In Space, No One Can … Lift Their Arms?

Tested member Vickie Bligh was curious what it feels like to hit orbit, and former astronaut Mike Massimino was all too happy to answer! Does his response make you want to go to space more? Or less?
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[@paulvamos7319]

I love how at the end he's so impressed he said duck with an f! 😂 Love the content Adam and I feel like this is going to be a great year for you and the whole Tested team! 😎

[@VAXHeadroom]

Mass is just fantastic - so knowledgeable and HILARIOUS!!

[@Vickie-Bligh]

This is the first opportunity to say Thank You to both Mike and Adam for answering this. I would love to go to space and this answer made me want to go even more.

[@RitaBowman_andMatt]

Me too!

[@matt497]

Great question!!!

[@KGBos]

I wholeheartedly endorse Vickie Bligh for the incredible opportunity to venture into space. Vickie's unwavering passion for space exploration aligns perfectly with the spirit of discovery and human progress that space missions represent. Her dedication to scientific advancement and her thirst for knowledge are truly commendable. I have no doubt that Vickie would not only excel in space but also contribute significantly to our understanding of the cosmos. I wholeheartedly support her selection for this momentous journey.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

@@KGBos 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for the laugh & grin.

[@KGBos]

@@Vickie-Bligh I am serious

[@JimmyNuisance]

This guy's charisma is off the charts. Just a joy to listen to his stories.

[@deltatango5765]

Couldn't agree more. I could listen to him all day. Imagine how cool it would be to have him as your neighbor!

[@TacoSniper666]

its like listening to my grandpas stories as a kid its so nostalgic and gives allot of insight

[@rodrigocastro2005]

It's funny how you could actually be referring to either of them!

[@Hosed69]

Great guy, totally down to Earth. Love listening to these conversations.

[@adam346]

ironic for being an astronaut, right?

[@tested]

Well done!

[@espenstoro]

Down to earth... for now 🙃

[@TheTuttle99]

Hehe pun intended?

[@CharlesAnsman]

The Right Stuff

[@jtderby]

When you have a story that impresses an astronaut, you gotta be proud Adam.

[@JarrodFrates]

To answer the question about the U-2 landing gear, it has a set of bicycle gear that Adam described, and then each wingtip has a skidplate where it can safely settle. For taxi and takeoff, dropaway wheels are fitted into the wings at about mid-span, and as the aircraft climbs away, they drop off. They are then collected for later reuse. U-2 landings are assisted by another U-2 pilot driving a performance car like a Camaro, Corvette, or Charger on the runway behind the U-2 and radioing information to the landing pilot.

[@y00t00b3r]

lol, as if Massimino actually didn't know how the U-2 landing gear worked. :) He was totally playing along to make it more entertaining. Good sport!

[@JarrodFrates]

@@y00t00b3r Why would you expect him to know about it? He never served in the military, much less had a reason to be interested in the details of how a spy plane lands.

[@y00t00b3r]

@@JarrodFrates Because NASA has a lot of U-2 flights themselves. You don't get to where he is in aerospace without exposure to Kelly Johnson's achievements. You couldn't turn on the Discovery Wings channel without being pummeled with documentaries. The significance of the U-2 and how it works is pretty common. No need to have served in the military to be exposed to knowledge about it.

[@JarrodFrates]

@@y00t00b3r You're presuming that your knowledge is common knowledge, when the details of landing really are niche information. NASA has two ER-2 aircraft used for high-altitude missions, but he worked in astronautics. I'm sure he knows of their existence and maybe a few of their missions, but that doesn't mean he has any direct exposure to them, and certainly not to the minor details of their operations.

[@y00t00b3r]

@@JarrodFrates "minor details" discussed on many documentaries for a quarter of a century, obvious details which are the consequence of the U-2 being designed much like a sail plane, all of which land on one wheel under the fuselage. Of course he knows this. You're the only one who didn't.

[@ptousig]

I used to watch shuttle missions on a separate monitor at work and really loved when Mike Massimino would make videos about life on board. I developed this theory that what Mike really wanted to be was a documentary filmmaker. But that's a highly competitive field to get into, so he had to settle for astronaut.

[@sakesaurus]

sounds ridiculous

[@ENKTechnologies]

What a charmed life! To able to hang out with astronauts and tell one-up stories - and have the astronaut go, "Wow!". Pretty cool! Thanks for sharing with us mortals!

[@MrPAULONEAL]

Maybe a semi charmed kinda life.

[@hunterdouglas9765]

I absolutely love that shuttle astronauts were equipped with a Finglonger

[@keagandavidson4250]

I wish i was equipped with a finglonger

[@mikus4242]

A good friend of mine…. His mother worked in the SAIL - Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory. See Wikipedia. This lab had an entire working suite of the shuttle avionics with all the simulated inputs and it ran the actual flight software. Anyway, she became an expert at “landing” the shuttle. It was said she was better at landing the shuttle than the astronaut pilots.

[@the_bw_trekkie]

it's still there, walked through it last year!

[@mikus4242]

@@the_bw_trekkie Building 16 I believe.

[@wobblysauce]

Good times.

[@ILoveRedPandas95]

That sounds so cool

[@raydrexler5868]

Statistics show women are better pilots naturally. It has to do with steady muscle strength vs faster muscle power. Or something like that.

[@Gantros]

The talk of ‘The Stick’ made me think of that scene in ’The Expanse’ where the inventor of efficient fusion engines couldn’t turn off the thrust and died due to being crushed by the G Force. Would a ‘stick’ have saved his life?

[@wobblysauce]

A price of string is easygoing…

[@sonar8594]

Had the same thought. Epstein stick.

[@eTiMaGo]

Hahahah same here 😅

[@David-wc5zl]

This is hilarious. You're discussing a fictional story as if it's real. Welcome to Idiocracy.

[@chigz2]

​@@David-wc5zl it was more interesting than your comment, that's for sure!

[@cliffguthrie7530]

Enjoyed the short discussion and hearing from Mike. Hope there is more to come.

[@tested]

There is!

[@amacan]

Technically the "Stick" is called a "Swizzle Stick" that was around for Mercury and Gemini. Adam could build different era reaching aid sticks!

[@tested]

Oh, that's a great idea ...

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

@@tested Please do it.

[@DuncanJimmy]

I'm always in awe of people like Mike who have enjoyed the privilege of spending time in space, let alone for an extended period that involved spacewalks and two different missions. To date, 676 humans are members of this extraordinarily exclusive club, many of whom didn't get anywhere near the amount of quality time to enjoy it that Mike did. To this day I don't know what's more enviable: the EVAs, the isolation, the microgravity, the views, the sleep with extraordinary dreams, etc.

[@spdcrzy]

LITERALLY one in a million.

[@caiolinnertel8777]

Thanks, so awesome. As for the U2, it has two fall away wheels for the wings for take off. Main landing gear is a tail wheel and about in the center of the plane is a two wheel landing gear that is lowered and raised as with any retractable wheel aircraft. What is neat is the chase car that helps the pilot with elevation above the runway as it's very difficult to judge from the cockpit. I'm so jealous that you got to fly in one, truly a magnificent thing to have done.

[@michaelfink64]

Mike wrote a great book about his experiences as an astronaut, including two Hubble repair missions. It is an excellent read.

[@pl3a5enophotoz]

Thanks Mike for coming on the show! You and Adam have great chemistry! Maybe you guys could do some kind of rocket one day build in the future! 🚀

[@ndrew.Vietnam]

Love your work Adam Savage, keep up the awesome work ❤❤❤

[@nothere7198]

I love these honest interviews with people who've been there done that !

[@NitaKerns]

Yay another video with Mike!!!! This guy is awesome!!!

[@silagi213]

Thank you and please have more conversations with Mike, these are a blast!!!

[@RoamingAstro]

Great stuff! Thank you, Mike! Thank you, Adam! 😀

[@dirtdigger949]

When Adam flew on the U2 spy plane I have never seen anyone as happy as he was it was some what beautiful in many ways seeing someones life light up nothing like it.

[@benjaminhanke79]

I always love to hear Mike's astronaut stories! I remember watching him on the last Hubble service mission in 2009 on NASA TV. The internet was completely different then, I think I had to install real player to watch this.

[@NetTopsey]

I enjoy listening to astronauts. They seem so hopeful, and not in a naive, don't know the facts way, but a balance of probabilities, scientific sort of way. Mike Massimino reminds me very much of Chris Hadfield even though they are obviously different people. They both seem to be cut from the same cloth, as they say.

[@somethinggeeky]

Please post the rest of this conversation, it is awesome

[@Dave-yy9br]

Absolutely enjoy the perspective and content. Great stuff !

[@adib396]

Mike reminds me of Rodney Dangerfield!

[@Elwaves2925]

That's who I was trying to recall. I knew he reminded me of someone. Cheers.

[@BlueOceanBelow]

Hey now, he deserves more respect than that.

[@mytube001]

Yes, and Dara Ó Briain!

[@SirWussiePants]

Came here to say the same thing!

[@Glitchunlocked]

It's the voice/dialect. They're both from the same area of Long Island

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

I loved when Massimino was supposed to work on the Hubble. He needed to open an access panel, but a grab handle was in the way. He stripped a screw head and couldn't get the handle off. He talked to ground about what to do. He said his uncle in his old neighborhood would have just used brute force to snatch the handle loose. Ground gave him permission to try that, and he succeeded. So now we get the good pictures.

[@nasonguy]

Never underestimate the utility of a stick, or its big brother, the hook stick. It’s a stick. With a hook on the end. You never know when you might need it, but when you do end up needing it you REALLY need it.

[@andrewparkin4036]

Such a great video, Massimino is a such good sport. Always remembered him on Big Bang Theory, your conversation here was so relaxed it would make a great longer episode with you both just talking.

[@tested]

We have more videos with Mike to come, so stay tuned!

[@marpintado]

This is the most beautiful video I ever seen!!! The life experience those guys have just right there in front of us!!!

[@tomclayton6875]

Massimino's da man! A wrench couldn't loosen a bolt on Hubble to remove a bracket keeping them from opening a door to exchange a faulty unit, so he tore the handle off with his own two hands saving the mission.

[@picksalot1]

What a wonderful down to Earth attitude for an Astronaut! 👍

[@jenniferbates2811]

I love these kinds of videos!! Thank you both!

[@tested]

Thanks for taking the time to tell us that ...

[@karrawr9538]

There's something so captivating about hearing astronauts describe anything - it's like they're capable of not only holding a conversation but juggling it

[@wackywankavator]

Is there a word for loving switches and knobs? The startup procedures on aircraft and spacecraft in old movies, flipping switches, turning knobs, pressing buttons; has always been so satisfying thing to watch.

[@favesongslist]

I cannot imagine all the switches and knobs that needed to be used in the Space shuttle, I used to work on Scientific research equipment before they were fully computerised(My job), I felt like I needed to be an octopus to coordinate them all at precisely the right time.

[@aboutdawntoday]

Great convo thanks for sharing!

[@bobbressi5414]

I met a young barista who was headed off to college to study aerospace engineering. She wanted to specialize in propulsion. I was envious. Fascinating career.

[@paulvamos7319]

Thank you for sharing this amazing story with us! I had no idea you flew in the U2! That's so cool 😮

[@YeOldeTraveller]

I have a similar experience with motion sickness. If I have driving or piloting, I have no issue. As a passenger, I have to be careful and prepare for the trip to reduce the likelihood of motion sickness. There are good options other there. You just need to find the one that works for you.

[@LincolnWorld]

I really enjoyed that. Mike was such a funny and likable guy. Looking forward to more of you speaking with him.

[@tested]

Yes! A couple more videos to come.

[@VanPray]

I have to say, Every time I watch your program, It makes me Smile. Thank you.

[@jehusfolly]

Great interview. His stories are super interesting.

[@TrickyE]

I love the idea of engineers and programmers designing the shuttle controls for such an advanced vehicle, and having everything slightly out of reach and needing to then develop “the stick”

[@krillen64]

I love this video, got so much enjoyment out of it. I love Mike Massimino as my favorite US astronaut from the US then Chris Hadfield after him as my 2nd fave astronaut.

[@clqudy4750]

'Mass' is such an awesome guy- loved his book! It's fun listening to him talk. Cool QnA with Adam.

[@antonbaydala9780]

Mike came to speak at my school in Portland a little while back. Love seeing him in videos too!

[@SmokinFoolz]

I could listen to this guys stories every day

[@sirsir9665]

The Jets flying by as he's talking about Gs is incredible lol

[@malibustacy3606]

Great guest Adam, thank you.

[@nathkrupa3463]

Great video sir

[@pipersall6761]

That was a really wonderful interview with an American hero Mike Massimino! Thank you!

[@AsbestosMuffins]

the shuttle having a calibrated stick is so funny

[@zapfanzapfan]

Caffeinated apple pie, I should make that next time I make apple pie 🙂

[@JeepinBoon]

I miss hearing the rocket engine tests while living outside Huntsville. Every week the dishes would rattle in the cupboard. SLS was the thing.

[@tested]

Wow, that’s amazing.

[@teddbobb4672]

Adam, you must do a one day build on the NASA button stick. Funny story, I’m an Audio Engineer at a hockey rink and our emergency tool is a broken hockey stick (paddle broken off). I need a NASA button stick, that sounds like an awesome tool.

[@dagunna3]

This is one of my favorite episodes

[@jesperwall839]

Mike is an amazing human. Seems like he can do everything he sets his mind on. Even as an actor! 😀

[@windlessoriginals1150]

Thank you

[@cartesiancircle]

Love Mike ,he's always so genial and approachable 😊

[@psuaero100]

Awesome interview... he's a great guy and really funny!

[@snypa-ck7hn]

Love the fly over being left in

[@jocax188723]

I studied the orbiter's descent aerodynamics for an aeroengineering course a couple years back. It could charitably be called a brick loosely associated with a couple of stubby wings, with a glide ratio in the single digits and a descent profile comparable to most skydivers. A true marvel of engineering, and a beauty to behold.

[@charlottetracy3970]

This !was so great!

[@Bob-jn8jt]

I need more of him please!!!!

[@tested]

More to come!

[@hajkie]

I can only imagine that no matter how much you prepare these is gona be unexpected things in the things you prepared for you're still not ready for. "Its gona shake a lot", "this is shaking to much!"

[@tylercarrell]

Good interview, i almost didn’t watch it because of the clickbait title, also the type of people that would believe you can’t lift your arms in space will never come across this video anyways

[@DeltaBravoOpr8r]

Love how he looked at the camera when he asked if “Is it classified”… Funny stuff.

[@sadev101]

i could listen to this for hours

[@BeefIngot]

That was a good interview. These guys have chemistry.

[@codymoe4986]

*astronomy

[@mplsmike4023]

Massimino is the best. Reminds us to all have just a little child in everything we do, to be ready to be amazed at any moment.

[@zimmy1958]

Thanks

[@koijoijoe]

BUILD THE STICK! BUILD THE STICK! BUILD THE STICK!! hahaha that seems so perfect for adam. Maybe a panel with different buttons and switches to use it on too!

[@tested]

Love this idea.

[@kerrylewis2581]

I enjoy listening to Mike Massimino. He is an interesting man with a great personality.

[@cmitt8883]

This was so fun!

[@norcaldeemichaels]

As a former Bay Area resident, I knew at 1:57 that this segment was filmed in October…

[@tested]

Yup!

[@Markus_Andrew]

I loved Mike's guest spots on The Big Bang Theory. I liked the episode where NASA asks Howard to go back to the ISS, and Howard calls Mike to ask if he should do it: Mike: "You know how they talk about astronauts having 'the right stuff'?" Howard: "Yeah." Mike: "Your stuff is wrong."

[@skidawg22]

"Hey Fruit Loops! Did you clean the space toilet?"

[@DanBurgaud]

Honestly, a nice and fun conversation.

[@billbucktube]

👍👍‼️ “One in a million is not zero!”

[@TeatroGrotesco]

Only Adam Savage could stun an actual Astronaut with an Aeronautic Fact from a casual story.

[@denniscustard274]

Adam, I really hope you make a "The Stick". It would be a fun and educational build to watch.

[@thomasowens5824]

Sticking it to Howard on BBT was hilarious.

[@mikmop]

It reminds me of a time when I threw up over someone's Chihuahua. I looked down at that thing covered in vomit, and thought myself, I don't remember eating that.

[@scottnj2503]

That was a fun interview. Would like to see more with Mike Massimino. Maybe the two of you could make a "stick".

[@MelloBlend]

Can you imagine this guy in a college lecture? Mike Massimino is a great speaker, and a student could learn a lot from his stories. Nice interview.

[@clurkroberts2650]

Love this guy.. NASA needs to heavily promote him

[@disky01]

Whoa, Mike Massimino! This guy is a hero.

[@screeny30]

that is so wholesome....

[@overkillphil514]

Mass is always great value 😁

[@rcredmon]

Reminds me of that scene from 'The Expanse', when the guy who pioneered the propulsion system they use in that show, and he couldn't press the cancel button because of the gs.

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Cool insight

[@1320fastback]

Mike should do stand up comedy! Such a natural speaker

[@jeremyp7013]

That was great. My girl told me I had a grin the whole time

[@rosestarratt7053]

I love Mike!🥰

[@JREone]

Mike loved your book , it popped up a table just perfect, just kidding this guy is the best loved him on big bang theory

[@sarnxero2628]

Learning NASA had a finglonger for shuttle astronauts made my day. 😅

[@samk2407]

This guy is the absolute best at describing things in a funny way

[@jameshowland7393]

"Am I still alive?" HAHAHAH!

[@Stealth8O77]

Awesome interview guy is awesome and shoutout to mythbusters