Korea's New Rocket Falls Short Of Orbit, But Is Still A Big Step Forward

Korea (AKA South Korea) made the first launch of its KSLV-2 rocket this week, this is the first domestically developed orbital class rocket by that nation. The first 2 stages operated correctly, but the third stage shut down early leading to the payload burning up over the Indian Ocean.
Regardless, this is a big step forward for this country's space Program.
Previously Korea developed rockets using Russian technology based on the Angara and RD-151, or launched satellites using other launch providers, but as the nation has grown it has become able to sustain a home grown launch capability.
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[@whatdamath]

Hello from Korea, wonderful person

[@Dpercy]

Hello from Sweden, wonderful person!

[@vidopnir]

Hello from Norway, wonderful person

[@blythewarland6688]

Hello from Australia, wonderful person

[@Narthanael]

Hello from Germany, wonderful person

[@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515]

Hello from Oregon, wonderful person!

[@kurumi394]

KSLV-I and Scott Manley were the reasons I became interested in aerospace engineering back in 2013 when I was in elementary school. Now I'm watching you covering KSLV-II in one of your videos as a uni student majoring in mechanical/aerospace engineering. Hopefully I can stay on this path without issues and get to work on KSLV-III that's scheduled for the 2030s-2040s.

[@n1elkyfan]

I'm wishing you the best of luck.

[@user-ph3ih6fe2r]

Good luck thats damn cool

[@Jone952]

By then you might be able work at a private Korean space launch company

[@NorseGraphic]

Best of luck, @Kurumi :)

[@rhahi]

I have seen a number of space engineering books added in uni library, along with numerous Naro related books. I assume they were added when Naro was being developed. It helped me a lot for studying rocket science for fun. I hope you get your boost from Nuri, too.

[@user-qsw8ns2a0s]

I've never imagine that I can see our country's rocket in this channel. Thanks😊

[@bennybooboobear3940]

Squid game person

[@Paulkjoss]

The engine graphic was cool - each component changed colour so you could clearly see it 👍

[@kurumi394]

FYI: The rocket's name is "Nuri" which means "world" in Korean. We had a contest for the rocket's name a few years back and I suspect it was chosen because of its meaning and because it has a similar ring to "Naro" which was its predecessor.

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

How many Koreans suggested the Korean equivalent of Rockety McRocketface?

[@zazugee]

strange google translate doesn't recognize 누리

[@minseopleem7458]

@@zazugee Because it is an archaic word.

[@zazugee]

@@minseopleem7458 i kinda thought about it, that it may be moon runs

[@narobii9815]

Its a great name

[@victorbukowsky7496]

Man, little tiny South Korea - such a shining example, for entire humanity. That's the way you do it, Korea! GL and keep it up

[@xiaoka]

50m is not THAT small.

[@xinyiquan666]

lol, a colony of USA,the world only few country has no self military command

[@sirmoonslosthismind]

@@xinyiquan666 don't be a tool. korea has complete sovereign authority over its military, and that includes the ability to decide to team up with the usa.

[@jay_s_2189]

@@xinyiquan666 Koreans make their own small ICBM special gift for their adorable neighbors :)

[@arie9123]

Good on them, this rocket has potential! The domestic aspect also adds to the value, since they won't be dependent on external suppliers and the political climate.

[@rkan2]

Also, quick ICBM when required

[@grandgao3984]

@@rkan2 Hmm, liquid-propellant rockets are rather slow to prepare for launch. Might work for silo-based launches. Still they have every right to have the technology considering the geopolitical factors, plus it's a nice step toward space exploration.

[@TheZachary86]

Lol the North Koreans are more advanced in space rocketry than South Korea.

[@karekarenohay4432]

It's called Juche :-)

[@DrWhom]

@@TheZachary86 LOL when it lands on your head

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

I really love how straightforward their naming scheme is.

[@MindokInAh]

Finaly KSP is real, Korean Space Program, too bad they named their space center "Naro". I feel like a lot of us are going to see names of our own creations on real life spacecraft, KSLV : Korea/Kerbin Space Launch Vehicule.

[@arno_grnfld455]

When in doubt, add srb to your rocket

[@AldorEricsson]

Just spell it "Knaro" for extra kerbalness!

[@1224chrisng]

there is a KSC tho, Kennedy Space Center

[@narobii9815]

Just need to name stuff in kerbal naro, simply

[@vulcanodong]

and KPS Korean positioning system. 😀

[@PDLM1221]

When I read about this last night , my first thought was “ why didn’t Scott Manley comment on this development! Glad to hear your spin on this! Thanks

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

Did you just leave that quotation mark to screw up my web scrapers?

[@duncanx99]

I have happy memories of KITSAT-1. I worked with the students at the University of Surrey (home of UoSats) and went out to South Korea to install and commission the ground station for their first giant leap into space.

[@aabb-zz9uw]

I also tried to build my DIY satellite but failed due to lack of funds and heart malfunction.

[@freesxsoccer]

Nice job Korea 🇰🇷🇰🇷 love from the USA 🇺🇸

[@kommandantgalileo]

Being able to get so far for a first launch of a domestically made rocket is very impressive.

[@Clockdistrict]

Countries launching domestically developed rockets is awesome, first launch getting as far as it did is great, hope the next launch goes smoothly!

[@jaydonbooth4042]

Love how simple and sleek this rocket looks, good luck to Korea on future launches

[@Eclipse-mk3hm]

WHY ARE WE ROOTING FOR AN UNDERDEVELOPED FAILURE OF A SPACE AGANCY

[@thespud1094]

​@@Eclipse-mk3hm *agency it's the same reason as why we need to diversify to other planets what're we supposed to do if the U.S. destabilized to the point where NASA got massively set back? Well there goes many of our plans. The more countries, the more minds, different mind-sets at work, the better and safer spaceflight will get. And it'll be more stable!

[@davidwuhrer6704]

@@Eclipse-mk3hm Because each space agency contributes to our exploration of space, no matter where they hail from.

[@0x1EGEN]

@@Eclipse-mk3hm What have you achieved in life?

[@Eclipse-mk3hm]

@@0x1EGEN imma work at spaceX, and i made a patent

[@russc788]

Are we sure the "K" doesn't stand for Kerbal?

[@pyramidratcian1920]

lmao

[@Mattle_lutra]

I love the straightforward design of this rocket, just like my first successfull Mun mission!

[@paulpark1170]

There’s a clown everywhere

[@hadinossanosam4459]

Interesting launch site, with a flat platform at engine level instead of an elevated launch platform... also cool to see the two separate exhaust areas: bright yellow and fairly unfocused gas generator exhaust (I'd guess), and the normal, quite focused rocket exhaust below

[@ke6gwf]

I think the bright skirt is the cooling layer of turbine exhaust injected into the inside of the engine bells. And yes, most impressive visually!

[@MultiZirkon]

@@ke6gwf If you are right, I wonder how much energy is going to the cool, unfocused yellow flame, and how much energy is going to the focused blue flame?

[@unvergebeneid]

The all-white rocket looks really elegant and beautiful.

[@Eclipse-mk3hm]

it looks cheap... why are we cheering on an underdeveloped space agency again?

[@unvergebeneid]

@@Eclipse-mk3hm had a bad day?

[@Eclipse-mk3hm]

@@unvergebeneid no im just pissed we are cheering on a failure

[@unvergebeneid]

@@Eclipse-mk3hm okay cool. I don't know what your issues are but I'm also not the person to talk to about them.

[@Eclipse-mk3hm]

@@unvergebeneid it’s just a bad rocket.. I don’t understand why we are cheering them on

[@falcon9ft710]

Engine was totally fine. If something abnormal caused engine to stop, payload wouldn't be deployed But launch vehicle performed normal procedure after shut down So, the problem might be software or propellant level sensor

[@aabb-zz9uw]

Engine shutdown was planned and intentional. Drop, not orbit.

[@falcon9ft710]

@@aabb-zz9uw Just another bullshit Dont u know how hard those engineers and scientists worked for this ? Ur word is disrespectful

[@hjalfi]

Korea's great. The food is superb, the people wonderful, and the landscape's superb (and there are mountains which you can reach using the Seoul subway). As a good example of the Korean attitude to things, when the first Korean astronaut went up to the ISS in 2008, he took with him kimchi which had been specially developed to be safe in space. I feel that a people whose national symbol is food rather than something like a flag has their priorities straight.

[@kristiankoski3908]

Let's go South Korea! Every country and every rocket that makes it to orbit is a step forward in my books! All the best for your next launch!

[@Eclipse-mk3hm]

we are wasting time cheering them on 🙄

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@Eclipse-mk3hm I wasted time reading your comment.

[@tongpoo8985]

@@Eclipse-mk3hm please keep your pathetic mentality to yourself

[@Eclipse-mk3hm]

@@tongpoo8985 korea will do nothing... america will colonize the whole solar system before korea leaves a footprint on the ISS lmao

[@brucer81]

Always interesting and informative. It's hard to get information like this anywhere else. Keep up the good work. Thank you Scott.

[@TheSpatulaCity]

Thanks for covering Korea's rocket history development. I really get the feeling that Korea is entering their golden age and has advanced as a nation quite well.

[@mewintle]

Fantastic details and analysis and overview. Just perfect! We need Scott Manly clones for other non-space topics! Thanks so much for all you do.

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

Nice upload, Scott! Great way to start the weekend. 🚀🇬🇧👍

[@gn_ghost4757]

Nice work Korea! Keep it up and next time it will be good!

[@SteamCraftOfficial]

Scott: Korea's new rocket Me: OH NO Scott: This is SOUTH Korea.. Me: Oh thank God!

[@johnladuke6475]

It's okay, Best Korea has lots of terrifying new rockets lately as well.

[@rbxless]

@@johnladuke6475 Best Korea? Are you brainwashed?

[@Cyarrick1]

@@rbxless It's a joke FFS

[@rbxless]

@@Cyarrick1 Idk, if it was a joke I'd write it with quotes

[@matieyzaguirre]

This will surely make the other Korea double their efforts to develop that other kind of rockets. Remember, most orbital rockets are just ICBMs launched in trajectories without reentry.

[@jdjr3640]

Never been this early! Thank you for all of the great content Scott!

[@karlsteeg4139]

So... Korea has gotten further into space than bezos

[@hafor2846]

An entire highly-developed country has done better than a single person? Shocker...

[@luelou8464]

Both Koreas have gotten further than Jeff Bezos.

[@GOLDCOASTROLLOUT]

@@hafor2846 no not bezos as a single person, but bezos one of the 2 richest people on earth, not him on his own but the rocket company he founded as did Elon with his rocket company, however bezos despite his company and all his money has failed to deliver anything comparable to elon's company, except to generate contempt through his infamously atrocious exploitation of employees, and and obstructive worthless lawsuits

[@GunganWorks]

@Cancer McAids entire countries, such as NORTH Korea.

[@hafor2846]

@Cancer McAids Than what countries? He has a lot less money than South Korea...

[@hungsop]

Thank you for revewing nuri!

[@iitzfizz]

A lot of great info here thanks. Good on them and wish them better luck next time

[@111jhkim]

Scott, Very good summary. Thanks!! Surprised how you gathered and understood all or most of information in Korean language.

[@gordonstewart5774]

Korea has great naming schemes, graphics, and rocket designs.

[@travcollier]

Yeah. During the 90s seems like a huge number of folks (especially women) were studying graphic design ;) And Hangul (the written language) is just so damn cool. It's really easy to learn too, though knowing how to sound out words doesn't help with understanding what they mean. They do have some really good engineers. Did you see KAIST's Robotics Grand Challenge entry? Clever. Maybe surprising, S Korea also has extremely high quality metallurgy/steel production too. I'm partial to that because my wife went to a small technical university which was started/sponsored by a steel company... a university which is ambitiously inspired by / setup to be like Caltech.

[@davidjernigan8161]

Good for S. Korea, I wish them better success with their next launch.

[@jimcrelm9478]

Congratulations to the people of the south of Korea.

[@TheZachary86]

Lol it’s funny north korea managed to get a satellite into orbit before the south.

[@joehorn1762]

@@TheZachary86 terrible trolling.

[@TheZachary86]

@@joehorn1762 It’s the truth. Whether it’s trolling or not

[@joehorn1762]

@@TheZachary86 and pointless, like you.

[@salty2831]

just me or the video quality of lift of. is the best yet. it looks so clean with no debire on cameras or very shaky cams

[@swedenfrommycam]

As always a pleasure to Watch! Thanks

[@favesongslist]

Great progress, well done from the UK.

[@user-dk7ho2mx5o]

I didn't know i would see this thing at this channel. I hope people of my land learn this was a successful launch rather than failure.

[@simian_essence]

Interesting! It's nice to hear about rocket programs from various countries around the world. If you ever do another video on the Korean rocket scene it would be more than a little interesting to compare the rocket programs of the two Koreas, North & South. THAT would be a really juicy comparison!

[@Jimmy-fk7ev]

Good to see my country's rocket on my fav channel! You give better explanations than almost all news :) In addition to your great explanation, there've been lots of speculation on KSLV-I (Naro) that "unofficial' meetings happened between Korean and Russian engineers. We're not sure what could get from it, and how much it was helpful for KSLV-II (Nuri) development. However, I'm quite sure that KSLV-I wasn't just a testbed for Russian hardware development.

[@witchblades997]

Another great vid mr.manley

[@aSpyIntheHaus]

Love me some Manley space news.

[@Vatsyayana87]

Well done S Korea, i believe its called the Kuri rocket right? Personally i think its a proper pretty looking rocket. They did well for a first go.

[@kurumi394]

Nuri. First one was Naro

[@Vatsyayana87]

@@kurumi394 Ah Nuri, thank you. Either way pretty rocket, nice name.

[@cosmicandrew50]

Nuri and yeah, it’s a good looking rocket

[@guillermoelnino]

scott calls south korea just korea. the true korea. based.

[@Vatsyayana87]

@@guillermoelnino Please dont do the ever changing stupid BS made up words crap. Its just makes you sound like a ten year old that says woke and has no standing in an adult conversation.

[@izuaff04]

Korean will eventually master the technology..just like they did in auto and electronics ..and many other things ..

[@Kevin_Street]

Thanks for this video, Scott! It's interesting how the Koreans decided to go it alone in their space program (certainly not the cheapest option) and seem to be making good progress. It's too bad about this launch not being 100% successful, but its still a big step up for them.

[@thanksfernuthin]

Yeah baby! Go get it South Korea! The more competition the better. South Korea is welcome in the race.

[@Martin42944]

Wait, are islands not islands if they have man made bridge access? I always thought they were still islands. Isn't Manhattan (NYC) an island?

[@MonkeyJedi99]

My thoughts are in alignment. If the land mass developed naturally with a land bridge, it is a peninsula. If humans build a bridge to it, that doesn't negate its "island-ness".

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

I can’t believe that this is even being discussed!

[@mumblbeebee6546]

I guess that what Scott was referring to here was that supplies and vehicles to the island don’t need to go on a barge, but it was an afterthought so it did not come out as polished as most of his words?

[@paulhaynes8045]

Don't get into this! I pulled Scott up on a technicality once, which I thought was an obvious mistake, but it turned out I was wrong! Although I still don't understand how....

[@bobjones2041]

It's the center of the universe

[@joseacuna3239]

I saw some Hyundai stickers on the side of the collab rocket stand, I’ll like to see more development from them like Mitsubishi did in Japan.

[@RealNovgorod]

Oh they do everything, from tanks to cable internet.

[@dylanberger8701]

@@RealNovgorod korea's megacorporations make japanese conglomerates look like mom-and-pop stores.

[@WWeronko]

As the true age of the space economy assents the more launch providers and countries with space technology the more robust and vigorous will be the human effort. Go South Korea!

[@Legola87]

Quality space technology content!

[@cerealport2726]

KSR-3, not to be confused with KRS-One, I imagine.

[@theFLCLguy]

As my favorite rocket engineer says, "just add more rockets." -Robbaz of the Viking Space Program.

[@kenhelmers2603]

Good news! South Korea is an amazing country, glad to see them hitting space :)

[@jimcrelm9478]

Agreed, Korea is an amazing country! (And even the South Korean government/state is a lot better than it was in the mid 20th century. In common with a lot of states, I suppose.)

[@1312_PV]

The country of mass protests because of the newly introduced 52 hour work week being considered short, mass worker suicide, etc is not really awesome if you ask me.

[@0x1EGEN]

@@1312_PV Literally every 1st world country has their own problems. Doesn't mean you should be pedantic whenever someone wants to praise it for any achievements the country makes.

[@1312_PV]

@@0x1EGEN A first world country shall have at least the worker rights present around the first world in the 70s. Of course they have great economic indicators being "China 2" in that they are having lots of people work impossible amounts of hours regardless of their physical and mental health to export electronics and other goods around the world...

[@0x1EGEN]

@@1312_PV Wow, racist much? Calling them "China 2" is just a shitty evaluation. What about Japan and their black companies regarding karoshi, are they China 3 then? Jesus christ dude...

[@jonathanbout]

10:38 always check your staging!

[@ke6gwf]

I love the bright skirt of the nozzle cooling exhaust jacket with the hot blue knife through the middle!

[@oremooremo5075]

Hey Scott Manley could you probably do a video on the launchpad facilities for rockets I often feel that they are neglected and there is some nice nuggets of knowledge hidden about their design and they are essential for supporting the vehicle right until its ready

[@TheClintonio]

축하합니다 on this Korea

[@sonnyburnett8725]

Congrats Korea, great results on a first attempt.

[@bry756]

Description: Korea (aka South Korea) Power move Scott, I love it.

[@PotentiallyAndy]

Good luck next time Korea. I was slightly disappointed not to see a circle, triangle and square symbol on the side

[@jaydaniels1790]

Thank you as always sir🚀🌍

[@gnerwm]

a very beautiful Launchsite

[@balashanmugam4022]

0:47 The 2 tone flame looks nice

[@jeechun]

Scott, did you manage to save the footage from the camera? :)

[@railgap]

Not bad for their first attempt! I'd be pleased too. That exhaust plume is different and interesting. I miss working on rockets, satellites, aerospace. I miss having a smart brain.

[@railgap]

@Scott Manley - Do you know about SuitSat? Seems to me it would be a good topic for a vid.

[@anthoneyking6572]

Nice Way togo South Korea im sure they will get it right in the end and Prove they have a Viable Rocket Great Vlog thanks

[@absinthe6869]

4:07 the illustration of the Naro space center does not include the VAB, Engine test facility, and LC2 where KSLV-2 was launched

[@MorRobots]

When you said just Korea like 5 times I was like... ummmm clarification.... then you delivered lol 😆

[@t395delta]

i'd already looked in the description by the 3rd time :-)

[@johnc2438]

Congrats! Next time will be a winner! 👍

[@donvineyard8654]

Failure is only a failure if you let it be one. Learn something valuable and it isn't a failure. SpaceX proved that notion in spades. That's the secret to building a new launch system.

[@erideimos1207]

MEGABONUS: Shit blows up IRL, not simulations :)

[@SandiskCruzer]

Each test yields a result. It may not be the result you were looking for, but it is a result nonetheless. And you can learn and improve from every result you get.

[@BraveUlysses59]

Wait a minute. @5:05, what were those metal bits to the left of the H2?

[@railgap]

@5:07 - unrelated, but what is that hardware coming free of the LV?

[@Walking_Death]

"... same latitude as Australia." So... anywhere between 10 and 44 degrees south. 3800km / 2400 miles.

[@diraziz396]

Hi Scott. a Question: in that case of payload Missed Orbit, It's velocity should be enough to stay a bit lower.. Say, 650KM Orbit. off course it doesn't work that way. I'd like to know why. Thank you.

[@johnladuke6475]

Now hearing about South Korea's rocket achievements makes me think. We've seen a lot of news lately about new kinds of missiles launched by Best Korea. Any chance we could get a Scott Manley analysis of whatever verifiable information you can dig up? I trust you to tell me something rational about their likely capabilities a lot more than I trust reporters to understand.

[@CodepageNet]

That woulb be really interesting!

[@ouahaahmed3902]

Best videos ...as usual....👍

[@MrHichammohsen1]

SK totally flew safe this time!

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 South Korea 🇰🇷 succeds eventually

[@jonathantatler]

That site couldn't BE more James Bond 😀😀

[@brentboswell1294]

Purple core exhaust, that's cool 😎

[@FabricioSTH]

The flame coming off those turbine exhausts are amazing. That mean they are using a richer mixture on their turbines than, say, spacex? Or that's just none sense?

[@ArneChristianRosenfeldt]

Space shuttle main engines are next generation compared to this. SpaceX Raptor is two generations more advanced. But bang for the buck does not change much. And yeah, stochiometric would melt any turbine.

[@seldoon_nemar]

running that rich is because of their material science. They don't have an industrial base where they can source some of this exotic material immediately, let alone the ability to work it reliably. they are keeping things cool with gobs of extra fuel. soot coats things like a blanket keeping heat out, and unburned fuel absorbs reaction heat and carries it away. It works and it's tried and true, and it looks AWSOME 😂 I wouldn't be surprised if that gets tuned back a little over time as they get more experience with the engine and make further improvements

[@ArneChristianRosenfeldt]

@@seldoon_nemar But what material science? Incandescent light bulbs and spark plugs use pure tungsten. Turbine blades in jets use pure nickel. There are strange YT videos about ceramics for nuclear engines and temperatures beyond everything ... yeah those seem to be fiction. No, the way everybody else does it, is to use an afterburner.

[@bugqualia8881]

The engines are quite similar to older version of merlin.

[@Sara-L]

@@ArneChristianRosenfeldt Pure nickel? I'm fairly sure they use a titanium alloy.

[@eddyer3393]

Good advice for Korea town Didn't see that one coming Fly safe. I can't help but imagine a big metal box with combination, levers, bolts, handles and interior shelves full of flies.

[@BRUXXUS]

Beautiful launch site.

[@KamepinUA]

Hold up did he just call Dnepr a Russian launch vehicle?

[@scottmanley]

Dammit.... I'm usually going out of my way to get this right.

[@senkuishigami2485]

@@scottmanley Sir you and Everyday Astronaut should do a collab video

[@johndododoe1411]

I'm guessing a lot of vehicles have been launched on Dnepr, including ones destined for the Chernobyl station.

[@Ergzay]

@@senkuishigami2485 Yes Scott should teach Everyday Astronaut how to not sound condescending.

[@ke6gwf]

@@Ergzay Everyday Who? Lol

[@elevatorphish]

There was an orange fireball/U.F.O over the east coast of Tasmania at 8.10pm on Thursday night. Could it have been this launching/deorbiting?

[@kanakroy9994]

Exited to see different countries entering the satellite launch market . As an Indian goodluck South Korea.🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷

[@anoopc.r.4646]

Do those engines follow a fuel rich or oxidiser rich combustion??? That makes a lots of difference, especially material selection...

[@mayhem661616]

What’s going on with the two different exhaust plumes at the same time?

[@MrRABC1]

*I always fly safe but thanks for the advice Scott!!*

[@tomhill4617]

The 3rd stage might have started to spin, and that pulled the propellant away from a central drain.

[@jpatt1000]

What's the story on the Lego Space Shuttle behind you? I have the Saturn V but if that's an actual kit, I'd like to find one!

[@アク]

KARI has a plan to make small rockets(called kslv-s) to launch platformed statlites with low cost. it will use kre-88(not kre-90 in this video) which is staged combustion engine of kre-75.

[@vbscript2]

"Shopping around" for sending up your satellites seems like a good idea, particularly for a country that wants to develop its own program in the not-too-distance future. On the way up, your satellite can just so happen to collect a bunch of telemetry on everyone else's rockets. :)

[@wouterdevlieger1002]

Sort of competitive if you ignore SpaceX? How about Terran 1, RS1 and Kuaizhou 11 (although 2 of them are still in the near future) launching for about half the price per kg for a similar payload range? Nuri seems to be only competitive to more 'oldspace-y' Minotaur, Epsilon, Rokot and Vega.

[@user-jc5pl1pw9q]

It seems that the third stage engine cut off at 462s due to abnormal depressurization in the oxidizer tank.

[@jay_s_2189]

is it official ?

[@hadleymanmusic]

Takeoff blast was awesome!!

[@zapfanzapfan]

Awesome! Better luck next time!

[@Evangq]

WHAT!? That pressure ring, or whatever it's called, at 0:32 (bottom of rocket) is SICK! Anyone have an idea behind what makes a effect like that?

[@MusicMeritage]

I can't wait for his tongue-in-cheek review of Orbital Reef. I can hear it now..."but, yeah, it would be great if any of the hardware in this video was anywhere near being operational"