Why Did NASA Crash A Satellite Into Mercury?

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NASA sends spacecrafts to planets all the time. Why do they spend the money to do so if they're just going to crash them into the planet?
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Spacecraft Set for Death Plunge Into Mercury
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"The MESSENGER spacecraft -- which stands for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging -- will end its run and dive into Mercury at 3:26:02 p.m. ET today, the U.S. space agency said."
MESSENGER: Spacecraft and Instruments
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mes...
"MESSENGER's dual-mode, liquid chemical propulsion system is integrated into the spacecraft's structure to make economical use of mass. The structure is primarily composed of a graphite epoxy material. This composite structure provides the strength necessary to survive launch while offering lower mass. Two large solar panels, supplemented with a nickel-hydrogen battery, provide MESSENGER's power."
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  • @v3xman
    @v3xman9 жыл бұрын

    NASA be like "oh no we crashed a probe, we screwed up. Quick, make an excuse!" "uhhh.. we did that on purpose"

  • @bryce3326

    @bryce3326

    9 жыл бұрын

    Not really. It ran out of fuel. Need a better explanation?

  • @v3xman

    @v3xman

    9 жыл бұрын

    Bryce Opinion but aren't the probes equipped with solar panels? All they need is the sun.

  • @tactilcalhorize

    @tactilcalhorize

    9 жыл бұрын

    v3xman2 that keeps the electronics running yes, but it won't move the probe. You need fuel for that.

  • @TraceDominguez

    @TraceDominguez

    9 жыл бұрын

    v3xman2 I hope they're leaning on something like a water cooler machine when they say this... then it collapses and the other people walk away shaking their heads... silly NASA.

  • @bryce3326

    @bryce3326

    9 жыл бұрын

    Trace Dominguez what's so silly about nasa?

  • @floris2burn
    @floris2burn9 жыл бұрын

    Crashing, crashing, crashing, maybe they just played too much kerbal space program.

  • @ShaunDreclin
    @ShaunDreclin9 жыл бұрын

    Better to crash it on purpose than to possibly have it crash elsewhere and damage something important!

  • @zukodude487987

    @zukodude487987

    9 жыл бұрын

    Jeffrey Zom Like a rogue ship of space pirates.

  • @TrollermanSixtysevan

    @TrollermanSixtysevan

    9 жыл бұрын

    Jeffrey Zom I heard some people have brains in space.

  • @4-CQL

    @4-CQL

    9 жыл бұрын

    Jeffrey Zom lol you little dumbass, you think there is no danger from a vessel from Earth filled with foreign bacteria and germs that could wipe out any beginning life forms on these planets just hanging around drifting? It's a good thing you're not running NASA, or we probably would have never left the ground!

  • @4-CQL

    @4-CQL

    9 жыл бұрын

    Jeffrey Zom you might be right, but if there was even one that survived it could spread through the whole ecosystem, and their immune systems would have no defense against an extraterrestrial pathogen. Can't take a chance.

  • @4-CQL

    @4-CQL

    9 жыл бұрын

    Zaron728 they piloted it into an area they were sure no life was

  • @RB-sb9nj
    @RB-sb9nj9 жыл бұрын

    In NASA : -Shit we hit it again. - No problem, we will tell to news that we met to do this

  • @PartyMuffin13
    @PartyMuffin139 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I really like this channel! Keep up the good work! ^^

  • @mzNazza
    @mzNazza9 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Very informative and easy to understand. Very well presented, thank you!!

  • @mavericksfan22
    @mavericksfan229 жыл бұрын

    great video and great channel, always informative and entertaining

  • @Gravitized
    @Gravitized9 жыл бұрын

    Welcome back Dnews, welcome back.

  • @adammokbel1023
    @adammokbel10239 жыл бұрын

    Nice Video :)

  • @Seeker

    @Seeker

    9 жыл бұрын

    Adam Mokbel Didn't we run into you on Seeker the other day? ;)

  • @NemosHusbandswife

    @NemosHusbandswife

    9 жыл бұрын

    DNews HOW POWERFUL IS LIBERLAND!

  • @Seeker

    @Seeker

    9 жыл бұрын

    Servus & Danz I don't know. How powerful is it?

  • @NemosHusbandswife

    @NemosHusbandswife

    9 жыл бұрын

    DNews It will be a world super power if you make a video on it.

  • @adammokbel1023

    @adammokbel1023

    9 жыл бұрын

    DNews Yes haha!

  • @clairewee9715
    @clairewee97159 жыл бұрын

    good video. thank you for the post.

  • @rajeswarin4657
    @rajeswarin46576 жыл бұрын

    u r awesome and so ur english. i never forget to see your videos.

  • @nielskorpel8860
    @nielskorpel88609 жыл бұрын

    What Trace says at 3:48. Yup, That's how things work if you've ever played KSP. Funny how that applies to the real world as well.

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan5 жыл бұрын

    Skylab wasn't purposely crashed, it's orbit deteriorated faster than expected and the Shuttle program got delayed... so parts of Skylab hit Australia... the US didn't purposely bomb Australia :-)

  • @milagro3508
    @milagro35089 жыл бұрын

    I think they should crash it in a black hole to study what is inside of a black hole

  • @Goken234

    @Goken234

    9 жыл бұрын

    Milagro Orellano You can't get data from something that's been ripped apart.

  • @joes4866

    @joes4866

    9 жыл бұрын

    Milagro Orellano Electromagnetic waves cannot escape a black hole. Hence why it is black.

  • @MrKillroy26

    @MrKillroy26

    9 жыл бұрын

    A black hole eats everything even signals so you wouldn't even receive any information.

  • @SpectreNight

    @SpectreNight

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Craig Dorsey Far away, yes, as I learned the nearest one is 1600 light years away. As for traveling fast, not really, the closest one is orbiting a star while slowly consuming it. And relative to us, the one in the center of our galaxy is just sitting there spinning. And to be fair to his idea of crashing into a black hole, assuming we could reach one, I believe they'd get data right up to the event horizon, after that there would be nothing else received, or seen.

  • @rddtdx444444ex

    @rddtdx444444ex

    7 жыл бұрын

    The real question is... Nobody has ever tried any of that.. How are you so sure about that?? NOBODY has ever explored a Black hole.. Imagine what truly happens!! It could be a huge game changer.. We learn the power and harness the ability of a black hole for our new Rockets for SPACE ZAQUILLIAN SPEED!!!

  • @lambchops808
    @lambchops8089 жыл бұрын

    they should crash all the old space probes into Delaware.

  • @isthissparta1485

    @isthissparta1485

    9 жыл бұрын

    Why you want me dead, bruh?

  • @MadFluffysterXaines

    @MadFluffysterXaines

    9 жыл бұрын

    Is This Sparta? Well for one you think Delaware is Sparta :\

  • @isthissparta1485

    @isthissparta1485

    9 жыл бұрын

    MadFluffyster Xaines This is Sparta!

  • @MadFluffysterXaines

    @MadFluffysterXaines

    9 жыл бұрын

    Is This Sparta? N-...N-...No it isnt... its Delaware -.-

  • @isthissparta1485

    @isthissparta1485

    9 жыл бұрын

    MadFluffyster Xaines I now declare this land known as "Delaware" as part of Sparta

  • @Optimus6128
    @Optimus61289 жыл бұрын

    Question: Should we make all our satellites crash? Mr. Torque: Absoooolutely! EXPLOSSIIIIIIOOOONNSSSSSSSS

  • @medicalgashi3319
    @medicalgashi33199 жыл бұрын

    NASA had a crush on Mercure so they crash on it

  • @iliketrains0pwned
    @iliketrains0pwned6 жыл бұрын

    Parents - "So how's engineering school going so far?" Me - "It's fine" Also Me - "3:01"

  • @AeroQC
    @AeroQC9 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure that anyone who plays Kerbal Space Program, such as myself, understands how graceful and downright amusing it is to crash space probes.

  • @chancellortjarks3476
    @chancellortjarks34769 жыл бұрын

    'Merica: We're done with this piece of junk, what should we do with it? 'Merica: Oooh, I know, let's blow it up!

  • @Ral9284
    @Ral92849 жыл бұрын

    Crashing probes on planets and asteroids is the equivalent of closing with fireworks to an epic journey.

  • @Cobracommander1986
    @Cobracommander19869 жыл бұрын

    how hard would it be to refill and or reuse the satellite ?

  • @mdr48371
    @mdr483719 жыл бұрын

    RIP in Peace Messenger

  • @Mairesist

    @Mairesist

    9 жыл бұрын

    mdr48371 RIP means rest in peace. Or you could just write rest in peace. You cnanot write RIP in peace. Doesnt make fucking sense.

  • @mdr48371

    @mdr48371

    9 жыл бұрын

    RIP in peace, Richard "Mairexgodz" Falzetta. I loved your pornograghic movies.

  • @Mairesist

    @Mairesist

    9 жыл бұрын

    what ?

  • @mdr48371

    @mdr48371

    9 жыл бұрын

    Mairexgodz must be your maiden name.

  • @Mairesist

    @Mairesist

    9 жыл бұрын

    that´s a nickname lol

  • @abyssflight3907
    @abyssflight39079 жыл бұрын

    Well the EM drive thing checks out satellites or space craft for that matter won't need propellant and can keep going indefinitely, well at lest until they break down.

  • @innerlocus
    @innerlocus9 жыл бұрын

    When I'm finished working, I always crass :þ

  • @NicroLife
    @NicroLife9 жыл бұрын

    I'm calling BS on that. Someone at NASA accidentally spilled coffee on a control panel and they're trying to cover for him.

  • @burger3502

    @burger3502

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @LoganDark4357

    @LoganDark4357

    6 жыл бұрын

    Or her...

  • @jhaz89

    @jhaz89

    5 жыл бұрын

    LoganDark NO. Only include women when it's a positive thing. Just like feminism. When things benefit women definitely take notice and action, but when a woman has some benefit, that just needs to be overlooked. Women can do no wrong!

  • @chichi415frisco1
    @chichi415frisco19 жыл бұрын

    Well yea never thought of the fact that they do come from earth and can affect other moons or planets (the probes or satellite). Anyways I learned and become smarter because of you guys. Keep up the amazing work and also love living in my beautiful San Francisco.

  • @donttouchthis1000
    @donttouchthis10009 жыл бұрын

    Wait why would spreading earth bacteria on Europa be bad??? Isnt that exactly what we *want* to do???

  • @Alekeser

    @Alekeser

    9 жыл бұрын

    If there is any sort of life there it could be affected negatively by the bacteria that has developed on earth as their genetic structure is completely unknown, also it could have detrimental effects on the planet but I'm not an expert so couldn't tell you exactly what they'd be

  • @ralphyetmore

    @ralphyetmore

    9 жыл бұрын

    perfumeorpoison I think most scientists would have a real problem with that. I don't think we'd want to find our own bacteria on Europa. I would think that we'd want to study the moon to see if it develops such thing on its own. If it did, that would tell us a hell of a lot more about how life develops than if we just seed it with ours. Also, if there is any more complex life there, our bacteria could jack it up and maybe kill it. No bueno.

  • @calsta619

    @calsta619

    9 жыл бұрын

    The idea is to preserve the moon as is, currently it is believed that there are many subsurface oceans that could be teaming with life. First of all the finding of this would be spectacular and would make headline everywhere but we would also learn so much from it, eg if it was made up from different elements than we are then, our search for life on other planets could be expanded greatly. Second of all do you know what an invasive species is? It's like rabbits coming to Australia. Once they are in the wild they *could* potentially be more adapted and basically stronger and better at life than the native species and therefore dominate the ecosystem and then all/large amounts of the native species would be lost All in all, scientists know what they are doing.

  • @TraceDominguez

    @TraceDominguez

    9 жыл бұрын

    ralphyetmore Perfect.

  • @ichigo3223

    @ichigo3223

    9 жыл бұрын

    perfumeorpoison Galileo had a nuclear fuel source as well. I don't think Nasa would want to dump it on an "ocean moon" and contaminate it.

  • @maxk.484
    @maxk.4849 жыл бұрын

    I have a question. Why do space stations get deorbited. I understand that there is a high risk of radiation and they could also be over budget but wouldn't it be better to leave them just floating as safe zones in case of a space emergency(e.g. a shuttle depressurizes), cant they also be used as materials for future space exploration considering how expensive it is to fly material out into space. I also understand the risk that they might deorbit by themselves but we could keep track of them and if that is the case we could remotely and safely deorbit them.

  • @zebedeesummers4413
    @zebedeesummers44139 жыл бұрын

    I would make a table out of it! also I may use some for w few experiments

  • @marknormansavoy
    @marknormansavoy9 жыл бұрын

    "...fitting and final end to any mission." Trace obviously plays Kerbal.

  • @maryvera7350
    @maryvera73509 жыл бұрын

    Electric Universe Theory Plz 😊

  • @ayaan9646
    @ayaan96465 жыл бұрын

    Why did it take so long for Messenger to get to Mercury? Mariner 10, which was launched way before messenger took *147* days to reach Mercury.

  • @MilitantAntiTheist
    @MilitantAntiTheist9 жыл бұрын

    When the Venera spacecraft crashed into Venus, the scientists responsible for this mishap were allowed to choose one other family member to be executed alongside them, and if they refused, two were chosen for them.

  • @Kanemarkss

    @Kanemarkss

    9 жыл бұрын

    For Real?

  • @thiccityd9773

    @thiccityd9773

    9 жыл бұрын

    That profile pic is great

  • @stonedmunkee1138

    @stonedmunkee1138

    9 жыл бұрын

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  • @edrisahmed5372
    @edrisahmed53729 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @arnipalmer1241
    @arnipalmer12418 жыл бұрын

    Where can I get that shirt. It is simply amazing!

  • @stanbernsteen6968
    @stanbernsteen69689 жыл бұрын

    Messenger crashed with a known velocity and momentum. Maybe scientists can learn something from size and shape of the crater or the debris pattern knowing the conditions under which they were formed. Particle physicists do that kind of thing all the time.

  • @TheWerelf
    @TheWerelf7 жыл бұрын

    RIP Dnews :'(

  • @basildrew12
    @basildrew129 жыл бұрын

    THIS IS OFF TOPIC BUT WHERE IS YOUR SHIRT FROM

  • @gopesizdopes
    @gopesizdopes9 жыл бұрын

    you never actually answered the question, what did we specifically learn from the satellite crashing into mercury OR what are we expecting to learn specific to mercury?

  • @StuffyGames-xx3us
    @StuffyGames-xx3us6 жыл бұрын

    RIP Cassini

  • @AustinPinheiro_uniquetexthere
    @AustinPinheiro_uniquetexthere9 жыл бұрын

    nice thump nail love the explosion

  • @colinuhrich
    @colinuhrich9 жыл бұрын

    Dude I like your shirt!

  • @WilliamBadgreen
    @WilliamBadgreen9 жыл бұрын

    RIP Messenger.

  • @zachcrawford5
    @zachcrawford59 жыл бұрын

    Judging by that image at 3:10 it looks like more than "a mosquito hitting a 747".

  • @Lexyvil
    @Lexyvil9 жыл бұрын

    I believe that if we exhaust all the energy/power and any other uses of a space probe, it'll lose its initial purpose and we would only be left with its mass and its other less important utilities; the craft's material will be the only thing left to take advantage of. Every unmanned object that leaves the Earth's orbit are not meant to come back, so when they end up being useless it becomes more efficient to discard it in an observable and experimental crash to get additional information from the project.

  • @tntg5
    @tntg56 жыл бұрын

    Maybe probes should be designed to return to an accessible orbit so we can refule them and send them back to explore further places.. some sort of fuel station orbite where all probes come back and wait for the next shuttle

  • @Encephalitisify
    @Encephalitisify9 жыл бұрын

    The question you should all ask yourselves is why did the satellite run out of fuel because they had to continuously make orbit adjustments? They don't have to do that for earth satellites. At least not to that extent.

  • @Alekeser
    @Alekeser9 жыл бұрын

    Not sure if this is a silly question but why aren't there any robots/machines similar to the Mars rover thoroughly studying the other planets in the Milky Way?

  • @Forgan_Mreeman
    @Forgan_Mreeman9 жыл бұрын

    0:30 launched in 2004....arrived 2011. what? It takes 7years to get to Mercury???

  • @hiddenconceptdnb

    @hiddenconceptdnb

    9 жыл бұрын

    Haukenslush light years way is many miles.

  • @aajjeee

    @aajjeee

    9 жыл бұрын

    Do you have any idea how far that is, even at the speeds they are going its very far. They also cant just go in a straight line

  • @zehmeester

    @zehmeester

    9 жыл бұрын

    Hidden Concept Mercury is only light _minutes_ away. But still a whole bunch of miles, of course.

  • @Forgan_Mreeman

    @Forgan_Mreeman

    9 жыл бұрын

    aajjeee im not new to space travel. i love astronomy and space and all of that. always have. but it does come at a shock to me that it took 7yrs to go only two planets away. when it takes 6-8months to go to Mars. i want to see the path MESSENGER took that it took 7years to travel to something less than 93 million miles away

  • @GuyWithAnAmazingHat

    @GuyWithAnAmazingHat

    9 жыл бұрын

    Haukenslush If you want the probe to reach Mercury faster, you will need a lot more fuel, meaning most costs, which NASA can't afford on their crappy budget. So the most cost effective way for the probe to travel is to use gravity of other planets to slingshot it, meaning the probe traveled much further than 93 million miles.

  • @mongezichwethiso9917
    @mongezichwethiso99179 жыл бұрын

    They should be taken to museums or science institutions.

  • @mrme4402
    @mrme44029 жыл бұрын

    put another smaller probe/device inside the probe which may survive the impact to give us more information after the crash

  • @brandon172
    @brandon1727 жыл бұрын

    Cassini now joins the club...

  • @TaylorMade511
    @TaylorMade5119 жыл бұрын

    They were testing the theory: "You couldn't hit the side of a barn if..."

  • @pleiadesds2012
    @pleiadesds20129 жыл бұрын

    0.3 Science and 1 reputation gained

  • @sanZeeet
    @sanZeeet6 жыл бұрын

    shouldn't space organization send anaerobic bacteria with thespace craft,that might help me.what you think trace?

  • @PongoXBongo
    @PongoXBongo7 жыл бұрын

    NASA's way of smashing guitars on stage. ;)

  • @joelchubb6909
    @joelchubb69099 жыл бұрын

    DNews, I have a question. If viruses aren't technically alive where, phylogenically, did they originate from in time? And how did evolve to become lifeless?

  • @strawberrysquid3545
    @strawberrysquid35459 жыл бұрын

    ️Mercury is my home. Why crash into it? You could have killed me. 😭

  • @nasaforever3958
    @nasaforever39589 жыл бұрын

    Messenger ran out of fuel and so had no way of staying in orbit

  • @dc2008242
    @dc20082429 жыл бұрын

    crashing the satellites at the end of it's usefulness/life is sorta like a viking funeral or "going out with a bang" ......I like it....

  • @chugginbrewski2394
    @chugginbrewski23947 жыл бұрын

    Did he say "I'm Trace Takeitintheassyes?" My dog was barking...not certain what I heard.

  • @alphaadhito
    @alphaadhito8 жыл бұрын

    Ummm, maybe the LCROSS mission was a mission that was deliberately crashed Centaur upper stage to study the moon and it was designed from the beginning

  • @iamzhenn7021
    @iamzhenn70213 жыл бұрын

    No, That is not a Satellite, That is a probe. It's called "MESSENGER".

  • @saskepandey4075
    @saskepandey40754 жыл бұрын

    But what will happen if the probe was left untouched in the space after empty fuel

  • @hvgoceanmaboloc3287
    @hvgoceanmaboloc32876 жыл бұрын

    I would like to have a multi-billion dollar spacecraft that has a geostationary orbit over my hot neighbor's backyard.

  • @frozeneternity93
    @frozeneternity939 жыл бұрын

    Is it weird that I feel sad for these probes :( so many years of service, travelling alone in space and then BAM! destruction

  • @wilsonong2898
    @wilsonong28989 жыл бұрын

    So 12 times the speed of sound...Mach12 right? Quicksilver from Marvel is just on Mach10, oh physics.

  • @ronpetersen2317
    @ronpetersen23179 жыл бұрын

    Crashing and explosions have been part of science for a while. Just ask the Myth busters.

  • @CJAlmashy
    @CJAlmashy9 жыл бұрын

    Keep doing what there doing.....BLOWING SHIT UP!!

  • @NotSoTypicalGamer
    @NotSoTypicalGamer9 жыл бұрын

    @Kenny Smith wow I typoed alot lmao

  • @Zandonus
    @Zandonus9 жыл бұрын

    It's like, they all have bare minimum fuel. What else are you gonna do? Make them fart electrons while being aimed at the sun? If there's any knowledge at all that can be collected by crashing, it's worth it. Maybe keep one or 2 orbiters per planet just so we can give them a visit when the warp drive is ready.

  • @Charles-js3ri
    @Charles-js3ri9 жыл бұрын

    Messenger visited Mercury. Made me smile. lol

  • @JKVmanVideo
    @JKVmanVideo9 жыл бұрын

    Hey! When is DNews guys going to do a story on EM drive? Can you break it down for the layman? Everything I have read is pretty cryptic. Can you do better?

  • @thedullohanvids
    @thedullohanvids9 жыл бұрын

    Ok question. They purposefully crashed the probe into Jupiter. To prevent the probe accidentally crashing into Europa, because that could contaminate Europa's water with Earth bacteria. I get why that would be bad, but doesn't crashing it into Jupiter, contaminate Jupiter with that same bacteria?

  • @willsmiththeiron5007
    @willsmiththeiron50079 жыл бұрын

    did NASA hire Michael Bay it seams so

  • @AtilaElari
    @AtilaElari9 жыл бұрын

    If I learned anything from Kerbal Space Program is that the best way to end any mission is in a giant explosion! Including manned mis... oh wait.

  • @tatianatub
    @tatianatub9 жыл бұрын

    its called lithobraking

  • @sizmono6650
    @sizmono66509 жыл бұрын

    i just watched a video about this and then this showed

  • @crazywolf889
    @crazywolf8899 жыл бұрын

    One thing is that crashing these does reduce the amount of space junk floating up there.

  • @Poptartsicles
    @Poptartsicles9 жыл бұрын

    "Can you really learn something just by crashing into thing?" LHC says hi.

  • @brandtcampbell3610
    @brandtcampbell36109 жыл бұрын

    I say bring a few back and analyze them for space germs.

  • @DrippinSwag3
    @DrippinSwag39 жыл бұрын

    I have an idea. Dnews please message me I would like to know if it would work

  • @Seeker

    @Seeker

    9 жыл бұрын

    Dylan Pagan What's your idea????

  • @alfajorcin

    @alfajorcin

    9 жыл бұрын

    DNews bother you guys.

  • @TraceDominguez

    @TraceDominguez

    9 жыл бұрын

    Dylan Pagan I thought it said massage... I was like, *shrug* whatever works?

  • @Thecawesomeone

    @Thecawesomeone

    9 жыл бұрын

    DNews He just wanted senpai to notice him.

  • @theiceana7237
    @theiceana72377 жыл бұрын

    what I got out of this: 1. NASA is arming their anti comet satellites with washing machines

  • @sizmono6650
    @sizmono66509 жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @thunder2734
    @thunder27346 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P Cassie

  • @kotonizna
    @kotonizna9 жыл бұрын

    Trace is so high pitch

  • @trainerblue775
    @trainerblue7754 жыл бұрын

    Sir, we've crashed a satellite one accident. Its on Mercury. *We meant to do that. We did it because we could.*

  • @VienQuitonm
    @VienQuitonm9 жыл бұрын

    10 times the speed of sound in a vacuum? Okay.

  • @TheMuccaMadBoy

    @TheMuccaMadBoy

    9 жыл бұрын

    Speed, the Speed of sound. Not sound itself. You can travel much faster than sound in space.

  • @chickenman1801

    @chickenman1801

    9 жыл бұрын

    .5 speed lol

  • @Walterrinho
    @Walterrinho9 жыл бұрын

    Just like in Kerbal Space Program!!

  • @ThePeterDislikeShow
    @ThePeterDislikeShow6 жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised Messenger can't use solar power. Solar power must be so cheap on mercury.

  • @idontknowhowtoread7657
    @idontknowhowtoread76579 жыл бұрын

    We didn't they land the probe on Mercury when they had the fuel instead of running out and shooting it into the planet?

  • @zephyr9673
    @zephyr96734 жыл бұрын

    Those probes should be forming a backbone to the interplanetary internet. They should be upgraded and refuelled. These missions are expensive and the biggest critics of the space exploration sciences, can find many other things to spend that money on. Onward nasa's robotic refuelling mission.

  • @GreatPirateSolomon42
    @GreatPirateSolomon429 жыл бұрын

    Kerbal is just like real life.

  • @chocolategurl2593
    @chocolategurl25936 жыл бұрын

    I wanna work here!! 😩😩😤😱

  • @Nathan5027
    @Nathan50279 жыл бұрын

    Better to go with a bang, than to fizzle out

  • @charlafaith4430
    @charlafaith44309 жыл бұрын

    Why destroy something that you can possibly use at a later time?..

  • @stinknus
    @stinknus9 жыл бұрын

    I will plummet to my death FOR SCIENCE!

  • @Kikabopom
    @Kikabopom9 жыл бұрын

    why was it running on fumes? was it not I a stable orbit or what was happening?

  • @syeds3174
    @syeds31746 жыл бұрын

    No not make crash just to keep on learning from it

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