Neil Armstrong's First Steps Back On Earth

After Apollo 11 returned from the Moon they were picked up by the USS Hornet, and that's where Neil Armstrong took his first steps back on Earth. Today this ship is a floating museum in Alameda full of exhibits covering it's various roles in wartime and peace, it's a pretty cool place for fans of history.
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[@IOwnThisHandle]

You can see Scott die a bit more every time the tour guide says "no" or "wrong".

[@palebluedot285]

LoL

[@ig2d]

LOL battle of the geeks 🙂

[@stevenweller9413]

Docent did a good job when asked something he did not know. Didn’t pretend, didn’t get flustered, just matter of fact admitted he wasn’t sure. It is the hardest part of doing a tour when asked something you don’t know and he handled it flawlessly.

[@TheSadButMadLad]

tldr version - Scott and Tom fighting to gain the upper hand in disseminating facts.

[@marktheshark8320]

Could use lessons from Tom Scott

[@BillKermanKSP]

@@marktheshark8320 holy shit xD

[@towlie911]

Who’s facts are more factual

[@kegan4670]

Yeah, this is what i thought. I think as Scott does more of these he needs to fix some stuff which put me off a bit. The first is that he doesn't know what to do with himself if someone else is talking. I think if he just looked at the person and acted like he didn't know the info it would look way more natural. The second is what you mentioned. I think if he just took the comments and added in a conversational way instead of tried to top the facts, it would be less anxiety inducing. That being said, your content is awesome Scott!

[@maxwellowusugyamfi6266]

Tru

[@LisaMiza]

Nive! Except from the strange audio.. Oh and a pro tip for interviews: Avoid looking at the camera, it confuses the person being interviewed :)

[@Marcus_Wilson]

Must agree... looked weird. Only look at the camera when addressing your audience, otherwise, engage with your guest. :-)

[@lukefreeman828]

I've noticed Scott doing this before... but I think he does a damned good job considering this is basically Scott's hobby, not his profession :) I imagine he'll take this onboard if he sees this though, I doubt he's one to shy away from constructive criticism! :)

[@LisaMiza]

@@lukefreeman828 agged 100%

[@YZFoFittie]

@@LisaMiza I think he's actually looking at the camera operator, micro managing. Lol

[@Marcus_Wilson]

Wasnt being critical by any stretch of the imagination. Just from friendly advise :-)

[@radiofrog]

Why does the older guy seem mildly peeved the whole time?

[@dronealone5651]

Right...Scott didn't let it get him down tho.

[@MegaFISSHY]

Honestly, that just looks like nerves, guy probably doesn't get filmed a lot.

[@genesises]

probably wants to make sure he gives good information and speaks clearly with a camera on his face :p

[@phunkydroid]

Probably a little bit because Scott is doing what's usually his job.

[@PropaneWP]

Scott is being a tour guide on his turf. He's just about to start talking and then Scott enthusiastically interrupts him. It happens quite frequently.

[@jaredsilvert6812]

this is the first time i've seen scott being taught somthing instead of the other way around lol always amazing uploads man!

[@dahawk8574]

And for Scott to make that major mistake in calling the CM a boilerplate. Yikes. Schooled. I admire Scott even more for the humility he showed in this video. He could have edited out his mistakes.

[@Markle2k]

@@dahawk8574 They were both correct in their own way. Tom was being the pedant, Scott was correct that they were "called" boilerplate.

[@dahawk8574]

0:29 - "We have an actual model of the capsule here." That is an incorrect statement. It is not a model. It is a flown Block I CM. Just like the sign says: "APOLLO BLOCK 1 COMMAND MODULE" "CM-011" Scott made an ignorant statement, as though he was incapable of reading English. I saw Tom to have made excellent points about what a boilerplate capsule was and what it wasn't. There are plenty of these sprinkled around the country to check it out in person. VERY different from something like the CM they were standing next to. Just as Tom described. And it is curious, because the USS Hornet USED TO have a mock up CM capsule. I don't know if that got moved somewhere else, of if these guys just decided to not talk about it. I do understand what you are trying to say, but I will suggest to you that the people who were distorting facts are the ones who called these unpiloted spacecraft that came off the same assembly line at NAA Downey "boilerplate" just because they didn't have astronauts onboard. And for some curious reason, Scott bought into that. I'd be very glad to hear him give his own explanation why he did that.

[@scottmanley]

I learn plenty: twitter.com/DJSnM/status/1064791703754727424

[@scottmanley]

@@dahawk8574 I knew it was the AS-202 mission, I just said a dumb word that I would have normally edited out and re-recorded, but it was better to let Tom start speaking.

[@kimmer6]

Nice video! My dad drove our family in our Dodge Travco motorhome all around the USA, 9500 miles, taking 6 weeks in the Summer of 1969. The Apollo 11 moon landing had taken place during our trip. We watched it on our B&W 12'' TV at a rest stop in South Carolina. My mom somehow heard about about this thing called a microwave oven a few weeks before the trip. They were extremely rare back then so she contacted Amana and asked if we could buy one to test on the cross country adventure. They gave us a Radarange....free.....just test it and report back to say how it worked in a motorhome. Wow, that microwave oven was a major attraction everywhere we went. Amana sent my mom a letter and a photo of the microwave oven that was in the Airstream Quarrantine trailer used by the Apollo 11 crew before we left on the trip. Its the same model unit we had, with large twin round cooking timers for short and long cooking times. It was pretty cool knowing that we were cooking food with the same microwave the crew had.

[@phil4826]

Great story, but if you were as close as South Carolina for the moon walk, why didn't you go see the launch a few days before? I always regretted not seeing a live Saturn V launch. I've read next to an atomic bomb test, it was the greatest man-made spectacle you could witness.

[@TheRedMartian]

My grandfather was a radio operator on the USS Hornet. God rest grandpa.

[@TrikeSquadron]

Thanks Tom!

[@AivL]

I have visited hornet 2 times over past 7-8years done full guided tours both times and still watching this I have learned new things! As always thank you for a great video!

[@brianarbenz7206]

The best interview method is to say, "Tell me about this," instead of presuming to know and being corrected in front of your audience.

[@dmitrilebedev8635]

At 6:05, see Mk1 Cockpit pod part in the background, with four RoverMax M1 gears.

[@Ryusennin]

What irks me is not that people consider Armstrong a hero (although I think Lovell was equally if not more important to the US space program, being the first human to actually orbit another world). But it truly baffles me that they never seem to remember the other two guys sharing the same spacecraft.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

Buzz Aldrin is famous, tho He has amazing space games named after him The 3rd guy, tho...

[@RealUnimportant]

Michael Collins isn't as well known but I think they've all secured their spots in history.

[@RealityIsTheNow]

Aldrin is arguably more famous. He's be happily in the center of public attention for decades. Armstrong was more of a private, quiet sort of person.

[@andmos1001]

It’s sad that history will remember Neil Armstrong because he was the first. Buzz where the second and that’s “less important” then being the first. Also history will forget about Michal Collins because he was not even on the moon, but in moons orbit at the time.

[@dahawk8574]

Michael Collins will one day get his own movie. First Man ...to be left behind.

[@tinkmarshino]

Good job with that fellow Scott... It seems you can do anything... Thanks for the story to.. you bring up such interesting things..

[@plesscm5584]

I love going to the Hornet. My dad and I have been there at least eight times and it never gets old.

[@ExaltedDuck]

In this episode, Scott Manley pays tribute to Huell Howser.

[@deformemvita]

I LOVE HUELL HOWSER! California's Gold was simply the best. RIP Huell.

[@WillN2Go1]

Well golly! That's really somethin'! Look everybody!

[@stimproid]

That’s amaaaaazing.

[@judeevans8303]

Tom strikes me as a no-nonsense kinda guy. Thanks Tom!

[@willworkforicecream]

Look at how excited he is at 1:01

[@ZenZaBill]

Watched it all on TV in 1969 as a kid. In 2012, I walked in those white footsteps down on the hangar deck near the MQF. The USS Hornet is a great place to visit. Been there 4 times and have yet to see some of the lower decks, like the Brig where they once held a downed Japanese Zero pilot.

[@emielo.7774]

At times the tour guide looks like an grumpy teacher waiting for Scott to get out of line

[@xavirej]

interesting tidbit. My uncle was on the USS Yorktown picking up the Apollo 8 capsule. He was an aviation store keeper and told me stories on when they picked up a space capsule. He didn't know which one it was until years after he was out of the Navy.

[@garethcurtis7545]

The on screen chemistry here is something else. 5 stars!

[@Adallace]

I like the new intro and outro! The intro sound is great -- not overly loud. The usual (old) outro music is so loud and jarring that I always rush to shut off the video before it plays. Interesting and informative as always. Thanks Scott!

[@u0000-u2x]

Very nice. It is cool to see how much dedication towards preserving history is put into this.

[@brianombati1304]

Apollo program still is the best thing that ever happened to the USA. So inspiring.

[@gordonlawrence4749]

The shuttle program should have been a step forward but politicians and the military got in the way too much.

[@gordonlawrence4749]

@@Styrofo4m There are a few curious things about his presidency. IE no sleaze. That's not that common at all. The second was a radio broadcaster who went round a few cities in one state (I forget which) that was largely anti - Obama. They asked if people thought a short list of healthcare reforms were a good idea (over 90% said yes) and then were asked if they thought "Obamacare" was a good idea and something like 80% said no. The ones that said yes to the first and no to the second were then asked if they knew that Obamacare was the list of healthcare reforms they had agreed were a good idea. It made for some interesting radio.

[@jasonr6342]

BRIAN OMBATI no it’s not there is no way anyone could look at the first space race without seeing a monumental loss of money for the USA and how clearly nasa just wanted money

[@Avida-l7s-instrumental]

BRIAN OMBATI alright, Apollo was awesome ! But 9/11 was à lot more fun 🙂

[@Dumbrarere]

@@gordonlawrence4749 Actually, NASA downplayed costs of the shuttle program to achieve funding, when they didn't predict just how expensive the program was going to end up. The man hours and time spent in maintenance for each orbiter drove prices up for the program, because tragedies like Challenger and Columbia meant they had to triple-check each and every inch of the individual orbiters down to every bolt, every Silica Thermal Tile, etc for even the tiniest damage. That said, worker testimonies have said that the NASA administration has been at fault for the mismanagement of the shuttle program. So when you think about it, you can't blame politics or the military, for the failures of the iconic shuttle.

[@AuthenticDarren]

Great video Scott. Just one little pointer, when you're interviewing guests in a dynamic situation like this try to look at them when they're talking to you and not at the camera ;) .

[@Declan-pg8cg]

You lucky git, right there amongst some of the most epic history we have. It would be an absolute pleasure listening to and absorbing all of the little known minutiae behind everything there. And from such an excellently informed guide. I like the way you humbly deferred to this man's recollection of the events. Again, you lucky lucky man.

[@wearyterror9671]

one if the few youtube channels i can still learn from thanks scott keep it up nerd !!

[@anthonycalleja5844]

you look a bit awkward at the start Scott but I still love you..

[@bc8703]

#nohomo

[@HiyuMarten]

@@bc8703 People are pretty clued into how "no homo" is a sign of insecurity now :P

[@giyahan8840]

Scott, your channel is a treasure

[@CyberSamurai4Life]

Thanks Tom. Scott great job as always. Love the details.

[@jamesbarca7229]

I don't know why the negative comments about the guide, I think he did a fine job. I appreciated the background info he provided and I'm glad Scott left it all in, even if he did look annoyed at points.

[@bryanwilson8652]

That tour guy seems disgruntled..

[@scottmanley]

That's your imagination.

[@bryanwilson8652]

You’re probably right, I think how excited you were makes an average mood look unhappy haha

[@RealityIsTheNow]

Some people are just very precise, no-nonsense sorts. He takes this stuff seriously. It's fine.

[@AndrewJoyce86]

As a tour guide myself, naw. The info you have in your head about the stuff often comes out in a matter-of-fact way that can sound clipped or irritated. It's not that, it's just making sure you get out the correct information on the first try.

[@ianbcnp]

But would you be able to tell if he was gruntled instead?

[@Neofito89]

wow, really nice video with a lot of information that usually is hard to find. Congratulations for the work!

[@hazy11]

Just want to say thanks for this video Scott - my family and I visited the Hornet thanks to this video when we visited San Francisco recently (January) - Carl Hayes NZ

[@h0ll1s]

This is great, you should have guests on more often!!

[@Headwind-sw9eh]

Fantastic video, Scott! One of the best.

[@BasePuma4007]

This guy is a classic museum curator. He's very precise and particular, and slightly stern lol.

[@lnaj8211]

The excitement in your face is amazing lol

[@sudantarescosmonautics9422]

I knew the astronauts had to go through some safety steps, and heard they had to be in a quarantine for a while, but that was amazing! Also liked how Scott stood next to Tom as a happy school kid in a candy shop or stg. Cool and informative vid! Thanks Scott!

[@Sonex1542]

In this episode... Scott shows why prepping for making a video is important.

[@darrenkrivit6854]

No kidding, who needs facts, right?

[@markmcculfor6113]

Good, the President can get away if the astronauts turn into zombies

[@vonschlesien]

Like one of them said, this would be a FANTASTIC alternate-history/sci-fi story.

[@hobog]

Should've been included in the most recent Prey videogame universe

[@SOFFtv]

I like that you've started giving a lot more love and effort into these kinds of interviews, the detail filming is good and clear, and all the infographic pictures. Great content! :D

[@williamkorb]

Fantastic! Something to add to my "must do" list when next in the Bay Area! Thanks, Scott, for your time & dedication to your fans.

[@Willam_J]

I’ve never seen the recovery, covered so thoroughly. This was extremely interesting!!!

[@randomnickify]

That was nice idea Scott, I love the fact that it was in "normal" hours here in EU. Do it again sometimes :)

[@HojozVideos]

I love that the person who's co hosting the video corrects Scott every once in a while

[@waveydaveyav8r442]

And a BIG thanks to Tom for taking what could have been a very smooth and interesting discussion [on the return of the Apollo 11 crew], and turning it into an absolutely hilarious demonstration of what it looks like when someone who has absolutely no technical knowledge of a particular subject tries to appear as though they have a great technical knowledge of a particular subject. See also: Dunning-Kruger effect. We've all been around people just like Tom, am I right? And here's to Scott Manley for not totally destroying him for being such a gate-keeper knob. Your patience and kindness is better than that of Job.

[@rogiermaas]

Wow, what an awesome video! I can see two things in this video. One: you used a separate sound recording device for Tom and the audio editing was quite a challenge given that your wired mic to the camera wasn't all that good. And two: Tom wasn't prepared meeting a person so knowledgeable about the Apollo missions as you! He must have been used to rattle out a story and answering stupid questions from people that know very little about these missions (just like the tour bus drivers at KSC) rather than meeting someone who actually knows at least as much or perhaps even more about the specifics of these missions. I bet he came home to his wife that day, sat at the dinner table and said: "wow, I met someone who actually knows his stuff. Amazing!"

[@dinostudios6579]

I’ve been to the Hornet before and I can say that guy and the rest are very nice. Not grumpy like it might seem in this video.

[@TheFLOW1978]

Thanx for the video. Those were some nice anecdotes.

[@Michael_Scott_Howard]

Outstanding! Scott, thank you.

[@stridermt2k]

What a TREAT! THANK YOU BOTH!!

[@danieljensen2626]

Seems like you're throwing off the tour guide by providing additional information. Nice video, glad you got him to film this because it seems like he maybe didn't really want to, haha.

[@m1a4abrams50]

I love these videos about the ground bound tech and and equipment that enables astronauts to go to space and come back (mostly) safely. The rockets get all of the attention, but they wouldn't even leave the factory without these feats of engineering that stay firmly on Earth. Keep teaching us Scott!

[@amagnier]

I was lucky to visit this place ! Nice video :-)

[@VytisMaleckasBrunius76]

Scott, brilliant interview, new angles! Why you don't making more interviews with special people with different background?

[@dingo_prod]

OMG Thanks for this outro i was so tired of the other one i always tried to stop right after the "fly safe" :D

[@nikmathews555]

Your videos are so dope Scott. This is the kind of stuff I love to learn about but need a great science communicator/teacher to learn from like yourself. Bravo sir, keep 'em coming!

[@souzadp]

Really Cool!! Hey Scott.... Have you already done a video about the guidance systems of apollo. How they used an optical system to set their position in space.... I am really curious about how that worked ... I am sure other viewers are as well!! Thanks!!

[@Azivegu]

I love seeing Scott being corrected. Not that he isn't smart or should be brought down a peg, but because he made a mistake and seeing someone who knows much more cringe is just so relatable. Great video!

[@MeinDeinSeinCraft]

I want the old outro music back! :)

[@argh1989]

Doesn't he use the same set of 3 or 4 outro music tracks depending on what type of video it is?

[@voongnz]

I love the USS Hornet, visited it when visiting family in the Bay Area. Love the historical videos, you should do one on the granddaddy V2 rocket.

[@Ice_Karma]

Awesome. Since when has the USS Hornet been available to visit in the SF Bay area? I lived there from 2000-2002, would've loved to have seen it. Also need to work a bit on your two-microphone audio and phase...

[@Fooozie]

This channel is great!

[@billdewahl7007]

Awesome. Keep up the Apollo/NASA history for us!

[@Slow_o.O]

"Divers" seems like an inaccurate description of the men who met the capsules. Considering the Freddie the Frog decal on the bay door of the CH-53, it seems more likely that they were SEALs. Keep up the great work!

[@scottmanley]

Yep they were SEALs

[@madisonlivingston5851]

The Mobile Quarantine Facility in this video is MQF-004 used on Apollo 14, Apollo 11 used MQF-003, on display at National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

[@walmartsuxhard]

Another great video from Scott Manley.

[@1pjodan]

So good I’m watching it again

[@burningSHADOW42]

The Story from the Astronaut falling out of the bed reminds me of a Story I heard from Samantha Cristoforetti on Yuri's Night 2017 in Vienna, Austria. When she was asked if she had every dropped something after returning to earth due to her forgetting about gravity she answered, that she nearly had. On a Bus from the Landing sight back her personal doctor gave Cristoforetti her phone and when she wanted to return it, her first instinct was to slightly push it toward the her doctor. Luckily she remembered gravity just in time and didn't drop the phone.

[@DarlockAhe]

Just check "astronaut forgets about gravity" on youtube.

[@bigearl3867]

Does history record the names of the helicopter crews that picked Neil Armstrong up?

[@christianderbyshire744]

I love your work #1 space news :)

[@hazy11]

We visited the Hornet 3 weeks ago - thanks to Scott for making me aware of the USS Hornet, we made a special trip to it while we were on holiday from New Zealand. Carl Hayes Auckland

[@deformemvita]

I have to go pick up an old Austin Healey in Alameda over the weekend, and this definitely looks like a great place to stop and have a gander.

[@JEBavido]

So cool! I'd never heard of this floating museum.

[@ShootLuckGaming]

They talk about Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon, They just talked about Neil Armstrong's first steps back on Earth, But they don't talk about his first steps on Earth in general

[@FutureSystem738]

Great video thanks Scott!

[@adamwishneusky]

This is the most excited I’ve ever seen Scott lol

[@ChickpeaCity]

I’m getting into these videos dude , nice one Scott

[@antiqueperfection]

Super cool Scott! I'm an Airstream nut, so it was awesome to see and get that story. I'll have to check it out next time I'm out that way.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Awesome guest star you got there!

[@Leon-gt8gm]

Scott Manley have you visited the USS Intrepid in New York yet? You can see a spaceshuttle there?

[@Lady8D]

Dear Scott, While normally I absolutely love hearing you explain things, in cases such as this I personally would prefer you allow your guide to do the talking. I feel like you audience could learn a lot more with out the constant interruptions and need to correct the interruptions. Even still though: Thanks for sharing this, I learned a lot!

[@yoloswag6242]

Scott's Asperger's really shows in this one. Social cues are important, as the old man hinted multiple times.

[@JacobEllinger]

your guide is skilled in the art of giving way too many facts while at the same time ignoring your questions.

[@scottmanley]

Nah, the questions I fed him were the ones he didn't know.

[@daffidavit]

Scott, I must admit, I'm a bit of a history nerd who as a young kid astronaut wannabee went to an engineering school at FIT (not the Fashion school in NYC but the technical school in Melbourne, Florida) during the Apollo era. We should all give our thanks for the work that Mr. Tom Burns performed as depicted above when he dedicated his work to the Apollo missions. However, as a student of Apollo history and who is always trying to learn, I must comment that Mr. Burns does NOT pronounce the word "Gemini" the way it was historically pronounced. Back in the day, for whatever reason that I can not explain, the Apollo "Gemini" program was spoken in the USA as "GEM en eeeee". Even Ryan Gosling during interviews about the "First Man" made it clear when asked about the "Gem en EYE" program. Ryan Gosling quickly intervenes and corrects the interviewer and said "you mean "Gem en eeee". As a history buff of those years, I still do not have an explanation of why the program was pronounced "Gem en eee". But historically, that is the way it was. Just go back to the old Walter Cronkite YT videos as well as others during the time and you can verify that the program was pronounced "Gem en eee" and not "Gen en eye". I have to agree that the Greek version of the word is properly pronounced as "Gem en eye". But for some reason that I can not explain other than "that was the way it was" as Cronkite would say, the Gemini program was spoken. I'm making a special point of this because people born after the event would naturally say the program was pronounced "Gem en eye". But HISTORICALLY, it was not. It was called "Project Gemini" (Project Gem en eeeeeeeeeeeeeee). Ryan Gosling was correct during his interviews along with extremely talented (and absolutely beautiful Claire Foy) to correct the interviewer when he said "Gem en eye". BTW, I wouldn't be surprised if Claire Foy secures and aware for her acting in the movie. But this is JMHO.

[@reasonablebeing5392]

Awesome info - I will definitely check this out the next time that I am in the Bay Area.

[@niklasblattner5167]

Great video, Very interesting to have a look behind the scenes... (kind of)

[@ChrisJSetterington]

Cheers Scott!!

[@mercy4453]

I love how excited he is about being corrected by the dude

[@dronealone5651]

Dang Scott this was a painful one to watch... I wonder what that guy was pissed about ?

[@RealityIsTheNow]

Some people are just very precise, no-nonsense sorts. He takes this stuff seriously. It's fine.

[@Sonex1542]

He's not pissed. Scott clearly tried to make up bullshit and got caught.

[@monsieurouxx]

well Scott Manely keeps looking at the camera instead of the guy he's talking to (irritating) PLUs he speaks very loud and is hard to interrupt.

[@dronealone5651]

@@monsieurouxx ..Lol..right..What a " Manely fellow " Like a artist of award mixed with...a jigsawing, blind bi-polar bear at a state wide shoe sale of quality foot weir..I guess I would hang out with the guy...for a day, but he would need to buy hes own lunch or bring one.

[@dronealone5651]

@@Sonex1542 ..Yes most bearable at times...

[@abelincoln95]

Nice remote report, Scott!!

[@eekpie]

Fascinating insight. So often overlooked. Who was your excellent camera person?

[@aceflyer2k8]

Scott. You should totally pitch that movie idea to Speilberg or Bay. Space germs on the USS Hornet sounds like an interesting one.

[@MidnightSt]

I love when you're wrong, not because "he's finally wrong for once!", but because of how you handle it - precisely as it should be handled.

[@wingman2tuc]

Fantastic!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@passthebutterrobot2600]

Thanks, that was brilliant.

[@recklessroges]

Thanks Tom.

[@ReneChaddock]

You do an exceptional job as an amateur on a KZbin channel, and its clear you care about your work. Viewing some of your videos has enlightened me that TV presenters must receive a fair bit of training to seem "natural" (ie. look like a presenter, nothing natural about it). If you care about that sort of thing, maybe there is some community college media course you can access about whatever technique makes for a more pleasing presenting style. Keep up the great videos :)

[@RiotSk8Team001]

Very cool to see. I'm from the Bay as well, but it's been many years since I've visited the Hornet - since I was a small child. Had no idea it was so instrumental in the Apollo program. Also, it seems like people are getting the idea of both folks being excited and knowledgeable about a topic mixed up with being impatient, snarky, or irritated. I never got that vibe.