Has SpaceX Done Anything NASA Hasn't?

[@StarTalk]

Do you think private companies like SpaceX are better positioned than government agencies to take the risks needed for deep space exploration, and why?

[@albertovegalagarda7345]

Well they do have different goals... so i think private parties have more interest to reach history than some political figures that just want to keep power on his hands

[@cober9495]

Depends on where the funding is coming from. Without the government signing the checks, SpaceX wouldn't exist.

[@oskarn5384]

Big yes

[@jackpersi2077]

easily.

[@mral6809]

Didn't you say that FElon... Elon received a contract by NASA. So he is government funded and being directed by the government at a greater cost.

[@stephanweinberger]

Scientist: my findings are meaningless when taken out of context. Media: Scientists say their findings are meaningless!

[@DesmondKarani]

😂😂💯

[@jensenraylight8011]

Elon Musk: No, u

[@christianspanggaard]

This is the first time I've come across this example and I love it!

[@calispieter]

PERFECTLY worded

[@mikejwheatley]

This^

[@gusvalour]

The engineers and scientists behind nasa and space x are the real heroes.

[@vaeloreonari7516]

elon Musk never invented anything!! He did hire the best engineers though, they make SpaceX work! Twitter is the result of elon being solely in charge, utter disaster!

[@MikeD_]

Engineers, scientists, government and, yes, brilliant businesspeople are all required.

[@norman4628]

Someone has to assemble the team and give them a vision. Do you think Apple would be such a success without Steve Jobs? 11 days ago Musk did something that NASA still can't do, with 66 years of experience. Today, Tyson is more an astrologist than an astrophysicist.

[@ValenceFlux]

@@norman4628 I'm quite sure none of them cheated on any exams to acquire titles they haven't earned. You wouldn't want a weak link on the team that can't handle the pressure when it counts. This comes down to a good hiring and review process which also has to be thorough in such projects. You wouldn't want one employee compromising your best ones. Space X sure is bringing some exciting competition to it all. Keep going. Stay in school and study for those exams!

[@masterchief9291]

​@@norman4628 "... did something that NASA still *can't* do" Can you specifically cite that "something" that they *CAN'T* do?

[@MarcusWieland-vp5ec]

Reporter: hypothetically speaking, if we got rid of all the cows on Earth eliminating all the methane gasses released from their farts, could that reverse global warming? Scientist: If we got rid of all the cows on Earth there would be a massive food crisis that might take us out before global warming does. Reporter: JUST HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING without going down all the different rabbit holes, just in theory, if all the cows were gone eliminating all the methane being released into the atmosphere from the cattle industry, could that reverse global warming? Scientist: ummm… possibly to a very small degree however there’s SEVERAL factors contributing to global wa- Reporter: BUT JUST STICKING TO COW FARTS ALONE in this instance and the amount to which it’s currently contributing to the problem aside from carbon emissions and fracking and everything else, would eliminating cows have any impact at all? Scientist: like I said, a very VERY small impact but not enough to completely reverse global warming. Reporter’s Headline: Scientists agree that exterminating cows could potentially reverse global warming, should farmers be worried about their livelihood?

[@Batmans_Pet_Goldfish]

This got a great chuckle out of me.

[@thereadersvoice]

Yup. And, this is why I haven't followed the news at all for the past 6 months and counting.

[@glassicblaster]

Farmers are discovering AMP grazing, which returns biodiversity to their fields including quail and native grasses

[@avinandanmondal4017]

Haha underrated comment

[@christopherlong3397]

Lol

[@Creepy-Girl]

Today's journalism is frustrating.

[@azpont7275]

Well, most of it is just propaganda. Biggest news outlets are owned by wealthy capital owners. Journalism is great and much needed, it’s just quite rare nowdays.

[@unpredictableninja1719]

Mainly in scientific reporting

[@cwpv2477]

Best go with analysis from tanks n shows of different countries as basis n then make ur mind up. Otherwise its just emotional limbo imo.

[@devak45167]

Too true…

[@thogvii934]

you can thank the owners of media corporations for that. they only let the journalists publish what suits corporate interest

[@soukkhanhsila134]

Making billionaires upset is a natural instinct for Niel.

[@dante9192]

@@soukkhanhsila134 And? What’s your point?

[@pohjiebarbosa]

for humans

[@pohjiebarbosa]

And they are terrified

[@Beckywiththegoodhair9]

And I love it!

[@N3Rd32]

@@soukkhanhsila134 to be fair Neil and the Liberals are always hysterical by their own admittance… 😅

[@Jack_Redview]

It’s sad what this country has turned into. The comments are more focused on who’s triggered and less on the actual content of the video. Everyone is always at each others throats for the sake of it. You can hate Elon, and like spaceX You can love nasa and hate the government. Why is it so hard for people to Have critical thinking skills?

[@bhabbott]

The clickbait title screen literally says 'my feud with Elon'. This video was _designed_ to attract such comments

[@penncapt]

Can I love Elon and Space x?

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

​@@bhabbottpretty much.

[@lvnyuu820]

​@@bhabbott True, but that doesn't mean we have to fall for the bait. We are humans, not insects

[@elenaroberts4294]

@@penncaptsure, I wouldn’t agree with you, but it’s not like I can magically make you not like them. Like whoever you want as long as you are civil about it

[@Gravitino900]

This why people should always watch the whole video

[@vapesnob7603]

Modern TikTok brain can’t handle more than a few seconds.

[@MbitaChizi]

😂​@@vapesnob7603

[@miguelcervantes4705]

I literally just said this in another video. People were screaming about the first 2 minutes in the video and in the 7 minute mark, they explain why the first 2 minutes were wrong. But 90% of the comments were people freaking out… 🤦‍♂️

[@Alic4444]

@@miguelcervantes4705 That's not exactly people generally, to be fair, that's a sample skewed heavily toward the intelligence of the trained pets of twitter as they lash out at anyone they worry might be underestimating their owner.

[@aleksanderorzechowski5580]

This is why people should not use clickbait titles

[@FDB-]

Pretty much every modern scientific discovery that private enterprise capitalizes on, began as publicly funded research in federally subsidized universities.

[@ShapeshifterOS]

The Wright brothers would like to say something about that.

[@ianari40]

Shows how little you know. Statistically, you’re are 1%. The rest funded by governments. Don’t speak unless you know the facts. Better yet. Here. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, are credited with inventing and flying the first successful airplane in 1903. However, they did not found a commercial airline as we understand the term today. Instead, their legacy lies in the formation of aviation manufacturing companies and the development of the airplane industry. In 1909, the brothers founded the Wright Company, which manufactured aircraft and sold them primarily to the military and private buyers. The Wright Company merged with the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1916 to form the Wright-Martin Company, which contributed to early aviation advancements. However, neither the Wright brothers nor their companies established any passenger airline service. Although the Wright brothers did not directly create an airline, their innovations laid the groundwork for the development of aviation infrastructure that later allowed companies such as Pan American Airways and United Airlines to emerge in the 1920s and 1930s, marking the beginning of commercial air travel【23】【25】.

[@Havoc_762]

False.

[@jupitorpull8282]

@@ShapeshifterOShe said, "pretty much every" not all.

[@masoodvoon8999]

Perhaps in the 20th century mostly but history is long and that trend already began to reverse itself in the 2000's. The internet/tech age of today is different and before the 20th century the steam age and earlier was mostly private discovery. One reason your statement isn't true or mostly isn't true any longer is the US stopped or vastly curtailed its partnership with labs and universities. Even its military R&D many of the projects have been abandoned or delayed due to changing priorities.

[@ThatFijianGuy]

Elon has concepts of a plan 😂

[@nolanmarion69]

When has nasa ever reused a rocket or caught one back on arrival with robotic arms ? Never, SpaceX is the standard for space travel and exploration

[@GuyJustChillin]

@@nolanmarion69 um… no 😂

[@firerock9320]

@@nolanmarion69 Space Shuttle was reused.

[@Premenyc]

Whats ur plan?

[@TinyBubbleExtreme]

what have you done this week?

[@thisissostupidqsdfva]

I like this version of Neil. The one that talks to us like we are adults

[@dzfattnutz]

Neil usually talks to people not assuming we're all Astrophysicists, Theoretical Physicists, or Rocket Scientists because his content is intended for everyone, including children. He's a science communicator, and a damn good one, who wants to reach everyone who's interested in science regardless of their age or educational background. Many people think he's arrogant and talking down to people, but, in reality, he tends to simplify things so most laymen could possibly understand it as well.

[@Adam-tp8py]

@@dzfattnutzHe’s condescending and is happier assuming the person he’s talking to knows nothing about anything more than he does.

[@EverythingCameFromNothing]

He must’ve turned off kindergarten teacher mode 😜

[@lawrencemalone1900]

I like the elementary level of talks when he explains stuff. Actually sticks to my brain more and I feel like I learned a lot more than I would in a different tone

[@dzfattnutz]

@Adam-tp8py no, as I said, he doesn't assume that everyone in the audience is going to comprehend every topic as he or his colleagues would. If he can put it in terms a layman can understand, then someone who can already comprehend the information should be able to follow along just fine as well. His content, and I can't stress this enough, isn't for just one audience, it's for anyone interested regardless of age or educational background. That's why you see him paraphrase and simplify certain things that some of his guest speakers are talking about. He does that so that someone who might not have understood might better understand what the guest speaker is talking about.

[@jimhodge7257]

I don't see this as divisive or antagonistic, he's actually clarifying that he is not at odds with Elon.

[@MM-jc7uv]

Unfortunately today’s monkey brains cant think critically and think that you’re either on one side or the other and there’s no in between. The internet is a blessing, but it’s given the idiots of the world too much power and influence

[@bikkiikun]

But the trustfund baby who grew up on daddy's apartheit profits can't handle reality.

[@Dinofaustivoro]

But he should, Musk is a criminal and SpaceX is a colonial criminal proyect

[@iamgoo]

@@bikkiikunYou’re cringe

[@paralleluniverse99]

​@@bikkiikunkeep crying and feeding your envy, baby girl 🤣

[@loganl7547]

I watched a recent interview of Elon Musk by Bill O'Reilly, and while I'm not strictly a fan of O'reilly he questioned Musk several times and tried to get him to elaborate on assertions he had made and each time Musk said "trust me, I know this stuff" or something else to that effect. Musk never once actually elaborated on things he said, never explained his logic, reasoning, or source, he just expected everyone to take his statements as facts. This is a man who is both quite intelligent (but not an omnipotent being with all the knowledge of the universe and he is certainly capable of being wrong, who also isolates himself on islands of yes men who never disagree with him or challenge him. He has gradually become dillusional as a result.

[@bidyo1365]

🤣

[@brianmckee3991]

"That's a five minute meeting." I'm going to quote you on that.

[@40hup]

Uh, now I‘m holding my breath…

[@bogtrotter5110]

How 'bout we save those extraterrestrial resources for saving what we have here.

[@myflippinggoodness8821]

​@@bogtrotter5110lol short of more moon dust, we are NOT getting extraterrestrial resources for a very long time. We are absolutely not ready for that yet

[@Lenovo_public]

You guys are old and think with limitation old day gone by. Things should take this long and Elon can’t do this. Keep watching while other people “engineers” get things done using their own money. You can stay in this planet and with your own ignorance and old ideas. The old ways of controlled advancements are over. Hold on to your pants 😂

[@shotelco]

Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful enters the meeting: "...well, how do I make money on this deal? You don't know? Take this idea behind the barn and shot it".

[@SpottedSharks]

Lewis & Clark expedition in 1804-06 is a great example of government footing the bill for exploring a frontier.

[@Governor1993]

Yes and the government probably wouldn't ever had done it if it weren't for the prospect fof gold, coal, metals, and other natural resources. If the west was all one massive desert, who knows if it would ever have happened.

[@binsarm9026]

​@@Governor1993well obviously there had to be a prospect, nobody is saying governments do things for no gain. it's just that private Enterprise will NOT do it if the ROI is unclear.

[@felipaorfr]

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator funded by the Spanish crown. Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovered" Brazil sponsored by the Portuguese crown...

[@ronblack7870]

@@Governor1993 same reason russia invaded and conquered siberia . at that time it was all about furs which made the czars rich as F.

[@ronblack7870]

@@felipaorfr they just found out he was jewish

[@priyankbisht6229]

can't believe you had to clarify something so obvious.

[@Chris-hx3om]

Unfortunately your country is so polarized that it needed saying.

[@Anakin_Ackerman]

​@@Chris-hx3om media is always rage baiting.

[@albertfoxx2922]

Well the media has been full of 💩 in the past couple months so this explanation was needed

[@JanLauritzen]

@@Chris-hx3om Ha! Great comment! The Country Formerly Known As USA

[@shedflips]

He didn’t have to, he’s clout chasing

[@seandalai3413]

I saw a meme that said “Billionaires going into space don’t want Star Trek, they want Dune”, and I believe that with all my heart. I don’t want privatizing space…

[@EverythingCameFromNothing]

Haha so true!!

[@iampiyushsingh7544]

It's a pity that your intelligence (no offense) can only grasp two kinds of realities and someone really sold you this idea.

[@EverythingCameFromNothing]

@iamsingh what about the reality of Hyperloop and Full Self Driving and Solar tiles and Tesla Trucks? 😂 Or the reality that felon is years behind what he promised with SoaceX and massively over budget. It seems like you’re the one who chooses the reality you want to believe 🤦‍♂️

[@aracknido]

​@@iampiyushsingh7544yes, because dreaming and hopes it's what fuels rockets and pays for scientists salaries

[@seandalai3413]

Given the history of this country and its’ repeated the pattern of exploitation (which is taking hold in the tech sector, btw. Even Apple workers are unionizing to fight it), there’s no room for optimism. Look at the character of the most likely person to go into the “Mission to Mars” business. Look at him saddling up to Trump and what Trump is proposing to do to this country. The triumph of fascism is not heeding what your eyes and ears are telling you. Fascism in space is Dune, pure and simple.

[@citywitt3202]

I think the problem here is that we sort of collectively forgot what it was like to have geopolitical pressures, and we’re only just figuring that out again now. The Cold War was the most insane level of foot on gas we’ve seen. In the same decade we got the Concorde, the Saturn 5, the first fusion weapons, the computer and the frickin TV! None of those were built because we wanted to, they were built because we had to.

[@ixinor]

Well yes and no - since these scientific progresses were already in the making BEFORE the world wars. But the GAS you're talking about surely advanced it quicker because more money was available for those inventions. And that's the thing. A government can pay for the ENTIRE control of the government if it needs to.

[@milaanvigraham8664]

Are you talking about the 50s or the 60s?

[@Ryan-on5on]

With Putin, Xi, and (God-willing) one-term Trump ramping up the geopolitical stakes in recent years, the U.S. might soon find itself again in a position where it can't afford to be on the technological cutting edge!

[@clippership8381]

I think it's worth mentioning that many projects after WWII were taken up because Government did not want to experience another kinetic Pearl Harbor event (let alone an unforeseen event like the atom bomb coming out of nowhere in the short span of 4 years). Basic Science was funded in a very big way because of the cautionary tale that was Pearl Harbor and the atom bomb. It's probably a big reason why George Mason University and the National Science Foundation NSF exist near DC.

[@stevenmcguinness4751]

TV? That predates the 2nd World War. The rest is true

[@obsidian7644]

I feel like alot of ppl forget what NASA accomplished.

[@Polo22546]

Correct.

[@chichidog625]

so what? nasa is funded by the people. it should serve people. youre saying it like we should be grateful to nasa. they got paid doing what the love. not to mention the corruption and the monopolies involved. you better hope for some useful data that could benefit everyone. now work.

[@duploman1000]

I was so enamoured by nasa as a child and all their accomplishments, that was a national aerospace effort that took humanity to impossible heights, it was what made me respect the United States culturally, their obsession with the free market and free enterprise has never meshed with me. Enterprise is good but like with an ecosystem, only a diverse one is health, and It’s not always immediately a return on investment to plant a tree

[@obsidian7644]

@@chichidog625 nasa didn't owe anyone anything just bc they were "funded" deosnt mean the employees had to risk their lives in many cases. Progress isn't free and requires sacrifice. Especially when talking about space travel. I'm not sure what you are trying to say?

[@obsidian7644]

@@chichidog625 please, go "type" things nasa invented. Power tools, the computer mouse, freeze drying, water filters, enriched baby formula, camera phones/portable computers, NIKE air sneakers, mylar, high power solar cells, precision GPS, ice resistant airplanes, home insulation, wireless headphones, better packaged food, CAT scans, and finally While NASA didn't directly invent the internet as we know it today, they played a crucial role in its early development by creating a high-speed data network system to communicate with spacecraft, which laid the groundwork for the internet's infrastructure; specifically, NASA developed the "NASA Science Internet"

[@user-rr9lv9ll4x]

? Did you all listen to what Neil deGrasse Tyson even said? He absolutely "didn't" say anything negative against Elon or Space X. Its a great professional, well thought out, accurate little commentary.

[@Voyant]

Weelll, he is saying that Elon is bluffing and that he will not push the frontier to space exploration, whereas Elon clearly said it. So he is implying that Elon will say whatever for publicity

[@user-rr9lv9ll4x]

@Voyant i missed that part. where he said.. Elon is bluffing. What i do recall Tyson saying is that *if Elon sends an empty ship meant to carry people to Mars and back, he will be doing something that has not been done before. *The next step would be people. I think Tyson then said this would have to continue to be a joint venture between government and private enterprise (i.e. Elons ship - most likely developed with our tax dollars). The reason, it's too big of a risk (money and peoples lives) for a private company/corporation to take up on their own... -- lastly, Tyson wished Elon "God's Speed," in his venture... which is genuinely kind. (I'm paraphrasing here, but I think i caught the spirit of what Tyson was saying).

[@will201084]

​@@Voyant how's Hyperloop?

[@fixeddice1982]

@@Voyant NDT complimented Elon on his 1st stage rocket recovery and his launches, but he doesn't consider that as a 1st for space, which is kind of weird because it is specifically for space exploration but /shrug. NDT also stated that if Elon can send a rocket that could be manned in the future and have it do a round-trip to Mars that would be a private foray into space exploration that is a first, and he would recognize it as such.

[@jacob79001]

Couple corrections: 1. One of the greatest bottlenecks to Givernmnet funded programs is funding. Space X's launch vehicles have reduced the cost per launch by several orders of magnitude which frees considerable funds for R&D and exploration. 2. Assuming theres no motivation within the private sector to advnce space exploration is nonsense. Loads of R&D funding returns nothing of value. As it stands, investing in space research returns an average 6X return, because the challenges you face to develop new technology are engineering challenges. Its difficult to make advances in areas like sensors, materials, propulsion etc... without various commercially exploitable technologies coming as a result. Its why car companies for example, produce concept cars rather than rhe Govt. and it's why most weapins are now developed in-house by companies as the majority of government ran programs fail. 3. When an invester wants a 'return on investment', it's not at all correct to assume that they only want a fincancial 'return'. Many investors invest in passion projects, in areas of scientific advancement or to move himanity a step closer to a goal that is a distant one to achieve. 4. There are many ways to commercialise space exploration and space research. 5. The aim of space exploration for Governments is not purely geopolitical, otherwise they would just repeatedly do new 'stunts'. A lot of space missions have commercial intent in the long term. 6. The VAST majority of ISS resupply missions and all personell delivery was handled by Russia before SpaceX came along, with some cargo missions being performed by NASA - using launch systems that rely on Russian engines. These corrections cover only the first 4 mins of the video...

[@joeyager8479]

A lot of commentors have either not watched the entire video or completely missed the point. Neil's comments agree that SpaceX has made progress in improving low orbit transport and made it less expensive than the original NASA programs. The point of the "Moon Race" was to get there and back safely within 10 years. At that time NASA wasn't interested in doing it the most cost effective way - just the safest. Private contractors were involved throughout the entire Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs - they built the spacecrafts and systems to NASA's engineering specs. Many of the components used have been made into affordable consumer products by refining the designs and the manufacturing processes. SpaceX didn't invent anything brand new. But they have made major refinements and have greaty reduced the cost by developing a systen to recover and reuse parts of the launch vehicles that Neil compliments them for achieving. Whether SpaceX or any private company can lead the way or not. I'm not sure. Private companies must be profitable or they don't last. Cost cutting for developement may be fine for unmanned space travel, but costly for manned travel - look no further than Boeing's Starliner. It turned out so bad that Boeing is considering selling of their space division.

[@pansepot1490]

Did you actually fact check that SpaceX “greatly” reduced costs by reusing some parts or did you take Elon at his word? Because I heard that he’s making NASA pay through the nose for his transportation to and from the ISS.

[@mikemccormick6128]

That is because Boeing does not care about space and only agreed to build Starliner for the government contract. The CEO specifically said that they would not have developed Starliner without a government contract. That is a massive difference between Boeing and SpaceX.

[@thisguyhere85]

Also SLS is Boeing and world be sold as well. No one is talking about that. Sounds like cuts are coming. Also NASA has never landed and reused a first stage orbital booster

[@jonathanbauer2988]

Boeing starliner as an example of cost cutting causing problems with crew flights is WILD, talk about having no idea bout anything going on whether it be engineering, development costs, etc. Bros repeating talking points and using the situations that prove their point wrong as EVIDENCE because they are so confused.

[@ramking7869]

Proof people who yap on youtube comments have no idea what they are talking about. “SpaceX didnt invent anything new”, right there, Incorrect. The first reusable rocket was developed by SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX achieved the first successful vertical landing of its Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage on December 21, 2015, marking a major breakthrough in reusable rocketry. This innovation significantly reduces the cost of space travel by allowing rockets to be refurbished and relaunched instead of discarded after each use.

[@embaby11]

4:31 India has been weirdly obsessed with Elon and defend him constantly for no reason 😂😂

[@andrew4x4au666]

With his support for Trump, Putin will be soon too.

[@tricorn]

Putin endorses Kamala. She is the military industrial complex candidate ​@@andrew4x4au666

[@TeoBurrito]

Elon is sucking Trump's Arnold Palmer. Trump is sucking Putin's Arnold Palmer. Putin is trying to make BRICS a "thing." India and Russia, being a part of BRICS, want to make its table of outcasts in the school cafeteria become the new EU/NATO. Ergo, India loves Elon.

[@MrAlexandersaurus]

Witch is weird bc India is also wildly outperforming spacex when it comes to mars exploration

[@kushnkanopy8940]

@@MrAlexandersaurus its not about accomplishments its about engineering, india space agency landed on the moon the cheapest way and spacex is reusing their rockets

[@The44kGaming]

StarTalk should invite Elon Musk for an episode! I'd love to see the conversation about space travel between the two.

[@shannonhoffman7873]

Honestly, I hate Elon the wannabe politician, but I bet he'd be fascinating to listen to if he were using his brain where it seriously excels. Serious scientific discovery comes from people like him, people who are equal parts nutty and genius - and have a bank account to support both.

[@dreadlord5581]

@@shannonhoffman7873 Yep, as a Mechanical engineer he is a genius, as a Social engineer he is an abomination.

[@Tenebrous227]

Same

[@diabeticnomad]

I always thought making space exploration and travel private was a really bad idea

[@louiedoee]

Yes. Just watch cyberpunk edgerunners. The poor won’t be going to the moon anytime soon.

[@DamianHeinz]

I love that he has a platform where he can address misinterpretations and teach.

[@TheForceBalancer]

I'm naming my space laser that shoots Asteroids, to protect Earth from extinction, after Neil.

[@nyc220guy]

Neil deLaser Diode

[@akirakato1293]

NEIL: Near-Earth Interception Laser

[@MrLuc420]

The jews already have that market cornered.

[@drcrankenstein]

Neil deBlast Tyson?

[@slowly-but-eventually]

​@@akirakato1293 You understood the assignment.

[@asinuscacas]

Excited to check back on this video in the future

[@averagevideogamer0420]

I guess I don't understand how the advancement of technology and engineering of space travel isn't considered a "Space frontier being pushed". It quite literally is pushing the space frontier forward by advancing our ability to get into space more efficiently which will lead to us being able to explore space further beyond our current capabilities. It is a quintessential example of Pushing ourselves further in order to continue exploring the space frontier.

[@lucianciuperca4955]

3:30. BINGO!

[@SecularFart]

Yup. THIS is why musk is dangerous. He is willing to do things with poor ROI but for POWER instead. He is trying to seat power. Pure and simple. And he is also in cahoots with russia. Im not a conspiracy person but he worries me with his behavior and power as is.

[@tw2334]

Thank you for pointing this out and always being a source of honest, truth, and facts.

[@americanpurpleparty]

We did a video on this a couple of years ago... Nice to hear Dr. Tyson agrees with us.

[@goodvremotes8366]

Can't name ONE NASA person involved with these achievements. But Elon HAS to have his name on his team's accomplishments. #MainCharacter

[@Demthedecolonizer]

I loved everything about this

[@ufodude1000]

Yes he's saying space x needs to quit

[@user-rr9lv9ll4x]

@@ufodude1000 No, he is not.

[@sunrise7937]

The military developed ARPANET, the the private enterprise calls it the internet.

[@diligenceeke3023]

Because the military version was useless to the Common man in the street.

[@stratvids]

@@diligenceeke3023 wooooossshhhh

[@Drew-bc7zj]

*IT'S ALL TUBES!!!* 😂

[@RandomPerson-V]

​@@stratvidsHow is it a 'whoosh' to debunk misinformation?

[@robertp457]

@@diligenceeke3023 The technology developed was just as useful to the military and civilians.

[@ReneAlex]

"That's how space works, if you want to stay safe" but private companies want their stock to go up next quarter, and the next and the next one too. Different priorities. Different approach, My hopes are with NASA and the ESA.

[@DiedLiu]

Wow did SpaceX IPO yet ? try use brain before writing.

[@ReneAlex]

@DiedLiu Hurt you feelings? Did the comment made you angry, oh poor thing. It's ok your space daddy will not be mad don't worry.

[@MountainAdventures1]

A component of growing wealth inequality is that the wealthiest people can now afford to fund (or find ways to fund) private projects that were previously untenable. And for reasons not necessarily profit-driven, such as hubris.

[@wesplybon9510]

Back when everyday astronaut had his interview with Jeff Bezos a comment was made about how we're in a golden age of space. I mean yea we have more launch providers than ever before and space is entering the commercial sector for the first time. Amazing without a doubt, but what has been achieved by it? All I could think was Starlink. That is the only thing that was not previously achievable, at least not on the timeline it was achieved. The launch cadence required for it is too high. And it's deployment was entirely thanks to the rapid refurbiahability of F9. I'm a big fan of space, but I'm still waiting for something of significant note to happen.

[@bertschb]

Reusing first stage orbital class boosters - and landing them on ships at sea. Pretty significant. Catching a 200' tall first stage starship booster by the launch tower. I'd say that's pretty significant.

[@wesplybon9510]

@@bertschb I get what you're saying and I will not, by any means, downplay the significance of that. It's amazing. The freaking booster catch a few weeks ago... I felt like I was in a dream. Absolutely surreal. But that's not a space achievement. It's a technological advancement that will unlock the potential for greater space achievements. Does that make sense? Falcon 9 has lowered the cost to orbit significantly, but all we've really done with it is launch satellites faster. An achievement, yes, but minor at best. We do have new space stations on the way, but most of those were in their design phase before the possibility of super heavy lift vehicles was something anyone was willing to take a gamble on. So the reality is that SpaceX is able to innovate MUCH faster than the community surrounding them. Elon's ADHD/autism addled brain will have some other grand direction to go in once SS/SH is closer to being complete and we'll all say it's impossible until it becomes clear he's making it reality. But until the community can catch up and dream dreams as big as his, we're gonna keep watching orbital launches with an occasional interesting lunar or interplanetary mission here and there.

[@gregorymiron8116]

Most people on earth do not understand that once you get out of Earth's orbit distance is measured in light years. The Milky Way galaxy which the Earth is a part of is approximately 100,000 light years across. And one light year is 6 trillion miles. So as you can see with the distances involved in interplanetary space travel it's going to take many lifetimes before we can get up to the kind of speeds needed for interplanetary space travel.

[@Uberkilltoecheese]

You can like spaceX, and dislike elon, or any combination of the two, do people know that nuanced opinions exist? Lmfao

[@jamesdietz29]

Nuance (seemingly) died 25-30 years ago.

[@Uberkilltoecheese]

@@jamesdietz29 coinciding with rise of the internet i guess haha

[@JonnyBricks76]

Neil is being intentionally subversive about spaceX and its accomplishments. So sad. What a hater. The private sector had always advanced humanity historically! And governments of the world have historically stolen the individual person success and ideas. Neil is either ignorant of this fact or intentionally deceptive.

[@jamesdietz29]

@@Uberkilltoecheese Bingo.

[@willardstaton]

Character still matters, but if you're a current Republican, you couldn't care less about character, obviously.

[@maxoftheinternet5206]

was expecting to find this video annoying and downvote it. was pleasantly surprised. fair and balanced take. Glad to see Neil's mind still works well for some things.

[@stephenthomas7298]

I still think a moon base is the 1st step

[@jenot7164]

And why is that?

[@alexanderflores-MazterDestiny]

@@jenot7164 closer, and likely because of the helium-2 the main material to use for fusion reactors, so its serves as a double function, since we could more easily create a functional fusion reactor and advance even more civilization. (the actual nuclear reactor are fission reactors)

[@onEmEmbErstudios]

I mean, yeah, why not the moon first?

[@gramma677]

I mean a moon base seems like a good way to test out all the things to send to mars. And having a moon base anyway would be excellent.

[@MrRedberd]

Moon Base! Moon Base! Everyone wants that sweet sweet Helium 3, might as well be us I also want asteroid mining technology, sooner than later

[@janisyoutube]

0:30 Has NASA landed spaceships vertically?

[@janisyoutube]

Around minute 4 he actually acknowledged it 😊

[@cpeegberts2030]

Yes, they did. And the people taht help develop that rocket went to SpaceX.

[@skuggeboy]

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[@stevandic86]

0:46

[@janisyoutube]

Read again. As I stated he talked about it around minute 4. Maybe you didn't finish reading 😂

[@ShortSwaps]

The United States relied on Russian Soyuz and Progress rockets for transporting supplies and astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for about nine years, from the retirement of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 until SpaceX's Crew Dragon successfully transported astronauts in 2020. During this period, Russia’s Roscosmos agency provided crucial transportation services for NASA and other ISS partners, as there were no American crewed spaceflight options available. This reliance ended with the launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, restoring the U.S.'s capability to launch astronauts to the ISS from American soil.

[@m.chumakov1033]

... and putin was charging like $80 to $90 mln per astronaut. How much does SpaceX charge NASA today?

[@SSpace_GGhost]

erm - considering the US has had plasma reactor tech since 1963. that's why they don't have any rockets to get them to the moon - and - elons rockets and 'saving' astronauts is all fake to money launder. add apollo was faked by big oil, to hide the 1963 ripple 2 tech, where nukes were detonated without the nuke primary, you can find that on Wikipedia its not hidden anymore under the US nuke program page 99.9% clean detotonation then that tech went dark, that plasma tech IS KNOWN ABOUT. you can talk about it neil. infact the three apollo astronauts are the escapees from Alcatraz Clarence and John Anglin and Frank Morris - they didn't count of us having PC that can merge pics to face match. so NEITHER of them can be trusted to do any space stuff - they just money launder. don't even start me on the perm hair ISS green screen stuff. We all know that female astronaut was already on earth and not saved by elon, we can tell by the permed hair effect. hair doesn't act like that in low earth orbit. FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE. all of its fake.

[@ShortSwaps]

@@m.chumakov1033 55mil but cost may vary

[@FireHam]

What part of international do you not understand?

[@juno1597]

What good has that done the US taxpayers? SpaceX is charging the taxpayer 80 million per launch now, and their moon contract is a complete disaster.

[@matthewhejazi6741]

I agree with you 100%. However, I don't think any astronauts will be walking on Marc anytime soon. We’re still having issues just to land on the moon.

[@Yoder661]

For loss of braincells and your own personal little giggle for the night. Filter the comment section by newest. My goodness. 😂

[@CissPeach]

I'm too scared hahaha

[@kelvinb3956]

I'm glad I took your advice🤣🤣

[@jonathanrossroberts]

Thanks a lot. I'm writing this with my last brain cell. So many mad man babies crying lol

[@shivas4207]

most of them dont understand 90% of what he says. what kind of comments did you expect...

[@brandonn8166]

I prefer listening to Kamala Harris speak to lose brain cells. Or browsing reddit.

[@yubetou52]

Neil please show me NASAs reusable rockets

[@worldmadebyphysics8622]

Whoa! We on the same side guys! 😊 Credit is given when credit is due for Elon 👍

[@charlesalexander2492]

Are we?

[@erikwhitney7403]

The point is the Government has stopped trying to do its own space exploration and private companies have stepped up. Thankfully

[@blackestyang7528]

why are people saying taxpayers should fund a private company's trip to space

[@ratdoto2148]

Because it's cheaper than doing it off of only tax payer money, and better than doing it off of only private money.

[@Zero-dk9fd]

Elon dickriders coping about less expensive then turn against universal healthcare

[@owenlee4585]

you're right, i want my tax dollars to fund foreign wars dammit!

[@TNTspaz]

Cause we were doing it already. How do you think all those satellites got there lol. NASA and the government needed someone innovating and funding ways to reduce their spending. That's basically the whole point of SpaceX.

[@juno1597]

​​@@ratdoto2148it's not cheaper, SpaceX charges more than the Russians did pre-invasion, and the three billion dollar contract to the Moon is nearly exhausted with no signs of success in sight.

[@davidpaulmoore5146]

Makes you want to see if rome outsourced the aqueducts

[@discombubulate2256]

taking cargo to the space station is something roscosmos has been doing for the last decade, not nasa.

[@dewaynefulton6091]

You forgot that the first Northrop Grumman Cygnus ISS resupply mission to the space station arrived on January 12, 2014

[@DB-zp9un]

@@dewaynefulton6091 How about crew launches from the US? Until crew dragon who was doing those?

[@stevekirkby6570]

Yes, well NASA is all out of German ww2 rocket scientists. : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip

[@Zreknarf]

@dewaynefulton6091 Northrop Grumman is a for-profit private contractor, like spacex. they are not nasa. It's sad, but nasa doesn't build rockets anymore.

[@juno1597]

​@@DB-zp9unRussia were doing the launches, for less money by the way.

[@jackwilliamburgess]

That's some fair points. I would however say a low-earth orbit satellite network of 1000s of satellites delivering fast internet across the global is a new space frontier (or near-space frontier). SpaceX would/could also send people to Mars without government support I would assume. Just sell tickets or see who wants to go and be the first. What extra money would be needed once you have the rocket tech?

[@ShakedownUnreal]

reusable rockets, catching rockets with giant chopsticks, rate of success for launches, what is this guy smoking?

[@younghannibal7434]

Musk didn't nothing new

[@ShakedownUnreal]

@ right, whatever you say kiddo

[@toddgrilliot4215]

right, just look at the number of launches over the last ten years.

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[@PoseidonzTrident]

0:12 that's right 😂

[@justinace9518]

I’d say creating reusable rockets and catching the boosters returning to earth instead of just dropping them in the ocean is something they haven’t done and you have to build up to do something like trying to colonize mars and when he’s been to mars the haters gunna have to wake up

[@Abandoned2377]

@@justinace9518stop sucking him off and get a real opinion

[@Jethr001]

BS! SpaceX hasn’t killed people or trapped them on the space station through incompetence. why be accountable when you’re spending public money?

[@Joeldupea]

You're a clown

[@riorexx73]

Thanks NDT for keeping it real about how government funding is critical to risk reduction for private businesses

[@kplante7881]

Well said…. Thanks for sharing!

[@E.DougK.]

The big government programs that invented the airplane, the phone, penicillin, PC, smart phone, TV, fire, agriculture,…

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

It is popularly held in Brazil that their native citizen Alberto Santos-Dumont was the first successful aviator, discounting the Wright brothers' claim because their Flyer took off from a rail, and in later flights would sometimes employ a catapult. And I surely agree with Brazilians on this one - they flown the first self propelled airplane in the world, no need for cheep tricks like rails and catapults; it remembers how some less autosuficient drones are set on air nowadays.

[@Dan16673]

No

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@Dan16673 yes

[@oldschoolginger]

​@@Maddog-xc2zv so navy jets launching with a catapult off an aircraft carrier don't fly?

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@oldschoolginger no, they swim.

[@agnusinfo]

04:26 yes your right.

[@DerFroschsCrackedEgg]

You're*

[@LOOPY841]

Pretty sure they meant lead the way as in being the first private company regularly going into space. And they're also going to subcontract and do the work for the government.

[@isatousarr7044]

SpaceX has accomplished remarkable feats that complement NASA’s legacy and ongoing mission in space exploration. For instance, SpaceX's development of reusable rocket technology has revolutionized the economics of space travel, significantly reducing launch costs and paving the way for more frequent missions. Their innovative approach to spacecraft design, particularly with the Dragon and Starship vehicles, showcases a new era of rapid prototyping and iterative testing that accelerates advancements in aerospace technology. NASA, on the other hand, has laid the foundational groundwork for space exploration with its decades of research and deep space missions. The collaboration between SpaceX and NASA highlights the power of public-private partnerships in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in space. Together, they are advancing technology that not only aims for lunar and Martian exploration but also inspires future generations to dream bigger. The combined efforts of both organizations demonstrate how innovation in space technology can lead to profound discoveries and benefits for humanity, from satellite technology that enhances communication to research that could solve pressing challenges on Earth. It’s an exciting time for science and technology as we explore the final frontier and beyond!"

[@JasonWickham-k2z]

Look. I'm no Elon Musk fan. I think the guy is pretty terrible, actually. But Space X is successfully developing reusable rockets. NASA has never done that. Does this eclipse the accomplishments of NASA? No, not by a long shot. But it is a step forward in aerospace engineering.

[@thoreberlin]

NASA has had the shuttle with a reusable secind stage and brought back the ground to orbit used RS-25 enginges every time. They recovered the boosters too but all of that reusability didn't make any economic sense. Russian throwaways where cheaper. SpqceX with its reusqe 1st stage still charges 3-4 times russian rates. They will have reached a goal if they get below 10 million a seat to the ISS. But currently they are only king at shifting money from overpriced military contracts to shifting other companies out of business in the civilian launch marcet.

[@kyjo72682]

@@thoreberlin 3-4 times? Falcon Heavy has like 1500 USD/kg to LEO. Which Russian rocket is anywhere close to that?

[@juno1597]

@@kyjo72682 how much cargo has falcon heavy carried to space? I'm sorry I forgot.

[@thoreberlin]

@@kyjo72682 they charged about 50.000 USD/kg. Even more for the military launches. Faith isn't good.

[@Jean_mcnasty]

Sounds like Neil is jealous that nasa failed to innovate and SpaceX spends less money and gets more done. 😂😂

[@akplayz1154]

They get it done faster and better, as well. I don't like the modern Neil.

[@tadbitmess]

mars, yea right, where's the so-called roadster anyway

[@Fayssal207]

What's your accomplishments ?

[@juno1597]

@@Fayssal207 He's probably personally accomplished more than Elon, the only thing Elon is very good at is taking other people's work for himself.

[@CredoMthimkhulu]

@@juno1597 ...right

[@mclovin0486]

How long has NASA been in service? How long has SpaceX been in business? Point made.

[@vwestTube]

3:09 right 3D beep

[@svsguru2000]

Lol no he won't.

[@Redmongoose-rdm]

He will, once the government figures out to do it and spend public tax dollars on it, which he and his companies barely contribute to. He will then just follow the blueprint and take claim for.

[@KyrellosNyawallow]

Neil is right. There's no direct comparison between SpaceX and NASA. It's absolutely true that SpaceX has achieved amazing feats with reusable and cheaper rockets, but it's absolutely important to credit NASA's contribution to the same in form of technology transfer to SpaceX, that has contributed positively to their crazy achievements, as well as funding that allowed them to operate profitably. Even in this vein, I have seen no mentions in the comments about the Delta Clipper, the true OG of vertical takeoff and landing rockets, which was developed by NASA decades ago. Apart from this, space exploration goes way beyond rockets to Astronomy and other space sciences, where no other entity approaches NASA's achievements. I will end it here for brevity, but keep in mind that even when hopefully SpaceX lands rockets on Mars, it will have benefitted immensely from NASA's knowledge and experience landing rovers and even from data gathered by them, as well as NASA orbiters around Mars. Let's acknowledge new achievements, but also give credit where it's due. We all stand on the shoulders of giants.

[@Orlandoknows0]

Dr. You have gained a life long fan, good man.

[@treyc9053]

It’s difficult. When you don’t actually do much, or contribute much, you start to resent those who do. Take that for what it is.

[@abnelfranquez2896]

I like him. I understand everything he explains. Love hearing him

[@iwasowsky]

You're right. 'Cause NASA is more about sciens in the spase but private companies are more about money. That's the great difference.

[@anthonyprice8389]

We need to explore mars for resources and keep pushing the frontier to obtain and bring those resources back.

[@Jjj53214]

The development of the auto industry or even electricity at the turn of the twentieth century occurred largely through private sector entrepreneurs rather than central government planning.

[@19cp1]

Thank you! People outside the industry really don’t understand how it all works. We have tons of technology but aren’t always allowed the go ahead by the government. It all depends on their need

[@Jethr001]

interesting… I’ve always liked Neil as being a great communicator to the masses complex Astro physics principles, public funded science goals goals. Elon is an engineer and entrepreneur. NASA and Neil use public money to achieve their objectives as safely as possible… Private industry has a different set of criteria, usually to make money. Neil has trouble recognizing the real benefit of SpaceX’S Economics because he’s always spending public money with little accountability unless something embarrassing happens like Rockets blowing up or people getting trapped on the space station. SpaceX successes can be embarrassing to Neil and NASA, does they tried to downplay it as “no big deal” when in fact they can’t do it.

[@jreneau6441]

I understand Neils point however it's impressive that a company cracked the bureaucracy nut with something as difficult and complex as space travel. A private company doing something that nation states have yet to do is impressive. Elon Musk couldn't have done it without NASA, however NASA couldn't have done it without Elon...or the Russians. I'm not an Elon fanboy, however I think Neil is being a little bit overly critical and technical in his original statement. Elin isn't pushing any new frontiers other than doing as a private company what no other company and a lot of nation states have done before. That's the new frontier that SpaceX is traveling

[@largemouthbassman5628]

Elon is a business man and a sales person. He knows how to promote himself. He rebrands what’s already been done.

[@cal.creates]

How is reusability NOT pushing the frontier? It's literally making it possible to go further in future, because of how much cheaper it is becoming... It's basic economics. The world wasn't globalised by Christopher Columbus. It was globalised by private enterprises providing cheaper transportation and cheaper communication. The same will be true of space.

[@DavidMartz-e2d]

The two mind-blowing things SpaceX has 'pioneered' take advantage of previously developed technology, namely 3-D printing to manufacture remarkable rocket engines based on principles explored by NASA, and advanced guidance & control and simulation software to establish precise trajectories for booster return flights. As the saying goes, SpaceX stands on the shoulders of giants.

[@JeramiahWindley]

Very eloquent! Thanks again StarTalk for keeping all of us imaginative thinkers grounded on earth 😂

[@LogicPhalanx]

Privatize the profits, socialize the losses.

[@shnake_case]

Every discussion about Elon taking humans to Mars should start with a reminder that he was going to land 2 crewed missions on Mars this year (2024)

[@erickeft]

Very, very, very well explained! I appreciate your patience in doing this video

[@matthewbryant2972]

Glad you're still around man.

[@lawrenceottih]

There is a difference between invention and innovation. And both are wonderful.

[@kurkjohnson6173]

Thanks to Dr Tyson for continually educating us!

[@JESSEverything]

Private enterprise starts leading when public enterprise stops advancing.

[@DelPhonic1]

The one reason Elon said he started Starlink, is because the profit would eventually be so great, that Starlink alone could fund a Mars space station.

[@natehdc]

Great points. One correction. The US government does not use taxpayer dollars to fund NASA. The treasury creates USD and credits those funds to the agencies or vendors who are supply services or equipment to NASA.

[@chrisrendon461]

Yes the taxpayer pays for NASA its a simple google search

[@StarWarsExpert_]

@@chrisrendon461 SpaceX receives payment for its services. Just as every other government contractor and sub contractor who has provided launch vehicles since the beginning of the space program has. NASA doesn’t build anything. NASA puts out a proposal for what they want be it a rocket or a sensor or a building with the specifications that they are looking for. Private companies then submit their bids to NASA showing what they can deliver, proof of their ability to deliver, time tables, costs, etc…. NASA then selects the bid that they feel best fits their requirements and then enter into a provider/customer relationship with said company. They get just as much “sponsorship” from NASA as you give to the local grocery store when you buy a can of soup.

[@fredrik3685]

The Guardian 2016: "SpaceX founder Elon Musk has outlined his highly ambitious vision for manned missions to Mars, which he said could begin as soon as 2022"

[@iamsam8446]

NDT is 100% correct. It comes down to this principle: Governments spend money with no expectation on return where private enterprise's sold purpose is to make money - directly or indirectly.

[@nimroids6587]

One thing that is undeniable is that Elon has brought optimism back for our future. And if anything else, that sets our goals for mars, at least culturally, Im giving Elon and spacex credit.

[@murdockscott]

Nice to hear a common sense and fact based explanation of contributions made by NASA as compared to private enterprise space companies.

[@DanielTozadore]

Explaining complex social concepts is as important as physics from other planets. Thank you for mastering both, Neil! Count on us ❤

[@scatpackshon2745]

I have to say I enjoy listening to his videos.

[@J040PL7]

Neil, you're a smart man, it's much easier for the government to do large scared things, "a private company doing what NASA does" is no small feat. It's one thing for a country to do something, it's a whole other for a private company to do it.

[@parkerhanson4009]

Neil, I have never loved or respected you more than at this very moment. And that's saying something. Don't let a plague of clickbait de-nuance your positions. Thank you!

[@abdelazizboudiaf3061]

Absolutely true from top to bottom, You forgot to mention the example of the European exploration to the Americas and Australia and the government enterprises.

[@rserranop]

I agree that currently, with current treaties, going to another planet does not make sense for private enterprises. However, it could change with new laws, a new organization of the world where space exploration grants you resources resulting on that space exploration for 100-200 years. Right now space is as protected as Antarctica.