How Voyager 2 Threaded The Needle Through Space

[@primalspace]

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[@mehjabinvadivala5684]

Parker solar probe is my favorite nasa space mission.

[@funawesome2006]

My favorite NASA mission is Artemis 1.

[@WilliamPigram.]

if the FAA clear them. i hope to keep uptate with you guys.

[@robinvanoverbeke85]

James webb telescope, we had to wait soooo long but it was so worth it!

[@mehjabinvadivala5684]

Parker solar probe is my favorite nasa space mission.

[@TallDude73]

All those calculations, all that precision, with 1970s technology. So amazing. Going farther than anything had gone before.

[@anno-fw7xn]

and than people say we cant beat monder day problems , like climte change, we can do everhting if we just want!

[@MediaBrainwashDOTcom]

And still you mock the homeless when NASA spends $65MM per day to produce sub-par CGI nonsense. Enjoy the matrix, Cypher.

[@bukboefidun9096]

​@@anno-fw7xn tougher to beat a government paid for theory....

[@AMS-KORRE]

@@anno-fw7xn can’t beat it because it’s a revenue generator a lovely fear tax.

[@Type09V]

An average ksp player could plot such multiple gravity assist in an afternoon considering the simplified two-body model used by stock ksp.If you consider the multi-body model that would take mouths,not to mention the difficulty to set up fail-safe plans

[@hankstanley7870]

Love how we're still talking about Voyager almost 50 years later - shows the intelligence (and some luck) of the engineers and team members! Keep trucking Voyager!!

[@primalspace]

Absolutely!

[@avinashtyagi2]

Can't wait for it to come back as a sentient being in the 23rd century 😉

[@TheDennys21]

@@avinashtyagi2 hahahahaha Voyager T-800, i'll be back.

[@theborg5981]

​@@avinashtyagi2 love the V'ger reference

[@JamesMaddison-pz5jl]

We left the nuclear age and teched up to rhe plastic age. Everything is disposable and nothing lasts past the warranty.

[@HyrubatoMusic]

It's so insane to know how smart we humans are. That we can calculate and execute such exact journeys. Absolutely mindblowing.

[@Rando423]

And yet people like furries exist

[@JL-1701]

Or below that: Trump supporters 😉

[@rodox_sk8]

And also Bolsonaro supporters

[@Roverpiggy2435]

@@JL-1701 Or Biden supporters both are bad USA needs a 3 alternative

[@thelostone6981]

@@Rando423 Hey. What they do on their downtime doesn’t mean they’re not rocket scientists.

[@GordonGordon]

My goodness. The engineering required for this is insane. Just mind boggling. Thanks for showing it in such an understandable fashion!

[@primalspace]

Thank you! So glad that you enjoyed the video and my explanation.

[@darthnosam3313]

The nasa engineer that discovered the alignment is my great uncle, Gary Flandro he just turned 90. I’ve met him several times he’s a cool guy, he told me that they even used some of his hand calculated trajectories in the final launch

[@jonathan_careless]

Thanks Gary!!

[@IhsanurRahman-l7c]

I don't believe you

[@darthnosam3313]

@@IhsanurRahman-l7c just look it up, he has a Wikipedia page, and my grandmas maiden name is Flandro, I’ve met him

[@nkwlde6978]

​@@IhsanurRahman-l7cwomp womp

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

​@@IhsanurRahman-l7cwell Gary Flandro is certainly the guy credited with noticing the planetary alignment that allowed the Gran Tour

[@iFlow_]

Its mindblowing to think that it is even possible to get something from here on earth to another place so far away so accurately, actually insane.

[@primalspace]

Agreed! Absolutely mind-blowing 🤯

[@pigmentpeddler5811]

humans are pretty pog like that

[@idzkk]

only computations were slower everything else same as today

[@Cat_Garfield]

@@pigmentpeddler5811 Indeed.

[@lazyiscrazy1929]

physics 🤟baby

[@pop5678eye]

Fun fact: Voyager 1 was launched almost at the same time as Voyager 2 and was also capable of making the full four-planet tour but it was deliberately directed to take a much closer look at Saturn's moon Titan instead because of the unusual properties of that satellite. (it's the only moon with substantial atmosphere) This trajectory made it impossible for Voyager 1 to continue on to Uranus and Neptune.

[@jondunn1543]

№#№❤

[@srinitaaigaura]

Voyager 1 could have gone to Pluto directly from Jupiter. But Titan was considered more scientifically valuable.

[@cleekmaker00]

The "Grand Tour" was only an option. Voyager's original mission was Jupiter-Saturn-Titan. If V1 failed at Titan, NASA & JPL would send V2 to perform the same Titan rendezvous. It was V1's success @ Titan that allowed V2 to complete The Grand Tour.

[@MemeAnt]

@@srinitaaigauraI don’t think Pluto was known at the time, let me go check that

[@MemeAnt]

@@srinitaaigauranvm, I am made of stupid

[@jackyu1143]

Voyager 2 arrived at Jupiter 1.4 seconds late and only 60km off course! Simply amazing! Till this day, I still watch Voyager 2-related videos. This probe has a special place in my heart.

[@concept5631]

Its incredible

[@tejaszarekar9145]

cna you quote the source for this.... would love to read more

[@StevenJeNova]

​@@tejaszarekar9145...this video? It was said there.

[@AsmodeusMictian]

The Voyager probes are probably my favorite "space ship". They were launched when I was still quite young...sadly too young to really remember. They've been with me my whole life, and frankly are one of the reasons that I have been fascinated my entire life by space and science in general. Soon my friends will go silent as they continue their eternal journey, and I will miss them terribly.

[@robocatssj3theofficial]

just gotta keep moving forward, just like the voyager probes.

[@_timelapmaker_9755]

The precision and calculations that mustve gone into that is mindblowing

[@primalspace]

💯💯💯

[@furn2313]

Can't even state just how amazing that was, engineers really are geniuses!

[@primalspace]

Agreed!

[@srinitaaigaura]

@@primalspace Yup, it's always management that spoils the party.

[@AwesomeHairo]

Misuse of a comma.

[@interestingstation]

4 Billion Km journey. That’s insane. Love the content.

[@primalspace]

Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it!

[@40watt53]

@D. It was an RTG.

[@_yujin_]

@D. Not solar panels. radioisotope thermoelectric generators. They have no moving parts, there is no risk of parts wearing out or malfunctioning.

[@chickynuggych]

Crazy what they did back then. I’m so hyped for the upcoming testflight of Starship. I can’t wait and hope that it will lift of.

[@primalspace]

💯💯💯

[@DavidNightjet]

So what did you think?

[@TokyoWasTaken]

it was 50% successful

[@Hawk7886]

Well it sure lifted off, haha

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@Hawk7886 Remind me of N-1. This thing could do pretty much same things as starship promised to do and was very promising in general.

[@blockled9693]

I really love how advanced space travel has gotten. Using stars, the sun, and radio signals to find your way back seems so cool to me!

[@primalspace]

And to me as well! So glad that you enjoyed the video!

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Even better now. Orion spacecraft have most advanced navigational system as for this day, and that was one of main things to test. Probably more important then whole Artemis program.

[@ewartlambert]

This gives perspective into why “rocket science” is the benchmark for apex intelligence…by earth standards 😮

[@cmbunit01]

Great overview of the systems involved, what an amazing journey.

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! Truly an amazing journey to learn about and I'm so glad you enjoyed my explanation of it all. Cheers and thanks again for the support!

[@alexdelara9858]

Just remember this kiddos: when you think Jupiter is far away, remember that Neptune is a staggering 5 times (roughly) the distance Sun-Jupiter...

[@Beinggaeisnotok]

Thanks for the info; now will this info solve world hunger?

[@skajake]

⁠@@Beinggaeisnotokno and neither will your comment. Yet here you are making it.

[@e33d90]

Why did you randomly pick jupiter, earth to moon is also very far, but you wanted to force this random fact on people

[@frostednuts-b9h]

@@e33d90its just a little fact so that we can comprehend how massive space is. no biggie.

[@e33d90]

@@frostednuts-b9h yes like you say yourself nobody can even comprehend how far jupiter is so it is quite useless

[@Xhantoss]

The amount of tech involved is just amazing. It isnt just a piece of metal flung into space, but a complex piece of machinery flying with extreme precision!

[@reidepperson8534]

As a kid I'd watch the science channel and be entranced by shows half as thorough as this channel. I can't believe we live in a time where we can watch and learn things like this in an instant, for free, whenever we want

[@twagetomato]

5:35 The Voyager Probe knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the probe from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the probe is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the probe must also know where it was. The Voyager guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the probe has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

[@mememan291]

Honestly, I have a lot of confidence for the starship tests. I feel like all will go pretty well. At worst probably some error that will delay the starship for like half an hour, but nothing too bad. There could also be the possibility of superheavy landing incorrectly, which we’ve seen many times before with the stages of falcon 9.

[@primalspace]

I could definitely see this being the case.

[@jaythekid4728]

Starship will only work as an interplanetary transport. It’s too big and will be too heavy to land on mats without slowing down massively along with huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge parachutes since Martian Air is so thin. Honestly the money would be better used to create a mobile space station in an figure 8 orbit between earth and the moon

[@weebto]

@@jaythekid4728 "starship will work as an interplanetary transport" uhhh that's what going to mars means? Also it doesn't have to rely on parachutes given how it's already rocket powered. If it can land on earth, it most definitely can land on mars too

[@WhiteUnicorn82]

​@@jaythekid4728 A parachute would need to have around a 350km radius, if entirely reliant on the parachute, whereas the Starship could just land as designed. Did you know that it was designed to be interplanetary? It's not going to find it much more difficult to land on Mars, and slowing down is accomplished in the same way it speeds up at the start of the mission - being precisely the same mechanism. Fuel is the main issue, so it will refuel at StarGas1, StarGas2, and StrGas3. This will give it enough to complete it's one-way mission, to then either get stripped and used for materials, or refueled for a later trip/lifeboat, etc. Or just a place to chill out when the weather's a bit glum.

[@adrianbik3366]

@@jaythekid4728 How would that even work? You know the moon isn't stationary relative to Earth, right? (I know I sound like an asshole but I'm genuinely curious)

[@solomonliu1845]

I discovered your channel just now, and this video told me everything I need to know about your channel. The way you explained everything was so simple, yet so effective. It’s insane how they figured out complex space science/math back then, can’t wait to see what the future will hold. Relating to starship, I think the flight test will go somewhat smoothly, since they have experience with the falcon boosters. Although, I’m sure some problems will arise, but making mistakes is all part of becoming better!

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you enjoyed this video and thank you for sharing your predictions as well. Good luck in the giveaway and welcome to the community!

[@dan_chen]

Only by mentioning the 42km/s threshold can I really wrap my head around the brilliance of Voyager 2's travel. It managed to escape that much pull and is still somehow moving at a constant 17km/s

[@primalspace]

Pretty amazing stuff!

[@varunmalhan3531]

Voyager is one of the most fascinating projects taken up by humans in my eyes.

[@primalspace]

Agreed!

[@Ingens_Scherz]

The more I learn about Voyager (and I've been around since the launches!) the more I recognise that this mission is a feat of extreme space engineering genius. For different reasons, clearly, I truly believe it matches Apollo.

[@thebeautyofuniverse5250]

Wow that was such an insane engineering, I am incredibly fascinated

[@primalspace]

Definitely fascinating stuff! Glad you enjoyed it too!

[@tedz2usa]

Beautiful graphics and animations in this video, as well is a focus on technical specifics on Voyager 2 that I have not seen in other videos on Voyager. Well done Primal Space!!

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! So glad that you enjoyed this one!

[@thelaw11]

In a planet where we lose our deliveries , there also exist such minds which can execute journeys non-comprehendable by the common person . Absolutely magnificent . I just revisited the “Pale Blue Dot” photo , and it shows just how tiny we are

[@SenneVorsselmans]

0:26 I love how this animation lines up perfectly with the actual narrative. Very clever.

[@Pilotdan747]

What a great video! I am a Ph.D student in Aerospace engineering and gravity assist design is my area of research! You did a great job summing it up into a nice easy to follow video! Also I think the starship launch will go really well but there will be some sort of a failure on reentry

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much. I'm really glad that you enjoyed this video and my explanation. Good luck in the giveaway!

[@Nanw23]

All the very best and God bless you all ...for such great work.

[@Messier42-handle]

HOW DID HE KNOOOWWW

[@i_never_had_a_burger]

​​@@Messier42-handle well he's a Ph.D student in aerospace engineering 😂

[@Messier42-handle]

@@i_never_had_a_burger i know but how does he know that starship would have a reentry failure

[@A.R.77]

2:49 ~ 🤔😄 My world stopped for a second when you mentioned the magnets.

[@jim-kp5he]

a jarring transition

[@alexhosking3510]

Actually mind blowing the amount of calculations that went into this program, and I'm so glad that it was a success. Hopefully starships first test flight will be as big a success as Voyager 2 was.

[@primalspace]

Incredibly mind blowing. And I hope so too! Good luck in the giveaway!

[@itzyuzuruclips]

Voyager is truly amazing Absolute props to every single person who worked on it

[@stuff_]

if humans were this advanced in space technology in the 70s, imagine how capable we are right now

[@primalspace]

Exactly! Pretty amazing when you think about it!

[@purplegon6320]

The voyager knows where it is at all times, it knows this because it knows where it isn't

[@BakedBeanager]

Amazing video. It's crazy how far humans have come in turns of space travel. I can't wait to see how NASA's Artemis missions turn out!

[@primalspace]

I can't wait either. And thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed the video!

[@brunolehmann7588]

voyager 2 knew where it was because it knew where it isn't

[@F15likesbombingoil]

Just like the missile

[@F15likesbombingoil]

Also hilarious comment

[@darkangel67]

as a kid i was amazed to see voyager 1 and 2 on the school's library encyclopedia as it passes different planets. 30 years have passed and only now have i realized the complex math involved to navigate it, the time constraints on launching the probe on a rare planetary event, not mentioning the limited technology at the time to achieve such an incredible feat. Watching this gives back that amazed feeling i have 30 years ago...

[@michael.forkert]

_That’s exactly why you never grew up, and became an adult._

[@SteadySteve1024]

This is by far the best video I have seen on the internet explaining the voyager mission. They are still going strong for the most part. Maybe some day something will find it.

[@1Pyroo]

Love the videos! Keep up the good work!!

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! So glad you're enjoying them!

[@Adamcfyfe]

That was a super cool video man. Thank you so much for putting that together. I really enjoyed that.

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much 🙏 Really glad that you enjoyed it!

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

How Voyager threaded the needle: calculus and algebra. Page, after page, after page of calculus and algebra.

[@flawless4770]

the quality of these videos are insane

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@parasgupta1343]

The more I watch the more I get drawn into space, this video literally blew my mind away, kudos to the scientists who made this happen back in the day

[@primalspace]

Definitely mind blowing stuff! So glad you enjoyed the video!

[@saurabhsaxena184]

Wat an incredible masterpiece

[@eyutup]

The commercial was brought smooth

[@primalspace]

Haha thanks

[@Dulcimerist]

I keep hoping there will be videos about the Pioneer 10 & 11 missions. Many people don't even know about these spacecraft that were launched five years before the Voyager missions and are also somewhere outside of our solar system.

[@batmanjones655]

Kid's these days have it so good. I wish I could have had that 30 second lesson on angular momentum and hyperbolic orbits when I was a lad, lol

[@primalspace]

Haha so true!

[@vfede]

I had never looked into how positioning and orienting systems work for space probes, and this clear explanation blew my mind. Thank you!

[@pennyether8433]

9:37 - that's a funny looking Jupiter

[@brahmbandyopadhyay]

It should've been Saturn

[@person___9]

@@brahmbandyopadhyay nah really?

[@brahmbandyopadhyay]

@@person___9 i think so... I'm not sure 😂

[@anuragparcha4483]

I always knew the Voyager mission was special but this video was so well made that I am even more impressed with the voyager mission. The self correcting Gimbal system is absolutely fantastic. Regarding the upcoming Starship tests, I think they will go well since it is a pretty expensive project, could be a few delays to get things right but I can't wait to watch it!

[@krazant]

The distance traveled by the Voyagers seems incredible to us, but it will never be compared to the distances between stars or galaxies, let alone the size of the universe. Thanks for the interesting video.

[@spikenomoon]

These two spacecraft are eternal. They are indestructible. Electrics that have evolved into state of the art electronics. The batteries and solar panels have also evolved to a better model. One of them learned how to turn itself back on while performing surgery on itself. Now I’ve learned that all the photos are altered by a artist’s imagination none are all natural. The radio equipment must had had several backups so it could keep sending terabytes of information for 50 years. One hell of a Wi-Fi connection.

[@essexu]

The accuracy and precision of all systems while working together is insane, one mistake could have turned this mission into failure. just crazy engineering.

[@Science_36014]

this is the power of maths

[@primalspace]

💯💯💯

[@mannyN54]

I think Starship will have a good launch but the landing might be a bit hard. Not a crash but not as smooth as they would expect. Thanks for another awesome video !

[@primalspace]

I could definitely see that being the case. Thanks for sharing and so glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck in the giveaway!

[@neelgehlot7249]

I think the Starship launch will go pretty well. The space enthusiast within me wants to expect a positive outcome and a successful mission but I am little bit skeptical on the landing part tbh. Kudos on amazing work Primal Space 🚀

[@daayemshehzad]

oh well....

[@poetico5890]

I am French and I discovered your channel not long ago. It's really super interesting, I love your videos keep it up.

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! So glad you're enjoying the channel!

[@ShannonYapMusic]

I cant believe i only discovered your channel now, shall start binge watching your videos!

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! So glad you're enjoying the content. Means a lot!

[@I_am_refrigerator]

I think starship will successfully launch into low earth orbit, but won't go any further. Hopefully it completes the whole trip though. I love your work primal space 🚀🌌

[@dinoschachten]

It's incredible to me that gravity assists can provide so much extra energy. I'm sure this is discussed abundantly, but this very much appears like a source of endless free energy. I guess it just appears that way because these planets are so massive we don't think about how Voyager changed their orbits by pulling on them. :D

[@danyelshaikh1553]

Awesome video! Super excited for Starship’s first launch, hoping with all my heart that it will go well. Given the amount of time and effort so many people have put into it, the launch should go well. The physics of it are crazy, but I’m so excited to see its wonders of engineering roar to life. Hopefully it can complete what it’s meant to do, and allow humans to travel to the moon, mars, and beyond. Every time I see a photo of Starship it just amazes me at the amazing things humans are capable of, and what our future could be. Go Starship!!!!!

[@primalspace]

I love the optimism and I'm hoping for the best as well! Thank you for sharing your predictions and so glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck in the giveaway!

[@barnacleboi2595]

This whole operation was just so badass. The people who did this are heroes of mankind, propelling us forward into the future.

[@primalspace]

Agreed!

[@mohnishsial8142]

This kind of thing is the reason why the comparison to “rocket science” is made when describing something incredibly challenging or difficult. Amazing.

[@vedpatel8365]

How the hell did we figure this stuff out 😮

[@LaugeHeiberg]

he legit explained it

[@EyeKnowRaff]

Sliderules, chain-smoking Lucky Strikes, and escaped Nazis.

[@NEKOSAIKOU.]

Math

[@vedpatel8365]

@@NEKOSAIKOU. no shit

[@NEKOSAIKOU.]

@@vedpatel8365 why are you asking then

[@cjs8000]

Fascinating stuff on the voyager though. Can you do some more on it? Specifically how, and what it's doing in deep space?

[@primalspace]

I'll definitely add that to my list of requests. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@noodlehunter5699]

I just imagine the first thing aliens pick up is just a message to voyager saying “fix your trajectory dumb fuck”

[@primalspace]

😂😂😂

[@fardinhasanshuvo]

Ok I'm facing it. I'm a CS major student and astronomy is one of my minors because of calculus and stuff. But still even thinking of something that complex and precise, it's mind boggling!!!!

[@navid-joon]

ABSOLUTELY mindbogglingly astonishing job of those guys back in the 70s at NASA. The step by step precision of their immaculate calculations is a testimony to their utter dedication and unparalleled passion. Makes me proud to be a human, even though on a completely another level. 👏👏👏

[@joeiborowski9763]

The technology back then to accomplish this is basically the same we use today for spacecrafts. We still use gyroscopes, we still use liquid fuel for propulsion and to correct course, we still use the same math and Newton's laws of motion to guide these spacecrafts. We still use the same Plutonium designed powered battery. The only so called "advancement" is faster computing power which is not necessary to do these simple maneveurs. 2021 NASA’s Perseverance rover has a 1997 computer chip brain. Here’s why. It may be old tech, but it's super-reliable.

[@stahlhelm5755]

I think Starship's first test flight will go smoothly with minor issues. But if it doesn't, it's still a success as that "failure" or "rapid unscheduled disassembly" will provide valuable lessons and insight for SpaceX for the next line of Starships. Overall, an exciting event for Spaceflight. The most powerful rocket of our time taking off.

[@Hawk7886]

Haha, way to hedge your bet.

[@stahlhelm5755]

@@Hawk7886 Yep At least they now know a lot of issues lol

[@Itsgyro]

Voyager 2 is quite literally the coolest thing done by humanity. I don’t think anything is topping this.

[@falconheavy809]

The voyager knows where it is. The voyager knows where it is because it knows where it isn't.

[@manusingh2507]

Voyagers are the marvellous creation of engineers and scientists, truly amazing how far they both are from here.

[@srennielsen6442]

This is just amazing, thank you

[@primalspace]

And thank you for watching!

[@hemarao46]

I really think that the starship mission is going to be a huge success BUT it may be delayed a bit(not a lot like Artemis) either due to minor inconveniences or the weather. Now we just have to wait and watch to see what happens. Got my hopes up for this one🤞

[@primalspace]

After these delays I'm really hoping everything goes well! Fingers crossed!

[@hemarao46]

@@primalspace Very informative video btw. I learnt a lot of new things about the Voyager spacecraft especially its navigation part. Thank you so much 😁

[@davidcolton7167]

I don't care about Neptune I still think of Pluto as the farthest planet!

[@primalspace]

I think a lot of us still do!

[@astronautnr7]

My two mayor concerns about the starship launch are the reliability of the 33 engines in the first stage and the heat shield. Dunno, but seeing how every static fire one or two engines shut down, makes me worried. But they made some big improvements on the heat shield, so Im not as concerned... Thanks for making all these giveaways! Can I ask how you pick the winner?

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

They were just testing the engines auto abort mode .. So it was partially intentional ...

[@astronautnr7]

@@nirbhayatiwari5425 and why did they replace some engines after every static fire where some engines didnt fire?

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

@@astronautnr7 Only one engine was replaced which was shut off prior static fire ... The engine which was auto aborted was not replaced ...

[@matttheking1655]

Voyager 2: The Definition of to Infinity and Beyond! ♾️🚀

[@gilthenrill1024]

Amazing!!! The people who designed these are geniuses!

[@primalspace]

💯💯💯

[@pythonboi5816]

5:37 the missile knows where it is by knowing where it isn't lol

[@greek_dutchman]

Personally, I think that during the Starship test flight it will all be OK until a certain moment, maybe a few minutes after launch, when a fatal error will cause it to go off course and crash. Nevertheless, I hope that doesn't happen, even though I think that (or something similar) will

[@rotarydude9737]

You lost me within the first 10 seconds. RIP Pluto.

[@TheAbyrr]

Dicks out for pluto

[@socialvibe8630]

The amount of precision needed for something like that to be done would be astronomical and somehow we pulled it off!

[@primalspace]

Pretty mind-blowing when you think about it!

[@yegfreethinker]

Carl Sagan do we ever need you today. I envey the people in the 70s actually getting to witness all these amazing events in the space program. I wish we would send more probes like Voyagers I & Ii into our universe.

[@primalspace]

Agreed. I love to hear stories from those who were lucky enough to be there!

[@How-ix3ds]

20 years journey and he arrived right on time. Just 1.4 secs late. Kudos to those scientists they are the real alpha males

[@primalspace]

Kudos is right!

[@longphan4691]

I keep thinking about all that compute power back then was probably less than that of the phone that Im watching on rn

[@primalspace]

Right? Pretty mind blowing when you think about it.

[@ajb627871]

0:02 Pluto receiving no love

[@primalspace]

I know. It makes me sad too 😢

[@visione6720]

@@primalspace I did a couple calculations, the fastest voyager 2 went was mach 116.6181388! Whats crazy is this is only 1/3rd of the parker solar probe which went around mach 369, Voyager 2 had a top speed of 89477.50001879 mph and the parker solar probe had a top speed of 300,000mph. Insane to think about if you compare it to the speed of light its 0.00132718 or 10thousandths of the speed of light!

[@Messier42-handle]

@@visione6720 the parker solar probe doesnt technically have a speed. it has an average speed, but because its orbit isnt circular, the speed difference between perihelion and apohelion is quite high

[@visione6720]

@@Messier42-handle Jeez if thats the average, i wonder what its top speed was

[@Messier42-handle]

@@visione6720 top speed at perihelion of orbit is 692000kmh and it gets faster with each time it has a gravity assist with venus

[@maxwell6881]

I love how voyager 1 was just "Go away", while voyager 2 was "You need to be super precise with 1970s tech"

[@kerrychou5990]

It does show the incredible accuracy of our formulas and theories. The journey is simply astounding

[@primalspace]

Absolutely!

[@pythonboi5816]

Neptune isn't that blue by the way

[@spud5400]

You been?

[@ALLOFTHEBOOST]

Yo. Pluto is still a planet to me.

[@digvijaysabharwal]

4:05 - Moment of joy for Flat Earth lovers

[@victornedelea4429]

In my opinion, on the first starship launch, it will successfully reach LEO but it will land in the ocean since it's the first rocket of it's kind to do something like this.

[@primalspace]

Thank you for sharing your prediction. Good luck in the giveaway!

[@akinxavier]

Honestly the precision to do this is just so incredibly high.

[@primalspace]

Pretty mind-blowing to think about!

[@lakshaykardam8436]

1:55 where is mars??

[@Ronxneo]

We don’t talk about him…

[@jelynfury1972]

It's where Venus should be, which is where Mercury should be, which doesn't exist in this diagram 💀

[@smokeytwitchsmokey]

We got rid of him

[@nothingspecial9370]

2:42 😂😂

[@bluey-next777]

2:44 *Record scratch plus ad starts* Just kidding

[@nothingspecial9370]

​@@bluey-next777😅😅

[@shadowbanned2596]

Where the flat earthers at? 😒 😂

[@primalspace]

Oh they're here haha

[@keepmovn8039]

One of the best explaination. Easy to digest, attractive, and on point. Just great!

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@insanospaz]

This is the first time I've come across this channel and was trying to bail to home as soon as you said "used giant magnets" before I realized that was as smooth af ad transition 😂

[@primalspace]

🤣🤣🤣 Sorry to catch you off guard like that! Glad you got some enjoyment out of it though and I hope you enjoyed the video as well. Welcome to the channel!