We live in a wonderful age. I am not talking about space exploration, but the fact that such a quality science video can be produced by enthusiastic individuals and published for free. 30 years ago it would have taken a full production team and the commitment of an entire broadcast network. Great stuff, sir. (And your helpers)

@lifter1000

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, today every semi-talented kid can lecture on rocket science

@awuma

4 жыл бұрын

@@lifter1000 Actually, they have to actually get it right! The fact that Elon and other to people have granted interviews to Tim shows that he is a respected journalist and commentator on space matters. This is a wonderful development, that journalists can win a following and even earn a living without being hired by someboy else and being beholden to an employer (though it's not an ideal situation when the platform owners can decide what videos are worthy of earning money).

@mrbrianbrush

4 жыл бұрын

@@lifter1000 you upset gil?

@lifter1000

4 жыл бұрын

Always

@lifter1000

4 жыл бұрын

The whole article you wrote is related somehow to the subject of this video?

The man loves talking about rockets. It makes it so much easier to listen when the speaker is enthusiastic about the topic. Well Done.

KSP really comes to life when used as an educative tool. I love it.

@cjax469

3 жыл бұрын

2:52 engines are in the front, not the back. This bothers me lol.

@alanmaclaren4118

3 жыл бұрын

Hey give some credit to sfs

@felsfat4734

3 жыл бұрын

Alan MacLaren SFS is ridiculously unrealistic

@alanmaclaren4118

3 жыл бұрын

@felsfat because the developers are trying to make the game as simple as possible for players to understand it, plus the game has realistic orbital mechanics

@beats007

3 жыл бұрын

How to download ksp?

I'm sticking with they roll for fun

@hmm396

3 жыл бұрын

No

@prohz9129

3 жыл бұрын

Edvin Tabakovic: no you can’t just do it for fun *haha roll go brrrrrr*

@lucky5853

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but first they rock and then they roll.

@markushahn9123

3 жыл бұрын

Because loopings are not so a good idea, exept the orbital ones.

@hamburgerhamburger4064

3 жыл бұрын

That must hurt

I kinda love how KSP can be used as a tool to demonstrate so many of the basics of spaceflight.

@theswagman1263

4 жыл бұрын

So glad I took the time to get vaguely competent at ksp. Gives you a way better understanding of spaceflight. Furthest I've had a manned (kerballed?) landing is only Duna tho

@martinincze1911

4 жыл бұрын

@@theswagman1263 Build a refueling station on minmus mate. I launch all my craft to minmus where i have a permanent mining operation going with massive fuel tanks. I fuel up there and then on.

@baflabies

4 жыл бұрын

@@martinincze1911 Thx ama try that:)

Yup, In Kerbal Space Program, I learned that separatrons and flea boosters arent enough to separate some larger asparagus boosters. You need to constantly roll to keep the next pair of separating boosters parallel with the horizon

@SpecialEDy

3 жыл бұрын

@Addison Brendtro the plumbing is very difficult. As far as I know, only the space shuttle and Buran Energia have a retractable fuel coupling like this to an external tank, but they detatch after Main Engine Cutoff

@solomanwill1

3 жыл бұрын

"Why do cylindrical rockets roll?" Because they rock!!!

@eliethdiez964

3 жыл бұрын

@Addison Brendtro falcon heavy uses asparagus staging

@CarlosAM1

3 жыл бұрын

@@eliethdiez964 it doesnt. It was going to but it was decided it would not

@Thor_the_Doge

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, so I'm not the only one who keeps my rockets stable in ksp by rolling?

"Why do cylindrical rockets roll?" *Because they rock!!!*

@The74th

3 жыл бұрын

It's backward innit

@theEWDSDS

3 жыл бұрын

Ha

Man that 20 minutes flew by so fast, and was still incredibly informative and entertaining. Great video Tim!

@FlyGuy2000

Жыл бұрын

Totally! I was like, "Well maybe I'll just watch a few minutes of this" and then it was over.

Most dads: "Okay are we ready to rock-and-roll?" Tim as a dad: "Okay are we ready to rocket-roll?"

@panda3d180

4 жыл бұрын

I saw this from the phinese and ferb show thing

@edmund3504

4 жыл бұрын

ready to rock pitch yaw and roll dad

@hazgebu

4 жыл бұрын

Are you ready for Rick & Roll? kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYd10pusct22ksY.html

@steve1978ger

4 жыл бұрын

It's only rocket roll, but I like it.

@myrobotfish

4 жыл бұрын

@@steve1978ger Rock-and-roll. Rock-et-roll

I skipped watching this video the first time it came up in my recommendations because I guessed it wouldn't be that interesting. Boy, was I wrong! This was fascinating from start to finish, and I really enjoyed the way you put it all together and summarized at the end. 🙏🙏

Another great video. At first it seems like a no problem, but you really did a good job explaining why its necessary and how it works. Moreover i really have to thank you for your ever increasing quality standard; nowadays you live up to your name, cause it is literally out of this world! ;-)

@arghya426

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed😊

@falafeldurum2095

4 жыл бұрын

great video, but I disagree with Everyday Astronaut that it especially would make sense that asymmetrical rockets roll..

@micahrandall1344

4 жыл бұрын

he does good job every time

@chemiegamerpeter1326

4 жыл бұрын

Bist du nen bot oder was? Ich sehe dich echt überall

@dongurudebro4579

4 жыл бұрын

@@chemiegamerpeter1326 Ich bin Bot Don Versionsnummer 1.55.97.3 beep beep Ich bin gegen Artikel 11 & 13 beepi bup. ;-)

First time I see a thumbnail arrow which is actually useful and not spammy

@mr.boomguy

4 жыл бұрын

And it's not even that eyecatching 😉

@AmxCsifier

4 жыл бұрын

@@mr.boomguy It doesn't have to be eye catching because I actively look for them in thumbnails 😅

@ChaseOGLP

4 жыл бұрын

First time writing in English too, I see

@AmxCsifier

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChaseOGLP English is neither my first nor my second language so my English may not be perfect but I'm always learning and I thank you for providing a correct example. 🤗

@bfunkt4313

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChaseOGLP You couldn't even take the time to write a complete sentence when complaining about someone else's English?

As someone learning 3d animation, the term "gimbal lock" gives me shivers

@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT

3 жыл бұрын

How does gimbal lock apply in that context? It's been probably 15 years since I've done any 3D animation (just for fun), and I learned about gimbal lock only a few years ago.

@emkasCG

3 жыл бұрын

@@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT basically makes your joints really hard to control and sometimes causes weird movements between keyframes.

@NHAFFFF

3 жыл бұрын

@@emkasCG good luck with animation :)

@abizair1832

2 жыл бұрын

I hope there's no more gimbal lock on Artemis & Starship missions.

Another amazing explanation of what can be a complicated subject. Always remember, going to space is HARD! Thanks for putting the time in to make this.

IMU stands for Inertial Measurement Unit not Instrument unit Please upvote so he can see this

@mattsi-eb4bo

4 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow redditor

@nicholasboccio

4 жыл бұрын

came to comments to say this as well

@bennylofgren3208

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasboccio Me too.

@joevignolor4u949

4 жыл бұрын

Correct. The IU is the entire Instrumentation Unit. The Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) is a major component of the IU that is located inside it.

@jocax188723

4 жыл бұрын

It's okay Tory Bruno beat us to it twitter.com/torybruno/status/1141298274491613184

In Soviet Яussia launch pad rolls you 🚀

@kindlin

4 жыл бұрын

This is great, had me lol'ing.

@mattc.8839

4 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@Ivan_Chesnokov

4 жыл бұрын

В точку!

@calumaguer0

4 жыл бұрын

Soviet Yahssia

@NelsonBrown

4 жыл бұрын

lofr - laughing on the floor rolling!

Wow, the scary part is I actually comprehended almost half of what you just covered. So much to know. I will have to watch all of your videos now that I'm hooked. Great stuff to know! And always remember, Rockets don't fly, they roast the air into submission.

Hats off, wonderful presentation!!! Thx to anyone helping produce these and to your patrons.

Thanks. We all really appreciate the obvious time and effort you put into your videos.

@zymosan99

4 жыл бұрын

i cant tell if this is sarcastic or not

@bluered3228

4 жыл бұрын

@@zymosan99 it's not. Perhaps if it was about his live streams, we'd have something to be sarcastic about...

@zymosan99

4 жыл бұрын

@@bluered3228 ok

Another great video, thanks Everyday Astronaut. One thing I'm not entirely sure about is the 20% increase of payload capacity of the Space Shuttle (that would be insane!!!!). A few months back I followed the entire open course "Engineering the Space Shuttle" at EdX, and the question "why the SS perfomed the roll maneuver" came up a few times. The engineers doing the talks gave 2 reasons: 1. They were re-using old Apollo launch pad, therefore they were subjected to their limitation and needed to be able to place the vehicle at the right attitude (with the roll maneuver). 2. The aerodynamic engineers figured it out that there was less stress on the orbiter when it was sitting underneath the main tank during the max Q phase (maximum areodynamic pressure), this was because (as you mentioned) the thrust was directed throught the center of the mass of the entire system, therefore the orbiter was somewhat skewed with respect to the flight path. Funny story (I don't know if it's actually true, but it was stated on the aformentioned course): when Soviet launched their first and only Buran, they too did the roll maneuver. They didn't have to, because their launch pad was capable of giving the right attitude to the vehicles. So american engineers (after the collapse of the soviet union) asked russian engineers: why did you do that roll maneuver??? They replied: "Because you did it" :)

@eigenvalue9358

4 жыл бұрын

I'm no rocket engineer by any means, but the payload increase seems quite logical to me. As stated in the video the engines of the space shuttle had to gimble outward in order to compensate for the far stronger thrust of the booster. If now the space shuttle is aligned so the booster is "outside" of the flight curve and the shuttle "inside" of that curve there is less need for compensation. I can just guess that this way less gimble has to be used on the engines, which would sound more efficient to me. In case I'm wrong please someone smarter correct me.

@kindlin

4 жыл бұрын

There are a number of reasons that make having the the heavy, lopsided thing orient earthwards makes sense, not least of which what Eigen Value discussed. With less stress on the vehicle, the vehicle can now handle more weight within. With this being the case, the critical limit state must have been the structural integrity of the shuttle/booster at max-Q. I would have thought it would have to do with how much fuel you can fit into the tanks, but maybe the tanks aren't always full, and, actually, they only have as much as they need?

@matejlieskovsky9625

4 жыл бұрын

If the improved aerodynamic saved a few percent of fuel and the decreased engine gimbal saved a few percent of fuel and the reduced stress allowed for a little more fuel on board and a little lighter shuttle... Yeah, I can imagine that made a 20% payload difference. Don't forget, that would be a change of roughly 5 tonnes to LEO on a 2000 tonne system.

@kpatelPub

4 жыл бұрын

Tim mentions that the increase was from the shuttle being in the wake of the tank, presumably indicating aerodynamic benefits. I also wonder if it might have benefited from the fact that, with engines always gimbaled outward, situating the shuttle underneath automatically orients its engines' thrust vectors so as to have a stronger upward component to them throughout the fight path than they would in the opposite position. Apologies if this idea is foolishness. I, neither, am a rocket engineer. :D

@matejlieskovsky9625

4 жыл бұрын

@@kpatelPub Rockets don't care about upward thrust - most of their energy goes into moving sideways. You really just want forward thrust and the rocket mostly just pitches over to point where it needs to. The whole SSME gimbal vs SRB offset and gimbal thing is getting more complicated the longer I look at it. :-(

This was an awesome video. I watched someone else trying to explain roll a few days ago and came away with more questions than when I started. Brilliantly explained and the summary at the end was perfect.

I've developed a mild addiction to your videos recently. They make me marvel at the many unexpected challenges of space exploration and at the spectacular engineering ingenuity that overcome them.

The quality of this channel is simply breathtaking.

Tim, I really appreciate that you asked a question on twitter that turned into a whole video. You're one of the best examples of not being afraid to ask what you don't know, especially with some of the idiotic replies you got. The video is fantastic, well produced, great narrated. Thanks again!

I don't know how you don't have more subscribers on this channel. Your videos are always so informational! Soon as my kids are old enough to comprehend what you are talking about, they will be watching your channel. Keep up the awesome work!

Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to film and edit it and of course for positing it for our benefit. Keep up the good work! -Migs

Other world: *turns a rocket to its flight asimuth* Soviets: *turn a launchpad to rocket's flight asimuth*

@oremooremo5075

4 жыл бұрын

Jedediah Kerman Other world pours millions of litres of water to reduce sound levels during launch. Soviets build a deeper trench

@TarsoFranchis

4 жыл бұрын

Another world: build rockets horizontally, like a production line, USA: They build the most difficult, vertically, needs a costly VAB and large tugs for the pad. xD

@nikolatasev4948

4 жыл бұрын

In Soviet Russia launchpad rotates you.

@notmenotme614

4 жыл бұрын

@@TarsoFranchis How fragile the payload is determines is it can be fitted horizontally or vertically. Because the payload is designed for less gravitational forces and can’t withstand the weight bearing on Earth in certain directions

@obsidianop9802

4 жыл бұрын

The soviets were pretty genius in terms of spaceflight Yes, more genius that the US

Tim: Hey Elon, why was there a big roll in the launch from Vandenberg today? Elon: That's how I roll...

@MrJaiimez

4 жыл бұрын

Although like others have said, it's highly unlikely they didnt have a reason, but I would be crying with laughter if he did it just to mess with Tim, it would be beautiful. Let's face it his speed in responding to the raptor video I wouldn't be surprised if he was a patreon and was able to see bits of the video before release.

@drpeejay54

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Slackware That’s what I’ve been saying all along😏

@zhongxina9420

3 жыл бұрын

@Robert Slackware *insert angry essay here* Just kidding you don't desrve attention

Great job Tim I really enjoy your episodes I grew up in the time of Apollo and ever since have been mesmerized by space! Thank you

This could have been a terminally boring video esp. for someone who never even considered why rockets roll. It wasn't...boring, that is. I didn't even realize I had just watched a 20 minute video until someone in the comments mentioned it. Very entertaining and informative. You're a talented teacher.

Not only is this well explained, it's answered a question I have asked myself for many years. Great Video

Wow Tim! Even an idiot like me can now understand azimuth, pitch, yaw and roll in rockets. You are brilliant sir.

@thunderbird1921

4 жыл бұрын

Remarkable so, why did the space shuttle not roll after a few moments? Did the wings stabilize the whole launch stack during flight?

Amazing video, man. So much info and so clear (nice gfx, they really help) and answered a head-scratcher for me. Thanks!

This was exactly the question, what I wanted to be andwered since a very long time! Thank you very much for your great explanation!

This is what a quality video should look like. Amazing explanation and knowledge rich content. Seriously man, Hats off to your work. You have improved your videos quite a lot.

@esecallum

4 жыл бұрын

DONT YOU FIND IT BORING?

@fruitella196

4 жыл бұрын

Ese Callum no?

@shehulsuratwala2684

4 жыл бұрын

@@esecallum It is definitely more interesting than reading your useless comment and replying to it. From which angle you think it is boring? I am an engineer and I know how much time they have invested in development of these rockets and the math behind it. For me it is very interesting. You please enjoy your cats and dogs videos.

@shehulsuratwala2684

4 жыл бұрын

@@fruitella196 English please.

@fruitella196

4 жыл бұрын

Shehul Suratwala what are you on about? It was English

Loved your channel buddy! When my son learns enough english, he will love it it. Mean while I translate everything to him! Cheers man! Keep up the science!

Absolutely answers questions I've had for six decades!!!! Thank you!!!

that Chris Hadfield masterclass ad is the only ad I have ever watched all the way through on youtube. And I've watched it 3 times now!

@wallymcguire2033

4 жыл бұрын

Timothy Stratton Lol, I took a screenshot of it and made a Facebook post that I actually watched a KZread ad to the end for the first time ever 😂 Good job Chris, you kept me interested!

10:50 "It's nice to keep it simple" while literally talking about ROCKET SCIENCE

@TheGreatDrAsian

4 жыл бұрын

That's the best part! :D

@TheBrandoGR

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually exactly why they need to keep it simple. Any added complexity can increase the risk of failure by a substantial amount.

@AdrianoCasemiro

4 жыл бұрын

Simpler will do.

@Sciguy95

4 жыл бұрын

I have a shirt that says, Aerospace engineering: It's not rocket science, Oh wait, yes it is.

@Theraot

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sciguy95 So, you like to signal that you think engineering and science are the same thing

You forgot centripetal distribution of fuel / slosh dampening.

@integralmath

4 жыл бұрын

Plus there's moisture in the air that gets it wet. 'Roll program' and 'rolling about its x-axis' is just a highfalutin way of talking about putting it on spin cycle.

@kvltizt

4 жыл бұрын

It helps prevent resonant waves forming in fuel, I suppose?

Finding this at my late age is just thrilling. Let me be clear. I played this three times and i am years away from understanding but i don't care because i love watching and you are a great teacher - You are great and i feel lucky to have found your site. First go up really fast - then sideways really,really fast. Funny Thank You

@nathanwahl9224

Жыл бұрын

You got it! Just add "And point it in the right direction, too." Methinks you understand a lot more than you let on to, and a LOT more than most folks in the general population do!!! I'm "at that age," do understand most of it; now, that is anyway. And have wondered about these whys for six decades! It IS rocket science: If you liked it, you're doing great! Cool!

Great vid, great content! You're the real deal, man. Keep up the amazing quality :)

You helped clarify a lot for me. Thank you.

Out of clever comments for the day but gotta show love and keep the engagement up for Tim's channel!

So good. Right in the sweet spot of overview with enough detail for curious minds.

Great video, thank you!! I especially appreciated the summary the end.

Speaking of rocket azimuths... In 2017 Russian "Fregat" booster has failed to deliver some communication sats to the orbit. The launch was happening on the new "Vostochny" cosmodrome, which has a starting azimuth of 168°. Target azimuth for lower stage was 354°. So the lower stage has decided prior to launch: "I need to rotate from 168 to 354, the fastest way is to rotate left by 174 degrees". Target azimuth after separation for upper stage, however, was 344°. So the upper stage has decided before launch: "I'm gonna rotate right by 170 degrees, it's the fastest way". Then after launch when the first stage completed the roll succesfully to the left, the upper stage calculated correctly that it is only 10° to the right from it's target direction, but it already decided on the ground that the fastest way to roll is to roll right... So it started to roll full 350° to the right, but didn't make it before second stage ignition and has gone to the wrong unstable orbit, ditching to the Atlantic Ocean shortly after. The problem was in the code of booster's navigation system, but it always worked just fine before, because there was never such an unfortunate combination of azimuths.

@chmeee9562

4 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing that!

@janiss2926

4 жыл бұрын

yikes! - that's an oopsie! :)

@kvltizt

4 жыл бұрын

That is a painful way to figure that out.

Excellent work man! You and your team are going places! Far away places! Wink wink;) Congrats on your trip and I can't think of a more deserving recipient. Peace

@laurin4405

Жыл бұрын

😉Indeed💌🌛

This is informative, inspiring and just pure joy to watch!

I like rewatching this every now and then to keep my knowledge base sharp. What a great presentation.

"Stick the pointy end" in the direction you want to go?? I have to go now this highly technical talk is way over my head.

@a64738

4 жыл бұрын

That actually work if you have enough fuel and power... I successfully managed to go to the moon in Kerbal Space Program using that method but it is ineffective.

@small_SHOT

3 жыл бұрын

in ksp my abominations usually commit explosion

@fancy4663

3 жыл бұрын

This conversation is too high iq for me

@achtsekundenfurz7876

3 жыл бұрын

@theEWDSDS

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha very funny

Thanks for the explanation 👍 it was thorough and we'll explained

Just wanted to say thanks, I've always been a space nerd but don't have the math skills to understand engineering speak. You hit the perfect balance of common sense layman terminology but still giving a really precise and comprehensive explanation. Great job and I've learned so much.

I was really impressed with your knowledge!. I am so happy I stumbled onto your page. I absolutely enjoyed this video. Thank you. You just filled my head with knowledge. I had no idea. I knew that rockets rolled and now, I know why.You don’t know what you don’t know.

Wonderful, WONDERFUL video! Well done! :D

Great Video, really appreciate your work. :)

That was the best explanation I’ve ever heard for the roll maneuver. Great video!

Fascinating! Thanks for digging in and figuring it out!

Wow, you managed to keep my A.D.D. butt in the chair until 20:24. Well done! (This is legit a compliment, in case it sounds smartassy)

@mas13ish1

4 жыл бұрын

I have to agree the ADD is strong with me too, but I finished it.

4 жыл бұрын

@@mas13ish1 I am going to make a com-

@jazz21977

4 жыл бұрын

Oh hello! Me here?... *eh focus dude*... oh yeah.. I actually made it to the end too.. LOL

@machy8515

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Siemon same

Only through the intro and can already tell this is going to be a good video.

This is one of those videos I can return to every few months. Love it.

This is probably my third or fourth time to watch this film because I forgot all the reasons why the rotation you’re the first one to actually explain most all of them if not all of them indeed, Thank you sir for keeping me well educated, love your stuff man!

Man, you are killing it once again. Excellent in all respect. Keep the videos coming!

When you forgot to add sepatrons to your SRBs and dont wanna blow up when staging.

@MrFlarespeed

4 жыл бұрын

When u added sepatrons but they don't work well enough to not boom your kerbals

@valorkaizen

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrFlarespeed when you use those small solid thrusters to launch your Rocket

@tylisirn

4 жыл бұрын

You don't need sepatrons 99% of the time if you attach your SRBs correctly. Instead of putting the decoupler in the middle, put the decoupler high, and then use the translate tool to move the SRB down, so that the decoupler attaches to the nose of the SRB. (Optionally, attach a strut on the bottom of the SRB to keep it rigidly connected to the rocket). This way when you decouple, the decoupler kicks the SRB such that it starts to rotate *away* from your rocket, rather than towards it like it does when the decoupler is in the "default" middle position.

@franklinz8098

4 жыл бұрын

separate them one second early so the shoot out instead of hitting the rocket

@ebigunso

4 жыл бұрын

@@franklinz8098 And by chance they shoot into your rocket instead of outwards. If you ensure that doesn't happen, you now don't have to separate early.

I absolutely LOVE your presentation technique. Young good looking guy with a nice smile, a bit of a beard wearing a t-shirt and baseball cap (at least it's not on backwards), rattling off "rocket science" stuff as if even a second-grader could understand it, with the point being that if one really wants to learn all this stuff it can be done because other's before have. I suspect there's a lot of young folks who watch your presentations (all very interesting), shake their heads in awe, and then turn and say, "Mom, I've decided I'm gonna be a rocket scientist." You wanna call me a nerd, then call me a nerd, because being a nerd is fun and I'm proud of it. Your enthusiasm makes your shows fun to watch. Keep up the good work.

First time watching your videos! Don't think I've ever subscribed to a channel without watching more than one video, but I did here. It's obvious you put a lot of effort in your research. Love it!! While rocket science is fascinating I just never put much energy towards it because of the other things I am interested. I'm making "space" in my free time for this channel. Thank you, for the spark of Interest. 👍👍👌

I love rocket-roll, so put another dime in the soyuz baby!

@9:48 IMU stands for Inertial measurement unit- basicly combination of multiaxial Gyro/Accel/Magnetometer , every modern phone has IMU chip inside.

@stevee8884

4 жыл бұрын

MEMS-IMU : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrating_structure_gyroscope#MEMS_gyroscopes

@stevee8884

4 жыл бұрын

All flying drones have a MEMS IMU

@AbsoluteDespotism

4 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V_instrument_unit

@kindlin

4 жыл бұрын

I always wondered how our phones could do so many marvelous things, it's all because of that one chip.

@JesseMcCall

4 жыл бұрын

Came here to clarify. Thanks for beating me to it!

Thanks for posting! The first useful explanations of why rockets roll I have encountered.

Hey Tim thank u very much🙏, took a while to understand the science behind rolling of rockets, had to rewind and watch it again a few times, now that I understand it I feel extra smart. Great video man👌, keep up the good work👍.

Loving the dig deep you do on all things rocket. The animations were outstanding. Super clear and beautifully presented. Oh , and top notch editing. 👍

As someone from that area of Iowa... I feel special lol.

@grlldfsh123

4 жыл бұрын

I ALSO am from Iowa, felt good to be youtube recognized on a quality video

@JeremiahCecil

4 жыл бұрын

Hear, hear!

@TheSaheasy

4 жыл бұрын

It’s weird hearing someone online talking about a town I’m am used to.

@curtislowe4577

4 жыл бұрын

Oddly Rocket Man overlooked that the streets in the downtown Houston are also oriented 45° to the compass points.

Brilliant, insightful analysis. I used to build spacecraft and didn't know most of this stuff. Thanks so much Tim!

This was quality content worth every minute. Thank you. Well done!

watched the video 4 times... still haven't got it yet... gonna re watch it 5 more times... i'll keep you post.

@xnandox

4 жыл бұрын

I just kind of got it. For real I watched 12 times. I'm a huge nerd, and an all time weirdo, but this video clarified me a bunch of my weird theories. for instance: 1.- That "Boring Company" doing high speed tunnels... that might be 1st stage development for: Rail gun orbital objects, and so forth. 2.- within that cannon you can test all the "early life theories" 3.- I'm kind of high and Iost my point

@rhijermem9300

4 жыл бұрын

ok

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Man, you're so smart and your videos are so informative and yet still accessible to us ordinary ground dwellers !

Thank you for answering a question that I have had since the 1960s,

TIM, you could most likely NEVER figure out all the reasons for the roll program, and CERTAINLY not all the decisions that went into augmenting it. As an engineer, I can tell you that many decisions that are made are never voiced, not even in "lowly" (functionally) design reviews, and certainly never committed to "paper", and most all of them stem from a plethora of competing, often directly contrary, requirements. Payload wants the rocket to weigh nothing, structural want some "factor of safety", aero wants NOTHING anyone else wants, etc. and all with good reasons. I like that the SpaceX guys were "griefing" you on some of it, shows they are interested. With a bit of research, you could find plenty to playfully pick back, I can guarantee you....but with your little "stunt" in the space suit...maybe NOT. Keep up the good work, nice to have someone explaining this stuff to the interested layman with due diligence toward accuracy and reasonable completeness. Here's a fun one for you. My boss and I were walking out of the building one day, and the group in front of us was trying to figure out where their cars were parked, and started one way, then turned around and went the other. I made a snarky comment, and one of them said something to the effect of "the worst of it is we are the G&C (guidance and control) group". We got a great laugh out of that one. Back to the original point, I can GUARANTEE you I've made many design choices, hopefully the right ones for good reason at the time, that I will never remember again. ;-) As I often say, old age sucks

I always wondered about this too. The V2 was literally pointed in the desired direction by rotating the launch platform, I guess before the days of electronics it only had a primitive pitch control.

@allangibson8494

Жыл бұрын

The V-2 had a rather complex programmed pitch routine hard coded into the guidance system. The gyro’s have pitch limits due to the gyro gimbals which can lockup if over rotated. All the rockets until the shuttle had mechanical gyro’s and thus gimbal lock was a problem.

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

@@allangibson8494 Modern gyros are still mechanical, Just smaller.

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

The turned launch mount makes a lot of sense once you know that the USSR classified it's rocket program as part of the artillery. Artillery officers are used to rotating their cannon on the ground to point towards the target. Same with the V1 and V2.

@allangibson8494

Жыл бұрын

@@johndododoe1411 The Russian R-11 Scud was a direct A-4 (V-2) descendant with a duplicate of the A-4 guidance system and engine just like the American Redstone but with even fewer changes.

@allangibson8494

Жыл бұрын

@@johndododoe1411 Modern guidance systems are solid state using silicon accelerometers (like what’s in your phone) and laser ring “gyroscopes”. No spinning masses at all. That has been state of the art since the 1980’s. Reaction wheel gyroscopes are actually much larger than traditional guidance gyroscopes - because they actually move the entire flight vehicle on their own.

Very helpful my dude! Loving these new videos.

With the amount of reasearch you do, you could and should be awarded a honorary degree in Rocket Science.

Great video as always. I did want to point out that IMU typically stands for inertial measurement unit, and consists of Accelerometers and Gyroscopes. You'll find em in a whole lot of thing (including in a good percentage of boards in any modern car). They can be pretty small too. But yeah a little nit-picky.

🚀 they see me rollin' They hatin'...

@edwardmunye

4 жыл бұрын

lol, good one

@nethascotx24

4 жыл бұрын

Patrolling and tryna catch me ridin dirty

@spaceguy9025

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@janstankiewicz9816

4 жыл бұрын

Elon, why?! That's how I roll!

@LibertyDankmeme

4 жыл бұрын

africans don't go to space - let's keep the cow-hide drum banging outta space too plz

Outstanding video! So informative in under 23 minutes...wow! Well done!!!

WOW !!! That was a thorough research, and a really nice explanation ! Good job man !!! WOW !

How Air Force Missileers understood the guidance system... The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

@TheNevawuz

4 жыл бұрын

Like dribbling a ball with your eyes closed.

extra points for KSP custom flag - I learned somthin ^.^

The best space channel at the best time in human space history. Thank you for your hard work

Excellent video! My brother and my kids (and both of us too!) watch all of your content. My uncle retired from NASA (in Clear Lake, TX = Houston) a decade and a half ago but we got entrance to Mission Control (guest viewing area) a few times in the 80's to watch Shuttle launches, but he only talked "rocket science" to us, which to kids is essentially static... The way you explain things is easy for even the layman to understand! Thanks!!!

Gotta love how Tim explains it with KSP

Roll to azimuth could be 180 degrees around. Alignment was to make the astronauts sink into seat rather than fly up, restrained by safety belts. Other way would be like going over the top of a roller coaster or an outside loop. It also keeps the breakfast down!

i better watch this a few times again to comprehend this intriguing topic - really good. tks

Great video. I love your summary near the end of the video. Very instructive!

In case you don't want to sit around for 22 minutes to get an answer it's at 5:30. The rocket rolls to align itself with its flight azimuth so that the rest of the launch is reduced to only pitch adjustments.

@SpydersByte

4 жыл бұрын

you see a question like this and can't even wait around 6 minutes for the full answer?

@ImaSpacePotato

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpydersByte That is the answer. Anything else is added context or fluff.

@SpydersByte

4 жыл бұрын

@@ImaSpacePotato added context or fluff? At the end of the video he lists multiple answers to the title question that were explained throughout. If you think everything but "it rolls to align it's flight azimuth" is just added context or fluff you must've had terrible grades in school. Why do you even bother to watch videos like this with such a meager sense of curiosity?

@ThetaDyne

4 жыл бұрын

Most it is super super basic. The real answer to why symmetrical rockets roll is that the rockets aren't symmetrical.

"A nice simple zero" you say, that is, until somewhere someone forgets an exeption and the computer tries to divide by zero :D

Awesome vid. I always wondered about this and now, thanks to you, I know!

Well done! Nice, clear graphics. Many do not realize orbit isimply falling toward earth, butraveling fast enough that you continually fall beyond the horizon.

That was so interesting and being so in depth helped me understand this a lot. I've seen this explained before but your video might help me actually commit this to memory. I would love a video on azmeuth and inclination and the sperical trig you mentioned. I'm crazy interested in how we pinpoint precise orbits. To the weeds! :)

@PinataOblongata

4 жыл бұрын

With mechjeb ;)

20:40 You forgot one: sometimes, they just roll for fun ;)