Engineering Connections (Richard Hammond) - Space Shuttle | Science Documentary | Reel Truth Science

Richard Hammond reveals the engineering connections in NASA's Space Shuttle - the world's first re-usable space craft. He goes backstage at Kennedy Space Centre, in Florida, to discover how an organ pump, tram tracks, a WWII anti-sonar device, a camera iris and a cannonball all helped create the most technologically advanced machine ever engineered by man. Conceived in the early 1970's as the successor to the Apollo Moon missions, the Shuttle is a delivery system, designed to transport payloads such as the Hubble Telescope, and most of the International Space Station, into orbit, and return for its next cargo. The delivery van is the Orbiter - what most people call the Shuttle - which is mated with a huge external fuel tank and rocket boosters which are all jettisoned. Surviving the huge destructive forces of travelling to space and returning in usable form called for ingenious engineering compromises. The Shuttle is a rocket for the first part of its life, then morphs into a plane for the return journey.
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[@stiimuli]

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

[@s0vietonion]

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

[@anuragrajkumar5406]

Space stig to test?

[@romanmichalsky130]

Some say......

[@stiimuli]

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

[@Chico69ers]

You mean the Spig?

[@yocheckitman]

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

[@terranrepublic7023]

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

[@cleverusername9369]

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

[@cleverusername9369]

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

[@K4R007]

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

[@marnoi8754]

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

[@cleverusername9369]

HAMMOND! YOU BLITHERING IDIOT!

[@jacobcoopervfx4674]

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

[@marnoi8754]

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

[@jacobcoopervfx4674]

@@marnoi8754 lol

[@icyrhodes2738]

He needs to do this again with spacex

[@germanycze4130]

space shuttle in 2020 is a little outdated XD

[@Cars-N-Jets]

Icy Rhodes YESSSS

[@georgewendell]

Icy Rhodes agreed but is the dragon capsule reusable?

[@imanalfarizi6214]

@@georgewendell yes

[@meg7088]

Yes pleeease 🙏

[@JamesJansson]

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

[@MrAnarius]

:D ))

[@jebactychpolicjantow5497]

@@MrAnarius iookkmkmmllollllllklolkkiikiiiì2

[@JDMz]

*Journalist.

[@DennisMartinezCalifornia]

[Jeremy Clarkson voice] HAMMOND!

[@krishna1408]

Mist got in the way.

[@Erodius]

"...YOU IDIOT"

[@muhammadm.8132]

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

[@jaymurray2216]

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

[@medisonluna1254]

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

[@I_Crit_My_Pants]

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

[@timorouw5555]

Ricer 💯

[@lacai527]

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

[@imadizzapointment8354]

@@timorouw5555 Not every civic owner is a ricer

[@Rioderio]

@@imadizzapointment8354 but most of them are ricer

[@imadizzapointment8354]

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

[@KuntaKinteToby]

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

[@madmoench]

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

[@z-trip5457]

@@madmoench okii

[@duncanvantongeren4646]

Unreal… Exactly… Now wake up.

[@Ralfi-Film]

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

[@xtr3m3fLx]

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

[@pyrusrex2882]

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

[@mexert14]

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

[@sublivion5024]

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

[@SimonBauer7]

his documentaries arent that bad either.

[@dr.dreamy3489]

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

[@peepa47]

for stupid people

[@jovi___]

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

[@JonatasAdoM]

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

[@goatie1822]

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

[@esnevip]

What part of that was boring? Science is awesome!

[@gorillachilla]

They do!!

[@kennyduarte783]

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

[@jacobcoopervfx4674]

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

[@baschoen23]

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

[@markmitchell450]

Del boy would be impressed nether the less

[@daggermouth4695]

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

[@_reverse-psycho_855]

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

[@isurukarunaratna440]

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

[@corneliuscrewe677]

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

[@cleverusername9369]

Nothing can beat the raw spectacle of the Saturn V ignition

[@corneliuscrewe677]

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

[@michaschmid3920]

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

[@Zarglog]

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

[@MarkBarrett]

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

[@BrooklynBwoii]

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

[@lemartip]

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

[@ahuman9864]

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

[@droid1008]

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

[@Leppalimes]

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

[@FSdarkkilla]

Yet. 😂

[@dsdy1205]

you must not have watched the reliant shuttle episode

[@CrippledMerc]

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

[@ZeHoSmusician]

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

[@F82TwinMustang]

"Its not music theory"

[@Jeramithehuman]

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

[@philismenko]

@@F82TwinMustang the real answer

[@tolloromassi99]

It's the O-rings!

[@mtfenley]

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

[@atsuedwin]

Very nice documentaries Hammond. I love your shows.

[@kelvinmburu2698]

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

[@emoluv54865]

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

[@BLX187]

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

[@89DerChristian]

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

[@dosmastrify]

His enthusiasm is infectious

[@ianhobbs4984]

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

[@deathwrenchcustom]

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

[@harrishartman_]

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

[@jovenaldomingo1123]

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

[@johngalcik5983]

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

[@georgeisaak5321]

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

[@Amonginsanity]

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

[@NicTheGreek1979]

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

[@udithawijeratne7361]

@@NicTheGreek1979 😂

[@dotkop1072]

Very nice and descriptive documentaries Hammond!

[@davidworkman3472]

Absolutely brilliant it really is well worth a watch.

[@roycefaggotter6860]

This stuff is incredible. Real eye opener.

[@rajeeshjohn8365]

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

[@HappyfoxBiz]

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

[@FonsecaEugene]

@@HappyfoxBiz Great thinking.

[@pinktaco9979]

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

[@HappyfoxBiz]

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

[@dongiovanni13]

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

[@dipubiswas8520]

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

[@badsamaritan8223]

I like how he talks about the shuttle like it's our latest space tech, and not an obsolete deathtrap of a moneypit.

[@jovenaldomingo1123]

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

[@Tapecutter59]

Brilliant, a pure joy to watch.

[@argentosebastian]

Very interesting documentary. Thanks

[@trod146]

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

[@Rigel7WasAlreadyUsed]

The rocket equation. It's a beautiful thing.

[@bradlavassaur8265]

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

[@NeonVamsiGaming]

Thank you guys for such a great knowledge

[@biomechanism1]

isnt that the small dude from that car show

[@crackerhacker2271]

lol nice name btw biomechanism!

[@supbro_the_crazy2681]

yes, Richard Hammond

[@kar351]

lol yea Top Gear, ex-dude

[@rShadowFace]

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

[@supbro_the_crazy2681]

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

[@edgarasu.6124]

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

[@istra70]

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

[@sridhartomalladi]

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

[@djdimplesdimpole]

Am in love with this.good lesson.

[@UnshavenStatue]

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

[@seanli7493]

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

[@MidnightmoonRR]

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

[@seanli7493]

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

[@parapobabam]

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

[@minecraft-shower425]

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

[@zameernizam3825]

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

[@cooper2270]

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

[@mrarnold96]

Jeremy: Farming Hammond: Science James: Toys

[@heyeveryoneimcool]

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

[@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853]

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

[@nickluther263]

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

[@kaydeezcafe726]

woah ! XD nice one myan

[@DavidMoviez]

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

[@samsprod892]

Nick Luther *IT CUD JUST B CLOUDS*

[@john-danielmartin8753]

Nope 😂

[@SuperCoopdogg]

Yes. This isnt a doc about hurricanes.

[@williamlondon6269]

Absolutely great idea

[@laxen122]

thank you hammond, very cool!

[@mathiastoft342]

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

[@StinkyDog1971]

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

[@jaquimcompadre]

THANKS FOR THE INFO!

[@chadsimmons6347]

Rocket Man, burning my fuse up here alone

[@cesarconh895]

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

[@lunokhod3937]

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

[@HalNordmann]

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

[@offanchor]

Awesome! Love your work!

[@oneconciousness2248]

Insane . Soon this will be just a Tuesday

[@DmitriyChaikovskiy]

How can people dislike videos like that ?

[@antonielabuschagne9463]

Flat earthers 🤣

[@RedLP5000S]

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

[@dailylifetaste4091]

Great ! Thanks for sharing

[@Jordanbarettt]

The way he is saying ice-cream, I scream 💀💀

[@generalrodcocker1018]

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

[@silvayanik5828]

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

[@fromnorway643]

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

[@MsElijah16]

Thanks for explaining

[@dinopulizzi8481]

Great Documentary Richard !

[@88theps3user]

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

[@timcat1004]

Anybody else see the shooting star @19:21 ?

[@jannis01]

Its a plane in timelapse video

[@buckethead1473]

Wow what a great video SO informative!!!

[@Ricovandijk]

Brilliant. thanks!

[@davecrupel2817]

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

[@sushicraves]

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

[@stevemixon2718]

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

[@dougerrohmer]

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

[@dukecraig2402]

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

[@HalNordmann]

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

[@sharoncassell9358]

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

[@kennethmoaratty7893]

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

[@-nath-7837]

That vortex cannon was amazing

[@MCPilot1201]

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

[@ZeHoSmusician]

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

[@emcee2258]

I’m glad you said this

[@user-kn3cy1oz9x]

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

[@junii741]

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

[@emcee2258]

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

[@Xenos_Zeta]

The shuttle was refurbishable, not reusable. :P

[@kvltman782]

The shuttle was reusable, the launch system was refurbishable.

[@michaelsmith4534]

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

[@insulting_bjorn2354]

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

[@morgangrey4020]

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

[@scarkillerful]

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

[@carterbrock3068]

I wish richard taught my shop, science , and history class I learn so much more from him than my teachers

[@BigBoyO56]

MIND BLOWING

[@hamzaouamrouche6272]

International Space Station is now known to be the BEST concretisation for humanity HONOR FOR SPACE SHUTTLE today COUNTINUE WITH SPACE X

[@iordanbaltaliiski2882]

Loving these little series

[@alarictheredboi276yearsago4]

The space shuttle is damn near my most favorite thing in the world. Oh desperately hope to see one in person and will always regret never seeing one launch.

[@fromnorway643]

It doesn't beat the Saturn V that brought people to the Moon!

[@pizzaboy5230]

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

[@jmarston1043]

after top gear The Stig got a job driving a TESLA around space

[@PArabinddeep]

He is enjoying his ride out there.

[@muhammadammarbinshakeel3909]

Masterpiece 😍

[@liamm8-2]

I have learned so much more in this video than I have at school

[@maximushuynh-pham1658]

The wall wouldn't have collapsed with FLEX SEAL! lol, but intersting documentary

[@flappy7373]

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

[@alifsoerjomarsetyo876]

lol

[@zanebliss3764]

I heard that too lol.

[@zeb3144]

Fascinating stuff.

[@bidenhatesamerica]

Seeing Hammond ruin that perfectly good chocolate kettle just grinds my gears

[@tomwatts703]

For all the shortcomings it really was a fantastic vehicle, wish I could have seen it in person.