл бұрын

@@winpcapper Putin is a billionaire. What great idea did he come up with? Trumps a billionaire. His great idea was to be born to a rich daddy. Oil sheiks billions come from having oil under their feet, which they never put there. Pumping the oil is a no brainer . No great idea needed. Of course some billionaires do have great ideas, Musk or Steve Jobs come to mind. But plenty of less wealthy people have great ideas also. The idea that without billionaires people would be crawling around eating dirt is just stupid. BTW, there are plenty of billionaires in oppressive political systems...no democracy needed.

@johnodonnell2988

2 жыл бұрын

@@winpcapper it genuinly baffles me how you can type/speak so intelligently yet have absolutely no common sense. That's how you've been brainwashed from the tv buddy. They took your common sense and you fight for them 😂. Bill gates stole his wealth, Elon musks wealth is from slavery, bezos fired a cock into space to stop global warming and Branson is riding children on his island

As much as I love to see to advances in technology and science. As seeing companies and scientists receiving funding and support. I feel a form of cartoon villain type of nonsense is afoot with some of these companies.

@georgecampbell9190

2 жыл бұрын

They are not just cartoon villains. They are real life villains with means to do whatever they want. In a late stage capitalist world, they are the truest evil.

@coasterblocks3420

2 жыл бұрын

I view Elon as the villain in Moonraker and Jeff as a cross between Monty Burns and Davros.

@animalbird9436

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it's called.root of all evil.MONEY.😂😂❤❤

@doctorrobert1339

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree. Scientists getting all this money is great, but I don't get a good feeling from private companies setting foot in space. We'll see, I'll eat my words if everything turns out well in the next decade.

@geraldhenrickson7472

2 жыл бұрын

Not everyone is capable of making a societal difference on a large scale. Should you believe others are to blame for your limited achievements…think again. Remember that jealousy is a very strong emotion and it is too easy to look elsewhere for what ails you.

Well I see their goals as making more money and as an escape from earth's problems for the richest few, that's pretty much about it. Space exploration is cool and all, but I would happily throw all of these private space companies under the bus, if it ment that me and my eventual children and grandchildren won't have to live on a destroyed planet in some slum somewhere.

@sagnorm1863

Жыл бұрын

This is more accurate actually. NASA: We created rockets, space stations, space telescopes, satellites, got people on the moon, rovers on mars, images of so many planets and moons, Billionaires: Defund NASA because we don't want to pay taxes. Don't worry, you peasants can count on us billionaires to do real space exploration. Here is a list of our accomplishments. Copied NASA's work on rockets and made them cheaper Created a ride for rich people to get to "space" Billionaire simps: Oh thank you lord Bezos! Thank you Lord Musk! Let me kiss your boots! Oh thank you for the penny my lord! Thank goodness you don't pay taxes and defund NASA. You billionaires are far more capable! Wait, why were Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein only millionaires? Surely they are far more important and contributed far more to humanity? Billionaires: We clearly are smarter then Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. We work harder then them. We are more important then them. Our contributions to humanity are far greater. Why else would we be worth 1000s of times more then them? A million of you peasants is less valuable then us. We work harder then millions of peasants combined. Including peasants like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.

@carlyellison8498

Жыл бұрын

@@sagnorm1863 - resentment is unhealthy.

@sagnorm1863

Жыл бұрын

@@carlyellison8498 Notice how you are changing the subject to me personally. You are unable to counter any of the claims in the original comment.

@carlyellison8498

Жыл бұрын

@@sagnorm1863 - it was a general comment, not a targeted attack. Some people have a persecution complex.

@sagnorm1863

Жыл бұрын

@@carlyellison8498 Ok. So your general comment was irrelevant. You changed the topic to people feeling resentment. You are unable to counter any of the claims in the original comment. You have made 2 comments. None of them addressed the original comment at all. Let me summarize the original comment for you. I will give you another chance to actually counter these points. I will even number it for you to make it easy for you. 1. Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein are considered the smartest humans that ever lived and two of the most valuable people that completely changed the way humanity lived. So why were they worth only millions but people today are worth billions? Is jeff Bezos really thousands of times more valuable then Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein? 2. NASA has accomplished so much in space exploration while billionaires have accomplished nothing by comparison. So shouldn't we tax the billionaires to fund NASA instead of letting the billionaires try to replace NASA? 3. Why are the billionaires bribing politicians to lower their own taxes and defund NASA? Why are billionaires paying so little in taxes by percentage? 4. Are billionaires really more hard working and valuable then a million poor people? How is that mathematically possible? How can 1 person do more work then a million people combined? 5. Are billionaires really more valuable then Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein? Going by money, it would take 10,000 Isaac Newtons to equal 1 Jeff Bezos. Is this equation true? 10,000 Isaac Newtons = 1 Jeff Bezos?

Your explanation of weightlessness is not completely correct. The ball experiences microgravity from the moment it's released, untill it is caught again, not just at it's apogee. This is only true when drag due to the air is not taken into account.

It's gonna be the same as usual, more for the rich, less for everybody else.

A thrown ball is actually weightless the second it leaves the hand as from then on it's arc is an orbit.

Commercialanising? What's that? Heehee did make me chuckle x

Bezos and Branson is just a cool and expensive rollercoster ride, classifying it as Space is stupid. Space is about orbit which none of the two is even close to achieving.

@1gallimaufry

2 жыл бұрын

You are correct. It is relatively simple to get to space. The trick is achieving orbit. And that is where usefull space travel happens.

@thespacepeacock

2 жыл бұрын

True. It’s rather sad to see the media talking about a ‘space race’ between Branson, Bezos and Musk, when two out of the three are literally just suborbital spacetourism, while SpaceX launches people to the ISS for NASA. They are not remotely comparable, and i don’t get why everyone thinks they are

@fromaggiovagiola9128

2 жыл бұрын

0 to 7 miles per second and back to 0 without killing the occupants. True spaceflight.

@lc285

2 жыл бұрын

It might be useful if there is an earth catastrophe?

@Shadowkey392

2 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind the two of them have somewhat different goals. Branson is all about bringing tourists to space. Bezoar is trying for tourists and cargo. Branson is content to do suborbital flights, while Bezos is gunning for orbit.

"nowadays, almost anyone can buy a plane ticket" @9:20" Hm, of the 8 billion humans on Earth, I think, half of them will never get on an airplane. But yeah, private space programs will surely help the poor.

@anonymous-rb2sr

2 жыл бұрын

since when are there 8 billion humans on earth

@olipolygon

Жыл бұрын

@@anonymous-rb2sr population is expected to be somewhere between 7.9 and 8 billion people as of 2022. at that point, you might as well just round up instead of being pedantic.

@shawnruby7011

Жыл бұрын

They may or may not but plane tickets aren't expensive in any country I've been into (there's always a lot of domestic flight passengers). I don't think asteroid-mining or space colonies are going to be the next economy after service but it may after AI.

I think this commercialization is at least 20-30 years late. Early exploration on Earth usually started out with some sort of government financing. But as the commercial potential grew, private companies epanded to encourage trade, tourism & migration. We are seeing the next logical step of this is space exploration.

@loopy7057

2 жыл бұрын

"Commercialinization" -Astrum

What they really want is the unlimited amount of resources in space. Asteroids, other moons/planets most likely have a ton of elements and materials we don't. Space is like an infinite gold mine, with a lot more than just gold 🤯

I believe that competition between the private companies is a good thing, in this case. If one sets a goal to achieve a certain end, then there has to be a bottom line, which means profit in the case of private companies. With a governmental agency, it need only 'break even', and profit is not as involved as is the Service it provides, which, in this case, is for all our citizens. With the initial stages of his venture, Space X seems to have the larger goal, and its success, and its failures taken in stride, seems to have the greater energy and positive urge to reach Mars, at least for now. So, in the near term, they seem to have the edge. The main danger is with Musk's other corporate [personal] ventures, and how failures in them could endanger the Space X venture and its ability to capture large chunks of venture capital. And the last hazard is on the societal level. If 'nukes' start dropping, we all will be in trouble, because I doubt that the use will be restricted to a battlefield, or just a 'theater'. But for now, let's keep an eye on that in front of us, and let the big dreamers (and their greater resources) do their work.

@johnathanwalker8395

2 жыл бұрын

what competition? all are using 1960s tech, US government built facilities and nasa engineers and scientists...

@kylezo

Жыл бұрын

Not at all. Much of this hoarded wealth is sequestered away via government subsidies, ie taxpayer money, that is being diverted from the commonwealth and enriching the already supremely wealthy. This benefits almost nobody.

If only the governments of the world's superpowers didn't feel the need to invest so much into self-defense, we could probably already have moon bases and the beginnings of a colony on Mars... AND we wouldn't have to rely on the whims of individual billionaires to get us there. Imagine if the US could divert even $50 billion from military spending each year to NASA. That would triple its budget. Another $50 billion toward energy independence and a further $50 billion toward public education and the US would *still* have the most well-funded military in the world.

@DadJeff-jo7pm

2 жыл бұрын

Very good point. And oh so true. Ty for bringing it up.

@Elliott2001

Жыл бұрын

As long as they're communist country's self defense for the free world is essential, letting communism run free will mean the enslavement and destruction of the human race.

Basically the film Elysium. Destroy the planet, then escape to some space hotel and leave the rest of us to deal with the mess here on earth.

In the end, it's all a competition for money sugar-coated with the promises of advancing humanity

Relativity Space is a company that you totally missed!

@eugenecbell

2 жыл бұрын

They get anything into orbit, yet? Orbit is that price of entry in The Space Race. I wish them luck!

@paddygora8413

2 жыл бұрын

Astra and Rocket lab.

@xiphactinusaudax1045

2 жыл бұрын

There's many other spaceflight companies, too. These three are the main ones active rn whomstfortheth have already gone to space

@UnclePie-

2 жыл бұрын

@@eugenecbell that rules Blue Origin out of the race then...they've never gone to orbit!

@eugenecbell

2 жыл бұрын

@@xiphactinusaudax1045 yes many and i want them all to do great.

Are you German? Your pronunciation of Stuttgart is spot on 💟

@lanahanbrian0

Жыл бұрын

He's English living in Switzerland I believe

Imagine being 3 months into a 6 month journey to mars, and you're somewhere between earth and mars, which look like two little dots in front and behind you, and you're floating in the vast darkness of space in your capsule..

I can see miners on Mars being deprived of oxygen while striking for better conditions.

@Scanner9631

2 жыл бұрын

I see miners on Mars outside the executive domes with explosives and cutting tools saying "Make my day ***H*L*S)". Who do you think would ultimately be handling the environmental systems? Works or executives (likely the executive would be on Earth). Workers who even if they were willing to cut off air to other workers would soon be reminded that the air deprived miners would have no reason not to destroy the system keeping those depriving them of air alive.

@sierra1513

2 жыл бұрын

@@Scanner9631 just look at modern day corporations to get your answer

I would like to maybe point out that there was once the TWA Moonliner that was proposed to Disney back in the 60s. There was also business concepts of making the XB-70 a passenger airline that those days are maybe back on us. If we can get it right this time businesses can potentially re-explore those ideas so that people get a real feel for what being in space and how serious it is for humanity. If the world was really involved a larger understanding can brings us to truly ascend to a modern civilisation.

@PainterVierax

Жыл бұрын

Space is serious. By that, it should not be taken lightly with privatization and entertainment purposes. Having more affordable launches allows way more unnecessary satellites. This and the recent tendency of projects including huge constellations like Starlink or its Amazon counterpart might just provoke a Kessler syndrome, threatening any serious usage satellites replacements and disabling any missions for centuries.

1. make money 2. there is no other goal

@whousa642

2 жыл бұрын

May god bless them with more. They are angels and heros.

Well done. Informative and even handed.

The bulk of the internet does not work with satellites; rather, with cables, underground and underwater.

@khalidsyoutubechannel

2 жыл бұрын

There are no satellites.. The moon is plasma

The truth is that when it comes to space billion is just pocket change. Yes it's put across its for humankind's best interest. But nobody would put their founds into something with zero return. The reason for several space stations is the easier mining and transportation of rare earth minerals from asteroids which financially is in the quadrillion scale at least.

@cloudwatcher608

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I was surprised the video ignored the obvious motivation of asteroid mining, particularly for Musk who seems dedicated to reducing the cost per kg of transporting materials to and from earths surface

I'm just happy our domestic ISRO is getting better. Hope all these companies work together to get better results long term

5:53 how can pull and motion be balanced, those are two different things. the ball is weightless as soon as it leaves your hands, not just at the highest point. and the spaceship is weightless as soon as the engine stops and stays that way until the air starts slowing it down again

No "Elysium" here!... That's a Dream!..

Without the genius of Rutan, Virgin would still be just a plane dream

@favesongslist

2 жыл бұрын

Why? Virgin Orbit did not use Rutan for its LauncherOne Rocket that successfully launches satellites into orbit.

@rjung_ch

2 жыл бұрын

@@favesongslist that plane/rocket is from Rutan, I was not talking about the launcher. That twin hull launcher is also from Rutan. Guess Virgin has the money, not the invention.

@favesongslist

2 жыл бұрын

@@rjung_ch Rutan did not make the 747 'Cosmic Girl' that's Boeing. Virgin Orbit makes the LauncherOne rocket. The point is Virgin do more than the Spaceship2 and White Knight 2 that started out from the amazing Bert Rutan.

@sagnorm1863

Жыл бұрын

This is more accurate actually. NASA: We created rockets, space stations, space telescopes, satellites, got people on the moon, rovers on mars, images of so many planets and moons, Billionaires: Defund NASA because we don't want to pay taxes. Don't worry, you peasants can count on us billionaires to do real space exploration. Here is a list of our accomplishments. Copied NASA's work on rockets and made them cheaper Created a ride for rich people to get to "space" Billionaire simps: Oh thank you lord Bezos! Thank you Lord Musk! Let me kiss your boots! Oh thank you for the penny my lord! Thank goodness you don't pay taxes and defund NASA. You billionaires are far more capable! Wait, why were Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein only millionaires? Surely they are far more important and contributed far more to humanity? Billionaires: We clearly are smarter then Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. We work harder then them. We are more important then them. Our contributions to humanity are far greater. Why else would we be worth 1000s of times more then them? A million of you peasants is less valuable then us. We work harder then millions of peasants combined. Including peasants like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.

@rjung_ch

Жыл бұрын

@@sagnorm1863 a strong truth you list here. Not wrong at all.

There’s a book called “Stark” by Ben Elton which describes a group of billionaires, who after having completely decimated Earth through their lifestyles and commercial activities, create a space station for them to escape to. I can’t help thinking about the parallels between that book and today’s reality…

@ComaDave

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Those who can afford more than just waiting out the coming crises in vast underground complexes will just skedaddle off to the Moon or Mars, leaving the rest of us in some sort of "Mad Max" dystopian hell.

@gagarinone

2 жыл бұрын

Please don't listen to the dystopian demagog. They are wrong, or we haven't been alive today. Living on many other planets, is about our childrens, and the mankinds survival.

@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! i think of the same book, whenever some genius points out that he thinks Musk or Bozo will be flying off to greener pastures in their lifetimes! :D When I read the book I thought.. 'Yea, they can't survive without Earth, no one has ever built a self sustaining environment, not even close!' (Biosphere 2 project is an good example) I think the same thing when the uneducated suggest it now... I appreciate the cynicism, but it's well beyond human capability I'm afraid... It's not that billionaires are too nice to do that, it's just that it's beyond impossible to do... :D

@kayskreed

2 жыл бұрын

I never heard of that one. Reminds me of the movie Elysium starring Matt Damon.

@Countcho

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes you cant tell the difference between a science fiction story created to keep you reading, and real life.

For all in power that know the truth and chose to lie they will always try to escape the end may the truth always prevail

Jeff B just wants to create Elysium!!!!

@ToyotaTacomaOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Elysium was here all this time

Where are we going to go? To live in a tin can buried in an airless radioactive wasteland? Have fun kids, I’m going to the beach.

@Quickened1

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, the prospect of living anywhere but earth is a rather grim one. A nuclear devastated earth would be more hospitable than anywhere else in the solar system! If the lack of air doesn't get you, the radiation surely will...

Two words Mining asteroids

Bring people to space (where?) with fossil fuel to save earth… makes total sense, Jeff XD

They're just trying to escape earth before it implodes.

Reaching the stars is exclusively only for the rich. This reminds me of the many Hollywood disaster movies like 2012, and Don't Look Up where people were selected by how deep there packet book is. LOL

I always felt BO would be the company behind and advocating for Elysium.

@thomashiggins9320

2 жыл бұрын

Fun movie. It *completely ignored* the profoundly positive spinoff benefits the development of the technology and support services such a massive space habitat would have for life on Earth, though. After all, it was meant as a metaphor the lack of a European-style social safety net (especially a national health service) in the United States, so it simply *wouldn't do* to acknowledge those tremendous spinoff benefits, as that would undermine the whole theme of the film. Still, a really good movie. 😀

@Codysdab

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomashiggins9320 I love it, the premise was a bit stupid with irrational evilness. But the movie was actually pretty good, I do enjoy most Sharlto Copely movies tbh

I suppose the difference between aviation and space travel is that aviation takes you somewhere, i.e like London to Rome where space just takes you to …. Well nowhere really.

(I started typing my comment and posted it before the end of the video where it was briefly mentioned) Either late last year or earlier this year, a friend and I suddenly noticed what looked like a "space train" going across the sky high above the earth. I was very excited and confused at the same time because it appeared that we were seeing some kind of craft (or a group of crafts) above us but it turned out to be SpaceX's group of Starlink satellites, which is classified as a satellite internet constellation. Even though that's not quite as incredible or spectacular as seeing some sort of craft(s) or UFO(s) flying through space, it was pretty awesome to get the chance to witness them in person nonetheless. If you've never had the chance to see them, it's actually really neat and you can even find a special calculator when Googling Starlink that tells you when and where you'll have the chance to see the "space train" for yourself.

im all for space travel, but i fear that we should focus in conserving our planet first. I feel like we have to be in harmony with our planet first to justify looking for new places to live off planet. We shouldn’t rush this process, since maybe we’ll perish before we successfully make spacetravel work. We all want humans to continue growing and achieve the goal of becoming an interplanetary species, but why the big rush, when if we’re able to strike a balance with our planet, we’ll have all the time in the world?

@CStone-xn4oy

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. The key to taking better care of our planet can be found in space. Necessity is the mother of invention (the Apollo program alone is proof of that). Anyone living long term in space will need to efficiently use energy, food, water, and other resources. This will require technologies to meet those needs. Those technologies, as many innovations before them, will later filter into the general public resulting in more and more humans being able to use resources more efficiently. This is just one example. Other examples of the environmental and human benefits of space exploration that should at least start to occur within the next 100 years are: -Space Based Solar Power plants (effectively limitless clean energy if you can afford the set up costs). -Lunar and Asteroid mining can supply the materials to build and maintain a cis-lunar economy without the need to launch all supplies (especially heavy building supplies) from Earth. Any mining or construction in space does no harm to Earth's environment. -In the long term there are many products that could be more easily manufactured in space and in time more industry will likely be moved into space once the proper infrastructure is in place.

If it really moves heavy industries to moon, give access to space mining, and increase not only individual wealth but humanity’s overall, if there will be orbit entertainment infrastructure, self sustaining bases, cities on moon and mars, just like in best sci fi dreams of middle 20th century, than I’m 100% agree and support

@Nautilus1972

Жыл бұрын

No, if you think humanity will benefit, you haven't been paying attention. The rich will take to their space stations and leave the poor to starve and suffocate down on the planet. We have destroyed the Earth and are removing its ability to produce oxygen.

@gogidark7662

Жыл бұрын

@@Nautilus1972 looks like it, I know, but I am hoping, if not best, but somewhere in the middle scenario

@kylezo

Жыл бұрын

Most people on earth cannot afford a 1 bedroom apartment. This is a horrifying misapplication of resource and an obscene display of concentration of wealth.

I think we need to get our sh*t figured out on Earth before we try looking out at the stars

”dont look up” seems more realistic now - how ironic

I love Astrum! I feel kinda sad that I won't live long enough to see space tourism become affordable.

@chadparsons50

2 жыл бұрын

You never know. It only took about 30 years for tourism by air to be somewhat affordable.

@theobserver9131

2 жыл бұрын

@@chadparsons50 I certainly don't have 30 years in front of me. Though, seeing where we go with this would almost be worth coming back for. :-) If we obtain anything like a Star Trek reality, I would absolutely be interested in coming back!

@daviscampbell9020

2 жыл бұрын

You never know man, electrical cars were once unobtainable.

@WasatchWind

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the channel as well, but I get the impression he does not know this topic as well as planetary science.

@Marnige

2 жыл бұрын

@@WasatchWind ok you don't need to be a broken recorder.

Alex, I was born in the early 60’s … 2001, Space:1999 and many other believable science fiction shows opened the imagination to the idea that the future was space travel and the future of our race was destined to be expanded there, I’m a child of the race for space, I love it people like Elon Musk are the future of our race …. Incredible stuff!

@Celisar1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, sure, let’s not hold anyone back from severely polluting this planet and adding to global warming, which is the only real future of humankind.

@DadJeff-jo7pm

2 жыл бұрын

I was born in 64, and remember watching the Apollo 11 moon landing. I was 5 at the time, and blew my imagination out of the water. Its wonderful, all this Space happening. In our lifetimes. Wonderful days.

@daieast6305

2 жыл бұрын

yes, yes, the whole of earth is already in space traveling at incredible rates of speed almost without effort but people spend so much effort to lay claim as their own special position.

What we'll get from space: freedom. Once humanity spreads among the stars, we CANNOT be controlled by a single world power anymore, and just like that, pandora's box will forever remain open.

"get into space themselves'. Barely, a crappy suborbital ballistic joyride is only just space travel. It's like saying i experienced an inertial reference and micro g by jumping off a log.

When polluting the earth in the usual ways isn’t enough anymore for the economic leeches of this planet.

@thomashiggins9320

2 жыл бұрын

The creation of widely purchased electric vehicles will prevent so much greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere that the relatively miniscule amount released by rocket launches barely rate as a rounding error. Pull your head out and try to learn something, before you post such drivel.

@anonymous-rb2sr

2 жыл бұрын

pollution comes from consumption, consuption doesnt come from billionaires it comes from the consumers

I would support Blue Origin if their goals for heavy industries off earth, but it feels like Jeff is just not doing anything yet, perhaps its just Jeff again doing the rocket behind the scenes. Space X needs no explanation as shown from its start to modern times, and their choice of doing the commercial spaceflight is far more realistic imo But when is sky hooks coming :(

@pOOL_pANTS

2 жыл бұрын

@@poetryflynn3712 tax payer dollars too. remember that SpaceX relies on tax payer money via Military or NASA contracts.

@MrNote-lz7lh

Жыл бұрын

@@pOOL_pANTS At the same time SpaceX saves the US money by selling their services for cheaper than their competitors.

I would like to see a video where less known Space-Companies are also presented👍

The REAL endgame for Tech Billionaires can be clearly seen in the movie ELYSIUM...

11:30 - It should be noted that only first stage of Falcon 9 (1 and 1/2 for Heavy) is reusable, and that both SpaceX SH/SS and Blue Origin New Glenn and New Armstrong are planned to be fully and rapidly reusable. (Before SpaceX fanboys flay me alive, yes, SpaceX is far ahead of BO, and Virgin will stay limited strictly to suborbital tourist flights.)

@how2gamebadly

2 жыл бұрын

reusable doesn't mean faster or more reliable, or is it an new idea. private usually means cut corners and costs not for me and you but cutting costs for the company. hence, reusing rocket stages. it has also not cut costs for getting this to orbit when you look at overall costs of refurbishing it for another use.

@bazoo513

2 жыл бұрын

@@how2gamebadly I beg to differ. Reusability is a series of complex trade-offs: engines that will fire for tens of hours over dozens of missions, or only once but so be cheaper; Residual fuel needed for propulsive landing that eats into payload, as does landing hardware; etc. But, the fact is that the reliability of Falcon 9 is on par with the best of them (Atlas V, Ariane 5 and Soyuz), while the cost to orbit per kilogram is much less than on those other vehicles, not to mention the white elephant of SLS (a.k.a. "Senate Launch System"). So, in the line of the "the proof of the pudding is in eating it", this one has been served and devoured. See, for example, Rocket Lab's approach: their boss Peter Beck promised to eat his hat is he ever attempts first stage recovery, and he did eat (a tiny piece of) it. Their approach is to catch the booster downrange using a helicopter; the only weight penalty is the parachute system and perhaps some rudimentary heat shield for engine nozzles (or perhaps they themselves serve as the shield). No legs, no propulsive landing requiring both fuel and in-flight restartable engines, no landing barges. Beck said their goal is to increase the launch cadence, not lover the cost (although that too will probably also come to materialize.) Watch their first full (not a test) attempt at recovery at 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 UTC) on this coming Sunday (May 1st '22). There are many ways to skin a cat (although I don't quite understand why would you.) If you wand a good old "repurpose ancient hardware, throw away everything" approach, SLS is your girl, at $4bn a pop, and almost a decade late.

@dotnet97

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's a stretch to say that New Glenn and New Armstrong (especially) are intended to be fully reusable. New Glenn's primary concept is only partially reusable, with Project Jarvis still lacking enough detail to treat as their end goal for NG. For New Armstrong we have literally nothing except that it'll be bigger than New Glenn, so saying anything about their intentions for it right now is a big stretch.

@slaphappyduplenty2436

2 жыл бұрын

Good save. Your flaying will have to wait for another day.

@slabrankle9588

2 жыл бұрын

The Dragon capsules and fairings (for those missions) are also reusable. Only the second stage and "trunk" are expendable.

Considering all the space junk orbiting the earth this kind of tourism can only end badly.

@MnemonicHeadTrip

2 жыл бұрын

It will only get worse so it seems to me like it might be a good idea to do some cleanup

Do a global warming video where the billionaires try to escape it in their rockets but the extreme weather knocks them out of the sky.

Whats next? Space casinos!