Hands on Ursa Major's Rocket Engines! Tour, interviews and test fire!

[@Eastman22]

Was a pleasure talking to you! Hope to see you back at Ursa Major soon.

[@jounik]

Those are some impressive engines!

[@clayel1]

who are you?

[@Hippida]

Thanks for showing a few times when it went wrong, or right, if you consider the learning experience. What a great way to Fuel Tims rocket passion and getting some exposure as well. Thanks y'all

[@Traero]

Thanks for sharing explosions

[@max.lindgren]

Thank you for sharing the footage shown at the end! That was really something special to get to see. The pride in what you've built and the excitement about the technology was really palpable and feels clearly well deserved. Looking forward to seeing more from you in the future!

[@thecogdesigns]

At around 41:20, "That is a sexy looking mount there." Thank you very much! That's my design through and through--made my day!

[@damianxd720]

no no, that's my mount, I designed it, bro's trying to take credit for my work wtf.

[@grantwells4491]

@@damianxd720 wait really?

[@damianxd720]

no, we do a little bit of trolling@@grantwells4491

[@Shipwrecker97]

No its actually my mount they are both stealing my credit @@grantwells4491

[@benzene_sandwich]

@@grantwells4491 gullible

[@JellyFicheable]

Very grateful for Ursa Major's openness with Tim here. It shows that these guys are really passionate about what they're working on and genuinely happy to encourage everyone's excitement regarding their engines.

[@spa.des3]

It's so.... BRIGHT! 47:53 That part actually made me laugh 😂 It was great talking to you Tim, and it's awesome to syou bring your honest reaction to viewers. It's impressive how you intelligently interact with the company despite not knowing the details beforehand. Stay tuned on Ursa; I hope we meet again!

[@VAXHeadroom]

They really are mind-bendingly bright. A 500 foot flame that is as bright as a welding torch is pretty much impossible to witness without getting just completely overwhelmed.

[@TheEarthwinders]

Thank you Joe for sharing the explosions footage!

[@juggerswood]

I came when I saw it 🤤

[@dougyaroch3380]

😮

[@TheNefastor]

It's quite scary though... you really get no warning. One second it's burning fine, and then it's flaming debris.

[@olaartanakola]

Explosions is art😅

[@obsidian....]

Thank you for giving Tim and Co the access. We truly appreciate being able to see all of this 🙏 . Beautiful facility and engines btw. Seems like you have a great group of people

[@jamesengland7461]

Agreed!

[@jasestu]

Non-clickbait, well filmed, high quality educational and inspiring content. KZbin needs more of this.

[@jas_n]

Tim's excitement about the surprise build, Joe's smile interacting with Tim while he watched the tests, and their shared smiles at the end about the explosion footage is all 10/10

[@RockinRobbins13]

You are the standard for in-depth, high level reporting on space technology! That was amazing.

[@jamesengland7461]

I just have to stop the video and sit in awe of this first scene- This company has spent years, quietly working in this engine, and of course they have sales and marketing and press releases, and FINALLY they find a journalist who can see, and understand, and intelligently interact with this design!

[@PanzerBuyer]

May I ask who they build for?

[@jamesengland7461]

​@PanzerBuyer I don't know

[@hamzahkhan8952]

@@PanzerBuyeri think its for any company in US who needs engines. idk about customers outside of US

[@donjones4719]

@@PanzerBuyer The hypersonic version must be for the DoD, I can't conceive of any other customer with a use for such an engine. As for the rest - idk.

[@electricdawn2258]

Love these 20-40+ guys taking rocketry to the future. Wish I could be there and work for guys like these! Thank you again for the invaluable job you do.

[@Yutani_Crayven]

I love all of this stuff. Makes me feel like we're in the middle of a real space renaissance with all the new companies making strides and working on things. I don't know how long it will last. But, no more stagnation with the old guard. I love the optimism and all the different approaches, focus points and philosophies.

[@replica1052]

every mars garage will have orbital rockets (rockets are eternal )

[@FrankPace54]

I've been wondering where you have been Tim, glad to see you have been working on another great project!

[@max.lindgren]

What a treat that destructive testing footage they shared was. Not generally something tou get to see, especially not up close like that. And it wasn't just one test either, hats off! Cool place, cool people, excited to see more from them in the future!

[@RiskyVentureMinerals]

Dude, one of the most fun videos yet, truly left me energized and encouraged to see such incredible innovation happening on American soil with inspired people! Super excited to follow this company and see the future things that will come!

[@maskddingo1779]

Very cool. Big thanks to Ursa Major for being so open and welcoming! The engine fail videos were neat to see! I wish them great success! Full flow peroxide engine incoming?!

[@trulyinfamous]

I'm loving all of these rocket company tours.

[@chtrouvpadnom]

Awesome video. Crazy interesting. English is not my native tongue and yet everything is super clear. Definitely goes deeper than most of docs on rocket engineering and still perfectly understandable from start to end. Huge thanks to Ursa Major for opening their doors, and to the channel for such top quality video.

[@wingsounds13]

I didn't know that Tim Dodd videos could get better - they've been pretty good already. This one was really fun. Interesting to get up close and personal with several rocket engines. I love the comment on the hydrogen igniter fuel "you look at it wrong and it lights". Yes, hydrogen really LOVES to burn. 🙂

[@gaston_hidalgo]

Yeah good element.

[@donjones4719]

Tim is the go-to guy for new companies, they've seen his excellent style, the way he nerds out intelligently. They also know they don't have to explain everything from scratch for his audience. Ah, Tim, the way you give these people space to talk in their own way is unparalleled.

[@gaston_hidalgo]

@@donjones4719 tenía las llaves en la puerta las perdió 15x000000 en mano

[@iainburgess8577]

"you want to push limits, you have to find them first" 48:59 this! Is what Tim does so well; Everyone pushing new areas is a fan, a geek & a nerd about rockets & space; the good, the bad, the Process. So watching Tim show out his space nerd flag & watching hugely impressive Rocket Scientists 😉 respond with their own is Always a great reminder that they're People; some with dream jobs, but still people. When everything comes together, we can still do incredible things

[@MikesTropicalTech]

Huge congrats to Melissa as lead engineer!

[@bobdalton2062]

Smart is sexy! Rocket Propulsion engineering is the sexiest, IMO! I am in love! 😎 It's so great to see people doing what I hoped to do in the early 80s when I got my degree

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

I can't wait for tim to go to the moon on space x Imagine a cart wheel 😂😂😂

[@LewisClarke-jb8zw]

​@@jacksmith-mu3eeis a pity you a dense waste of space can't be taken up with him, no body would miss you lol

[@LewisClarke-jb8zw]

@@jacksmith-mu3ee Your stupidity is off the charts "again . Provide evidence Your generic statements show you have 0 evidence to back your claim Using excuses like " Bs" are school level tantrums. Kindly back your claim . FYI: aren't you the alt account of Chris who made the exact same comment ?" You're an embarrassment!

[@keithmcknight7646]

ROCKET SCIENCE! Man!!! To hear her describe that Hadley engine……I GOT LOST…..I’m impressed with ANYONE that designs these machines. 😮 GREAT REPORT Tim…glad to have you back. 👏👏👏👏 Love the NAMES of their engines…from SF movies

[@willcooper7651]

What a cool video! Ursa Major got the right guy to showcase them. You're so knowledgeable about rocket engines, Tim. Great job.

[@chandlerwilliams34]

Tim. You and your team are awesome. I'm really grateful that you have chosen to take us along with you on these amazing experiences. It's also incredible that Ursa has allowed everyone to get up close and personal along with you. Keep up the good work

[@martijngoossens7003]

Complimenten for the technical details in your vids … that’s the reason I watch yours, instead of all the ‘general’ vids of others. Keep up the good work 👍🏼🤩

[@DanielZajic]

How can you not have a huge grin when watching the Everyday Astronaut? The importance of this channel cannot be overstated. He's helping to make the future exciting.

[@timster5]

i really cant wait to see where you are in 10 years. from a guy's perspective thats been watching since the spacesuit days you're on such an epic journey. hopefully starship pulls through and you manage to get on dear moon. im daring to say if you document it right (which im sure you will) it'll be one of the top viewed videos of all time on this platform.

[@grievesy83]

I'm calling it - the space industry has genuine respect for Tim as a science communicator. You love to see it.

[@sixstringsimpleton]

Glad you got to do that Tim, even more thankful that you brought us all along for the ride! Can't wait to see you covering dear moon!

[@JH-uu7jl]

You can see the pride rolling off of her as she talks about the Ripley motor. Everyone there seemed super stoked to talk about their toys. I'm excited to learn more about these guys as they get bigger. Edit: adding that this video just kept getting better and better. Assembly, 2 hot fires, and explosions!! Wow! So much fun :)

[@boboblio4002]

The first 7/8 of the video was the first time seeing this engine. The last 1/8 was the first time seeing this on ANY engine. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@OliverTheSpaceNerd]

Love these videos! Thanks Tim for all you do!!

[@williamhoward7121]

I was at the Apollo 11 launch and totally understand Tim's excitement every time an engine lights. We live in an amazing time and our march forward toward colonizing the moon and Mars open so many opportunities for those with science backgrounds. Show these videos to your kids get them interested in science and math, as difficult as it can be in school it's worth it in the end to get these types of jobs! Thanks to Tim and all the folks at Ursa!

[@daStitches]

This is just awesome to see! And thanks to Ursa Major for inviting you!

[@donjones4719]

Ursa Major, I may just be an armchair engineer but I've learned a lot about engines in the last 5 years. I can see innovation throughout this engine. I was struck by the regen channel design - I'll bet 50 to 1 that other new engines use the traditional channel design and 1,000 to one that if AJ Rocketdyne designed such an engine it'd be channels. That's just one of the many things that excited me.

[@witchdoctor6502]

I don't know whom we should be thanking for this (I think SpaceX and ULA), but companies coming out and showing how and on what they are working on is so freakin amazing.

[@BlackWolf42-]

Amazing work you're doing there Ursa Major! Incredible job at documenting their work Tim!

[@LaunchRecap]

Thanks Tim for the great insight. Love the video. Keep up the great work. Can’t wait for the next company tour ❤ (Can’t believe you actually got to build it😮)

[@danmay6493]

Awesome video, Neet seing all the engines up close and personal like that. The explosions were extreme and thanks Joe that was just so cool. However I think the coolest thing was having the young lady being a major part if not leader of design on a rocket engine. If someone truly can do a job then they should be given every oportunity and this young lady took it and ran with it. I see her future as even greater than she could ever imagine. I would love to see her if she would be willing to promote STEM to girls to get them into it. BTW I am a male and if I had a daughter I would be so proud to see her grow up and do this kind of thing for a living.

[@GSF404]

This is one of the best ones to date Tim. I have been following Ursa Major, on and off for a while but I never knew their tech and engines were this mature.

[@Manchen50]

Bringing Rocket Science down to everyday people. ;-) Thank You.

[@JacksonBLee]

What an amazing group of engineers!

[@bobbyagee3796]

Tim I'm beyond greatful for your channel and crew. This video shall be viewed multiple times just as all your content. The technicals are so gratifying welcoming. I know how rewarding hands on to ones passion (keep it clean) is joy beyond expression. Just being able to understand is awesome.

[@markhatch1267]

Dyno testing for rocket engines, cool! My dad was a race engine builder. This brings back memories of watching V8 race engines on his dyno test cell. The biggest engines we did were 540 CID twin turbo Chevy big blocks making about 1200 HP for off shore racing/pleasure boats. Our test area was outdoors, like the test areas in the video.

[@racedouge1]

That's a group of a special kind of people. Outstanding

[@Flurdaman]

Totally worth the wait between videos. So excited every time one pops on the feed!

[@joshjones3408]

That is pretty cool stuff to get to see two test at one time

[@danceswithmules]

"It's sooo bright!" "Water towers can fly!! YES!!!!" We love your comments, Tim. Never change.

[@elmonik]

I am so dam happy for you that you got to experience all this, you got me into rockets back when demo 2 launched and I've been hooked on everything rockets since, ive learnt so much from your channel and i am so greatful for that. thank you to you and your team for bringing these amazing videos to us, im so stoked you got out there and had the opportunity to get hands on and play with a rocket engine. much love dude!!

[@f205v]

Tim, every new video you put out is 10 times better then the previous one! you are definitively on an exponential growth!

[@badhippo]

Thanks Joe for all those engine pops and blow-outs, you folks have come leaps and bounds forward since those "teething troubles".

[@smillman437]

The footage of wrenching on the engine is so awesome. What an experience to be Tim there. I feel lucky just to watch.

[@thec3llc]

Wow, what an absolute pleasure to watch this! Thank you soooooo much @Ursa Major for letting Tim bring us closer to these beasts than most would think possible. It's inspiring!

[@miltonmiller]

It is so cool to see so many super talented young people. Makes one think the world is in good hands.

[@hal_aetus]

I like the use of obscure names from sci fi movies for the engine models. Hadley and Ripley have to be from Aliens (Hadley's Hope was the atmosphere processing station and Ripley was Sigourney Weaver's character). Arroway might be a reference to Dr. Arroway, the primary protagonist in Contact.

[@vicroc4]

I thought that those were references. Ripley I recognized but Hadley is a bit more obscure. Kind of like Firefly Aerospace with their Reaver and Miranda engines.

[@saquist]

I believe the Draper references the female Martian Marine Bobby Draper from the Expanse

[@davidcunningham1206]

Wow, great video! I watched this sitting out on my porch, and there’s a storm coming through town which added the occasional rumble of distant thunder. It really set a great mood to enjoy a tour of such an interesting facility. There was an especially loud thunderclap that hit with the explosion of the second engine failure. In a word, epic. I also really liked the clips throughout, they added a lot! Your SLS reaction always brings a smile to my face.

[@biplaneflights]

Thanks Tim for another great video but also a HUGE thanks to Ursa Major for sharing details of their engines and giving Tim the opportunity to help build a rocket engine - VERY cool. Also impressive is that Ursa Major shared their failure footage to show that, to make a good engine, you have to find the weaknesses, improve the design and keep testing until you have reliability. Ursa Major have a team they can be proud of.

[@paulholmes672]

Noticed one of the engineers with a Purdue T-Shirt, she has to be a very good engineer then as Purdue is one of the preeminent Rocket engineering schools, along with MIT and Vandy, among others. Had a hand in helping mentor students along the way with NASA USLI for those schools, over the years, and the projects were mind blowing for an old time (50 years plus) rocketeer's eyes. Thanks for the tour Tim!!!

[@bobdalton2062]

Melissa is a grad from Georgia Tech. But Purdue is a great school and they have other rocket engineers from there

[@gregbailey45]

​@bobdalton2062 maybe it's her boyfriend's...

[@drivefast996]

We are living in the coolest of times. KZbin videos are just so impressively informative. Thanks for sharing!

[@mikecabral1579]

That was a very enjoyable video. I’m shocked how open they were to Tim and crew. I really felt like I understood a great deal. Thank you all for a wonderful experience.

[@ib0823]

Hello. It's so cool that you were able to take part in the engine assembly. I think it would be cool if you made a video about the "Zenit" rocket.

[@MrArcticPOWER]

27:38 Those 3D printed parts look gorgeous!

[@JohnSmith-cb6qx]

I was thinking that too!

[@nachtgecher]

The explosion compilation made my day. The classics everyone developing rocket engines needs to go through at some point

[@baanibarnes9711]

Good to see a new release from you Tim. I am blown away by how complicated these engines seem, so many pipes! These designers are really earning their pay, I am doing my best to follow the break-down - I think I will need to watch this several times to get the basics to sink in. Look forward to more content from you in the future, thanks for enlightening me.

[@kevinm3751]

How cool is that to be that close to two engines firing off! I can only imagine what you was feeling! Thanks a ton for sharing what these cutting edge people are up to! Gives me hope for our future to see these young people breaking the mold and being successful!

[@AlienVibesss]

Man, this was incredible. I'm super jealous you got to work on an engine, Tim! I heard of Ursa Major some time last year, but didn't know much about them yet. So this video was very much needed to help us all learn more about them! Incredible stuff going on over there. Thank you for another outstanding video.

[@PedroRafael]

Man! That was super cool, at least I imagine it was! Building a piece of an engine, standing as close as you can to 2 engines roaring... thank you for sharing!

[@Ninjastahr]

The destructive testing was so cool to see, clearly it took a lot to get where they are now!

[@r0sal3sr]

What a beautiful operation Ursa has going.

[@TritonTv69420]

Applied here recently. Nice to see some stuff from the inside.

[@quitegonejim1125]

Tim, what a great journey your channel is! You've learnt a LOT and managed to impart that knowledge very well with great videos and because of this you have gained access to the big players and all the start ups! - you deserve your trip around the moon friend! Keep it up and have a great day!

[@DavidKramer-du8gz]

I lived in the front range of Colorado for 50 years and had no Idea this was happening in Berthod. Thanks again Tim for an amazing tour.

[@KittyKingBob]

Seriously Nerding Out how transparent everyone is about most of their stuff 😊

[@dennyliegerot4021]

Enjoyed your video as usual.... Tim, if you wouldn't mind passing on our gratitude, as viewers, to the owners and employees of Ursa Major for allowing us a peak behind the curtain. I had heard of this company but was not familiar with their engine development...thanks

[@dphuntsman]

Outstanding video- and thanks to Ursa Major for being so open!!

[@PowerScissor]

Their engines look like works of art, along with being amazingly engineered engines.

[@TimAumuller]

Like so many below and watching, thank you Ursa Major for being so open with all the awesome nerdy rocket stuff! Loved the reactions and hand's on Tim - that was cool!

[@JimMZed]

One of your best deep dives to date, Tim! Keep ‘em coming!

[@mrtveye6682]

Thanks Tim for your great content, and thanks to companies like Ursa Major for sharing so much insides with all of us.

[@timofey-sak]

Tim is a real engine expert now

[@gosyogesh]

Wow! So in-depth and so super alive interview. Never seend anything like this. Thanks Tim and many thanks to Ursa Major.

[@olsonspeed]

Another great EDA exclusive factory tour, Tim knows what we want and delivers the good stuff.

[@BillsBricks]

AMAZING !!! Thank You for taking us along

[@Imagine_Beyond]

Wow you uploaded again, I was waiting for awhile for the next video!!! Thx so much you rock!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@crystaline109]

Thanks for joining us for a day! I am excited to share this with people to help them understand what exactly I do everyday.

[@whatcouldgowrong7914]

Thank you for such transparency and such an informative open tour of your designs and facilities! ❤️

[@FeralRabbit]

Quality episode Tim. Thank you Ursa peeps for sharing with us the public.

[@metaomicron72]

Tim bringing all of us to these cool rocket companies is something to cheer for indeed. I myself only had heard of NASA, Space X before. But now I follow the works of Firefly and Ursa Major. Good stuff!

[@gamernerd7139]

It is wonderful to see this industry grow. This is the next generation of tech startups. And so much innovation! I am looking at future where space nerds will be replacing/upgrading engines like we do with our cars now. There will be lore and performance comparisons as the tech comes down to us ordinary mortals.

[@lindsayparker2965]

Wow Tim, that was a great video! Big thanks to the team at Ursa Major as well for being so open and expressive about their work. It's not rocket science, but wait, yes it is! Fantastic!

[@glennback3105]

51min vid felt like 5min thats when you know its a great vid. Thanks

[@ocanodiego]

And this is what I call excellent quality content

[@richardnew1215]

Love the in depth vids you do! And the engine test explosions were awesome!

[@joseph96345]

It's so cool that you got that kind of access! What a awesome company.

[@jzero90921]

Thanks Ursa Major team for giving us our nerdy fix and Tim i love your space tunes man

[@ragaloft]

I am in awe of Ursa Major 's team! ❤ Tim, you knocked this out of fhe park. A usual. 🙏🤓

[@MrAluntus]

Dude - how cool is it that you are working on a rocket engine. Amazing video, Tim! Thank you.

[@thestoneworks]

what a cool company. Love how they wanna show what they are doing and even failures. You only learn turning it to 11 and learning, you gonna have to visit them again.

[@AlexM-tx2vr]

Tim, @47:40 don't listen to the haters, your enthusiasm is the reason I watch your channel!

[@jonellis1680]

Great video, and looks an amazing, open and friendly place to work. Sure you'll get the job!! 🤣