NASA's Secret Weapon

During the 1960’s, NASA was under a huge amount of pressure to land humans on the Moon by the end of the decade. But without the help from a truly unique aircraft, NASA would have struggled to assemble the massive Saturn V rocket in time and their ambitious goal might never have been achieved.
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Written and edited by: Ewan Cunningham ( / ewan_cee )
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[@Dejager3112]

how was your comment placed 2 DAYS AGO?!?!?

[@stefanandrejevic2570]

Fun fact : robux

[@stefanandrejevic2570]

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[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

Excellent video !

[@sealy3]

You said that Apollo 11 landed on the Moon with just five months to spare on Kennedy's promise to land a man on the Moon and safely return him to the Earth In that decade! (Or words to that effect.) "If I have said this once I have said this a thousand times" The Romans used Roman numerals to count with! In the year 1 BCE the Romans controlled the Holy Land of middle east and most of the western world. Roman numerals do not have a zero! So the year 1 BCE was followed by the year 1 CE. Notice there was no zero year. The first decade started on January 1, 1 CE and the first decade ended on December 31, in the year 10 CE. All Decades end at the conclusion of the zero year. So the 1960's Did not start until January the 1st 1961 and did not end until December 31, 1970 was over! It is Just that simple! (So really Apollo 11 still had 16 months and 7 days at the conclusion of its flight. !) Forget What the T.V. Talking Head's Keep Saying!

[@liamc8085]

The beluga: i use the plane to transport the plane

[@MonkeyMaster1707]

This needs way more likes

[@gwyneddboom2579]

Well yes but actually yes.

[@leboi8528]

Big brain :D

[@ryanoptekar7654]

The dreamlifter: sad noises

[@sparky4878]

See the Beluga overhead so often, the Airbus Broughton factory where they build wings is just a couple of miles from me.

[@julianmartinezfontaina872]

NASA: What are we going to do? It is literally impossible to fly such a big plane with a lot of... John Conroy: *HEY HEY*

[@zulrashamrahmat7266]

I can just imagine Hayasaka's face

[@nic_the_grekk0262]

Haha guppy go brrrrr

[@implodingbaby]

@@zulrashamrahmat7266 shinomia san!!!

[@kolvis6626]

didn't think I'd see an r/animemes resident here

[@michaeldesanta2144]

The plane looks like Mega Mind from the front

[@drabberfrog]

Lol

[@DrZbo]

I never thought of this 🤣

[@CallMeShoe]

Rihanna’s forehead

[@VBoeing]

Unrated

[@ssarthak]

Big brain!

[@astrumspace]

Loved the video! It's amazing that something like that can even fly. And it was great doing a collab with you, thanks for lending your narration to my video!!

[@realtanay230]

Hi brotha

[@Grepes2]

Hey astrum imma big fan 🤩

[@MarcusBadi]

And I thought the Beluga had an "original" design...

[@-Ryan_Gasoline-]

It's the guppy but modern

[@rainz7427]

Lego: Space set Build the rocket NASA: Oh no we do no- John Conroy: HEY

[@mariog9202]

Someone needs rocket components to be transported in lego city... HEY! Build the Guppy Transport the rocket stages and save nasa’s lunar program

[@rainz7427]

Just a Venezuelan Maracucho ahahaha yes

[@aerojetrocketdyners-2538]

A MAN IS DRIFTING AWAY FROM THE SPACE STATION LAUNCH THE BIG FUCKING ROCKET "HEY!!" YOU CAN BUILD THE BFR OPEN THE PAYLOAD DOORS AND MAKE THE RESCUE THE NEW ELON MUSK COLLECTION FROM NASA CITY *TONY BRUNOS STACHE NOT INCLUDED*

[@BucketofDoge]

This is how i feel when i answer a hard question on a test

[@darcyharrison7809]

U feel like a plane?

[@plant5875]

@@darcyharrison7809 bruh

[@Toni29360]

@@darcyharrison7809 bruh

[@BucketofDoge]

@Darcy Harrison i feel E X T E N D E D

[@ls200076]

@@darcyharrison7809 bruh

[@ajcook7777]

Thank you for being a good narrator and not adding in unnecessary fake enthusiasm and emotion like all KZbin Channels think is how to properly talk (and like to hear themselves talk). They use so much inflection and intonation it ruins the story but this video doesnt have that and I'm glad, thanks man

[@lomein5270]

6:02 Wow, that advertisement segue is legendary

[@jacksonurenmusic]

Haha

[@newsgetsold]

*segue

[@Daniel-pf4lg]

Growing up, I had no idea how important the super guppy was, and now every time I see it I like to watch and take pictures as it flys by. It's home is El Paso Tx where I grew up and still live. The super guppy still gets flown several times a year and it's an awesome thing to see lumbering through the sky.

[@jihadsadi1575]

That's a thicc plane right there

[@etfukuda1]

Is spelled *That's a thick plane there*

[@jihadsadi1575]

@@etfukuda1 whatever

[@Messier42-handle]

​@@etfukuda1 🤓👆

[@haydenoneil4975]

I had the pleasure of seeing Super Guppy at the 2015 Andrew's AFB air show. It's such a unique aircraft.

[@hasansaleem4983]

Guppy : cannot carry the third stage. Super guppy: lemme introduce myself.

[@johnleach7879]

I flew KC-97s in the 1950s (the same bird, 52932, for 3.5 years) and can attest to the 377's solid constkuction. Great historical show.

[@cavangriffin1514]

It's so satisfying how perfectly the name "guppy" fits the look of this plane

[@jasonfernz]

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[@PhoenixCNSTL]

ok

[@supercat82b20]

Nice

[@_Renden]

Yes *T H I C C*

[@etfukuda1]

YeS *T H I C K*

[@Fred_the_1996]

Yes

[@Vivaswaan.]

How do you consistently manage to produce such brilliant videos! The topic you chose was so interesting. I was engrossed. The information was presented wonderfully. I loved the extensive usage of video clips. Thank you!

[@brendoncoss3985]

Very informative narration was perfect, look forward to hearing more from you and this program!

[@iirzd]

It’s amazing how much a certain thing can advance. This is an excellent example of Neil Armstrong’s famous quote; “This one small step, Is one giant leap for mankind”

[@nasuh_won]

0:20 i feel the sudden urge to watch megamind

[@Space_Man909]

I watched it right after I watched this

[@collinsiemaszko7007]

I watch it every day, it's my religion

[@Tordogor]

Again, a thoughtful and educative video. 👏👍 Thanks for showing the history of one of my favorite - but so little known - planes of the 1960s. 🤗

[@suspiciousafternoon]

last time I was this early it was ''Launch America''

[@mgrantom]

We used to see the Super Guppy flying over our house out of Ellington field all the time. Thanks for the video and the memories.

[@markworrell7865]

Got to walk through the Super Guppy in El Paso, TX Amazing aircraft!

[@tplyons5459]

I remember the guppies at Santa Barbara CA airport where I think they were made. Conroy had an open house and and again. He left the company and went to the other end of the airport and started Conroy Aviation where he converted various aircraft by re-engining them with RR DART turbo jets including DC-3s

[@slowpoke3102]

This is a newer guppy, what happened to the guppy used during WWII (original guppy) used for the war effort, original guppy was made by Douglas. Last one I saw was outside a airport on display. Same looking body, smaller and army green.

[@game_killer4209]

Not gunna lie, that plane is T H I C C

[@321bytor]

Ah, I used to see these fly in to Manchester carrying Airbus parts. Beautiful!

[@TheJttv]

One of the men who flies this plane is a youtuber. Check out his channel "Unusual Attitudes". He has some really cool content on it.

[@reggiep75]

I remembered Guppy from a long time ago having read about some weird planes and even back then I thought 'full on plane gangstah'. He must've been 'Yeah, chop this in half, weld this in, slap that massive metal whale carcass thing on the top and bingo, we're in the rocket transportation biz!'

[@saheemscricketshorts9751]

Yesss a new video and a collab with Astrum I'm soooooo happy

[@benjaminbierley2074]

NASA: It probably can't even take off much less carry what we need it to Gubby: Observe...

[@JaydenGarciaYT]

The thing in the plane in the thumbnail just looks like a giant cork lmao

[@carsongbaker]

Ah just like the super crane that builds all the other cranes

[@aviationlover3613]

Everyone:Omg Apollo 11 crew was so brave they never got scared omgggg Jim Lovell and the boys: *K*

[@kesogonzaga2671]

You‘re voice is so soothing, helps me fall asleep

[@jacksonurenmusic]

Same

[@tjfields22]

I remeber seeing the Guppy at Redstone Arsenal Alabama during the Saturn 5 development project in the mid sixties. Quite a sight to see.

[@SpaceFactsWax]

Thanks for posting. I had the opporunity to see a rocket launch in 2018. Memorable experience. I shared a pretty solid video of the experience on my page.

[@mk_annan22]

And I thought Airbus Beluga was an original design. Yet again, Aerospace research proves that it can give birth to useful offshoot technology for the future.

[@Akeldama4887]

Yay, another video about space!

[@tieqiangwang1088]

What a nice video！How did u do like that？

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

Yes

[@13Krentebol]

I agree

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NordVPN PSA: do your research before deciding to give them your money or data.

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Coleo Yep, it's good for a few things but not for general internet usage. Watch Tom Scott's video

[@drmattconrad77]

Saw you on Astrum and came to check out the channel. Nice video.

[@maxedoutsphinx2156]

I remember this they taught us this in school. Thank you for sharing!!

[@sudarshan3965]

Was it a church school

[@rbarua3368]

The name has been changed from “NASA’s secret weapon”

[@tomf3150]

Nope.

[@rbarua3368]

@@tomf3150 Well, I don’t know how long ago it got changed back, but I made this comment when the title was changed soon after release from this to something else.

[@zakariyamohamed9035]

As ti why is the channel still under 500k subs is beyond me

[@vlnow]

I like your timing with the editing. Nice tempo.

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

Me too

[@starfox6478]

Damn, I saw the AN-225 on there and immediately felt sad

[@spacescienceguy]

Neat! Cool to see as well that these 'heavy lift' aircraft are still being used to transport rocket parts today. How long will it be before sounding rockets are used to transport littler rockets?

[@sugershakify]

Cool to see these planes still flying in and out of NASA's Ellington field in Houston

[@Yuppa.69]

I’m sure they would of had the 20 day barge trip over before they built and designed a entire new aircraft

[@davidsmith7124]

Wait? Payloads meant to go into the vacuum of space couldn't be loaded onto an unpressurised plane?

[@Joege]

Guppy is so cute with a *BIG BRAIN*

[@holom2076]

John Conroy: You know what im talking? Super Guppy: *Big brain Time!*

[@666toysoldier]

You overlooked an important bit of history. The Boeing Stratocruiser and KC-97 were developments of the Boeing B-29.

[@gsanjay9682]

NASA - we are going to space !!!! Also NASA - but how do we assembly in earth first ???

[@Elektrikthomas]

These huge cargobay of the super guppy is preasurised!? The huge surface must lead to tremandous skinstress... How did they make this work?

[@LeoStaley]

Loved your collab with Astrum!

[@charlesachurch7265]

The infrastructure of this project deserves to be celebrated thankyou!

[@jeannied8953]

Wow that sounds like an awesome time

[@kevinduliesco5468]

Uhm may I order an extra thicc plane? Sure here's GUPPY

[@TheExoplanetsChannel]

Great collab! I wish one day we can make a collab together :)

[@junrenong8576]

Airbus Industrie, the company that went on to designed the Beluga (based on a300) and beluga XL (based on a330), was built by this aircraft. Without this aircraft, the a300 wont be possible.

[@dexterousdivya]

In summers they'll be using guppy for transporting beer cans !

[@zakiducky]

They’re the big little aircraft that could.

[@roberthill3207]

Cool plane excellent video thank you thumbs up stay awesome and have a great day everyone.

[@nightmar3941]

When i saw the first parts of the video i thought beluga already existed

[@Ben-ig3bf]

I love the name guppy idk why it just sounds so cute

[@seviguevaraiii]

I would be happy to see Mustard to feature this plane too!

[@Stallnig]

Siiiick! Make those things a bit fatter and might aswell flush them with Helium and call them Zeplins.

[@lemenator2208]

rip the antonov

[@gr3atdane]

at 0:33 where is this originally taken from? This video clip is in many of your videos (and understand why, it looks awesome)

[@thatdudeinblackshoes]

You lost me at 5:40😂

[@infinitecanadian]

I went inside a Super Guppy. It was thicc...

[@etralin3dream983]

Spacex needs a mega guppy

[@samudrajs5409]

In the spaceX rockets's (While they are on the space and the first stage is separated) we see a balloon like allumimium foil kind of "Thing" before the part of the rocket that gets hot (Glowing often). What is that "Thing"? and why is it there??

[@spaceguy9025]

I think your talking about the second stage engine

[@spaceguy9025]

spacenews.com/falcon-9s-second-stage-restart-was-just-as-important-as-sticking-the-landing/ is this was your talking about?

[@samudrajs5409]

@@spaceguy9025 I am talking about the "Foil balloon" kinda thing axactly behind this (The glowing object in your link)

[@DanielNoblett1111]

Failed to mention Boeing’s 747 based dream lifter when mentioning inspiring some modern air-lifters.

[@MrGoodeats]

Guppy is pretty darn cool lol

[@scowell]

SuperGuppy had turbine engines... it also hinged from the nose.

[@Neptunewashere2011]

This is like the floor is floor but the plane is rocket

[@marydion7872]

I've seen the super guppy, that thing is huge.

[@phillipa2346]

Thumbnail: ✈️🛰 My brain: it looks like nasa is transporting the worlds largest wheel of cheese✈️🧀

[@jom0bx189]

I’m loving your channel

[@ApynAviation335]

You didn’t mention that the super guppy had a fuselage easier to remove

[@dy9955]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

[@kaizen_stoic]

This man knows what he's talking about. How do I know? "If you can't explain something simply then you don't understand the topic enough"- albert einstein

[@bunnymerlin]

And now im early to the extremely calming voice!

[@franciszurielburgos3798]

Supper guppy made me burst into laughter

[@besteusquad7845]

get in there lewis.. oh sorry.. get in there guppy.

[@Simplycleric]

Airbuses secret weapon for transportation

[@geomodelrailroader]

Guppy Airlines the space programs of ESA and NASA rides on its back. The plane is an Airbus A300D and ex Boeing Stratocruisers with a hinged door the European model has a door that folds up. Cargo is loaded into the body through the door and the plane takes off to deliver the modules to the launch site. The planes are unloaded with an Air Force skiff loader and the payloads are taken right to the processing hanger.

[@skunkjobb]

3:45 is wrong. The cargo bay was not pressurized on any model of the Guppy, neither the Pregnant nor the Super. Only the cockpit is pressurized on the Super Guppy, not the cargo bay. Besides, what cargo relevant to this aircraft is sensitive to low pressure?

[@RalphReagan]

It was great when I got to go inside at Ellington.

[@jhyssenaedricisada6871]

Saturn V❤

[@freesk8]

I live North of Seattle, and I see the Boeing Dreamlifter nearly every week. It is based on a 747, and is used to transport fusalages made in South Carolina to the Boeing final assembly plant near Everett, WA. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Dreamlifter

[@photelegy]

Did it fly for SpaceX?

[@spaceguy9025]

No, the guppy was built in 1961, SpaceX was founded in 2002.

[@WhatIsMushlev]

Yea, cuz purchasing multiple airplanes and reshaping them so a random pilot can fly an almost priceless equipment takes less time than going on a boat trip.

[@TheOldbsa]

I saw this plane in San Diego back in 1969. It was a strange-looking plane in flight.

[@jakebartholomew98]

Imagine if there were passengers they could litterely yell "there's a bomb on board!" And there's nothing you could do ab it cuz it practically is the biggest bomb you've ever seen