Transporting the James Webb Telescope: How They Moved the World’s Most Valuable Object

[@primalspace]

Who’s excited to see Webb’s first images? - Shoutout to Brilliant for making this vid possible, check them out here! brilliant.org/primalspace/

[@nonstopdude]

ive seen them a coupple weeks ago.. also your next video could be about the ''micro'' meteor impact that happened not too long ago to one of webbs mirrors. the telescope is still okay but the image quality will be a bit more blurry. over all this is a really informational video and i like it a lot. keep up your content because im not missing A video that you make :D

[@clarkkentmalabanan5626]

why not launch at Florida?

[@christackerMD]

@@nonstopdude The micro meteor doesn't make any noteworthy damage at the JWST! Dont make Fakenews about the image quality. Nasa has announced that it is NOT affected.

[@danbam465]

we give Israel 5 telescopes a year

[@sharadbade21]

You are basically ripping off nasa videos and presenting them with your own voice and someone else's music? Get a life.

[@topherlions714]

I recently relocated and had to move an all tempered glass PC. I thought that was stressful lol

[@CarlosSD]

😆😆

[@Simon-jv9bm]

Dang that’s quite a feat!

[@EmazingGuitar]

Not that hard

[@TobiasDettinger]

on a stone floor? Nice.

[@awesomeman116a]

@@EmazingGuitar super hard actually

[@SD-ef4qp]

We cannot ignore the contribution of truck driver in its success. The feeling he must be having after seeing those images

[@PepekBezlepek]

yeah, it's mindblowing that one truck driver can tell everyone he drove the telescope taking these pictures ♥

[@derek7737]

I can not imagine how stressful that driver of the truck must have been having an 10 billion dollar telescope in your hands.

[@TKOfromJohn]

10*

[@Caedan]

I wonder if they had insurance on it lmao

[@SadWatermelon]

@@Caedan I was just thinking about that too lol

[@techboss202]

@@Caedan It’s called the American Tax payers 😂

[@ToastWithAGun]

Sorry but it's 10 billion dollars

[@TheJttv]

Small thing, but route scouting would likely have been done by driving the route several times. Likely with a pole car at some point. Satellites and google street view miss a lot of low cables and things.

[@arm-np8us]

Actually they did that too

[@DomsYouTube]

They could probably just take new satellite images

[@mn20blue]

@E Van lol

[@reduced2ash]

eh, the US military has spy satellites nowadays, can see the route in real-time

[@grantm6514]

"Jones, HOW could you not notice that this bridge is too low for us to get under??" Jones: "Well in the photos there was a cloud right over this part of the route.."

[@ShawnTheDriver]

Makes me so proud to be a trucker…like I tell people. Every single thing you will ever possibly use ever, will be transported by a truck at some point in its life…even things you personally won’t use, like a massive freaking space telescope.

[@mrvlacp]

Bro I personally use a massive freaking space telescope

[@lovelaugh7299]

@@mrvlacp yh i just ordered mine on wish

[@porcuspine2368]

Thank you for keeping the country running

[@dombag]

Mad respect for all truckers - y’all literally carrying the economy on your backs and it’s not talked about enough 🙌🏽

[@ohhkennny766]

Yep everything in the world is shipped by trucks, planes and boats and rarely even drones are being put to use lol

[@JD4-70]

If I knew all I had to do was build, a multi billion pound space telescope just to get the local pot holes filled, I would’ve done it ages ago.

[@shk_huz]

comment of the month

[@HomoErectusOnUranus]

lmfao

[@ARUSApacecarHAMPTON]

See NASA did something useful on earth. Pothole fixed 😊

[@Humulator]

What you actually have to do is get walkable cities.

[@DomsYouTube]

Imagine the level trust you must have to let one single person drive the truck that is towing the telescope

[@mrxmry3264]

when it comes to transporting something that big or heavy, a single driver could not have done it. there must have been an army of route planners, road crews (to get traffic lights, signs and power lines out of the way) and spotters in addition to the driver to pull this transport off without damage.

[@Outland9000]

Dude is called George... Been hauling the most critical NASA stuff for years. But yes, he's part of a big team

[@DubsnSubsSessions]

It's probably safer than letting 2 people drive it...

[@hootymcowlface5161]

@@DubsnSubsSessions Why? One takes the pedals, the other one the steering. lol

[@christophresmerowski1824]

You need someone to explain INSURANCE to you.

[@mdsr640]

The amount research involved is beyond amazing. Scientists are the real superstar of human civilization.

[@Kelvinpierre99]

No, engineers still are.

[@s.k.9774]

@@Kelvinpierre99 nah its african american rappers, they went from being farming equipment in slavery, to becoming millionares and role models for children.

[@udm27]

@@Kelvinpierre99 wait who came first scientist or engineer?

[@biggibbs4678]

@@udm27 technological advances predates the scientific method

[@udm27]

@@biggibbs4678 how can technology exist without science?

[@joelvanwinkle5976]

Imagine how stressful it must’ve been for the truck driver hauling the telescope. This wasn’t glassware or action figures this was an extremely delicate space telescope. (Wow 1.3k likes already, thanks)

[@carso1500]

It's only the most expensive object in the world, no pressure

[@M4V3RiCkU235]

That telescope is the best technology our civilization has! Yeah, no pressure for the driver - when he knows that somehow the future of our species is in his hands. And feet. Personally, if I was NASA, I assure that driver after successfully completing this task - will retire with a good pension and no worries after.

[@tomorowsnobodys]

It’s not really that delicate i mean it rode a rocket to space, not exactly a soft ride.

[@collinscody57]

If your worried about hauling something like that your not qualified to haul it and you don't it just that simple. The truckers who do things like that are the best of the best and wouldn't try it unless they knew it would be successful.

[@prakhar6852]

@@carso1500 naah the most expensive thing that human has ever made is the International space station

[@macebobkasson1629]

Some of the best space content out there! Thanks primal!

[@WhatOldClips]

Liver king out

[@jemaradrao740]

employer: what's your truck driving experience? driver: i drove the james webb telescope. employer: you're over-qualified

[@AlbertaGeek]

That got a genuine LOL from me, thanks! :)

[@777dnangel]

This is just breathtaking. Collaboration really can move us forward. Kudos to the men and women behind the project!

[@RonTon89]

I currently work at the NJ facility that coated the mirrors with the gold coating. I didn't personally do it, but I work with those who did. It's pretty cool knowing that.

[@flat-earther]

Ronny S I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@FlatEarthKiller]

@@flat-eartherno shut up.

[@dumbguy2y463]

I live across the street from the Northrop Grumman facility that shipped the telescope. Idk how I missed it lol 😂

[@randydewees7338]

The stuff that is mined isn't beryllium "powder", it's beryllium "ore". There are a couple main kinds. The ore isn't "purified", the ore is beryllium metal that is chemically bound into various minerals, and the beryllium metal has to be extracted from the ore by complicated chemical and thermal processing. The metal may then be further processed for a particular end product, I would think the beryllium used in the JWT is highly pure.

[@o.v4069]

No shit

[@neon9165]

"I would think the beryllium used in the JWT is highly pure." So... they Purified it?

[@PvtParts-yk6dw]

captain fuckin obvious

[@artisticyeti22]

@@neon9165 😂😂

[@dmurray2978]

Grain of space sand teleports thru you at 40km/second "Nothin personal kid"

[@Penultimeat]

I know Webb has already been hit by micrometeors, but I think it’s okay?

[@MrMegaMetroid]

@@Penultimeat its okay, it was designed for that, and they expected impacts. It has been hit several times by the time it made the news, its just sites clickbaiting the hell out of us because they know we have been waiting for years to see it launch. There was nothing news worthy about it, its just a neat piece of trivia. The telescope is fine and fully operational. It will be hit alot of times in its life cycle, nasa predicted that and designed it to be able to compensate for it

[@CerealKiller669]

I like how much effort time and money went into this but everyone working on it also knew " it'd be a miracle if it actually gets there" lol crazy but well done, very well done.

[@slinkeyj3]

Yuuuup. Working in the space industry, even if your project is a "Class A" (top level projects, such as the Webb), there is always a chance that it may get cancelled, even after years of work, and tons of money invested. You just have to ignore that possibility, and always work as if it is going to be launched into space.

[@RobbieBeswick]

the only word that comes to mind after watching this video is wow.. i can't wait for the future of space exploration and new discoveries

[@walter4708]

how much my young mind loves to learn and so do this telescope, I knew people put their souls and heart into making this project a success, but i didn't know how MUCH they have put. gotta respect the thousands of people who worked for this✋✋

[@christophresmerowski1824]

Most likely a horrendous waste of time... and money.

[@The_Pariah]

When this video was done, I stretched out and then looked at them time. That video was only 8 minutes long?!?! I felt like I was sitting here for a half an hour. But not in a bad way like I was bored. Instead, it was like the creators of this crammed a 30 minute video into 8 minutes. I learned SO FREAKING MUCH in that short time span. 10/10 video. Well done. Upvoting is pretty much obligatory at this point.

[@salsabilahmedshrestho960]

same. but I felt bored.

[@The_Pariah]

@@salsabilahmedshrestho960 Sorry to hear that :(

[@ClydeYouTuber]

Great video, I was entertained the entire way through.

[@social.2184]

My respect for NASA increased by million folds after watching this video.

[@lylejohnston4125]

And it's already broken.

[@user-rr5ce1wb2j]

@@lylejohnston4125 It isn't broken, its damaged, and they expected this to happen. It is still fully functional.

[@Supernov4]

@@lylejohnston4125 Like a small scratch on camera lens, you won't even notice it in the pictures. And in the few lighting conditions that would show can be corrected afterwards. Virtually no difference.

[@TheCameltotem]

Why? This was probably the easiest part of all.

[@husamuddinchittalwala2719]

Extraordinary video!!! Btw... Would love a video on the mechazilla chopsticks that catch the starship, especially on the pulley and rail system it uses to move up and down the tower

[@CerealKiller669]

the truck driver must've felt like the main protagonist and we are just in his movie lol

[@flat-earther]

NOODLES_ I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@tagosadilim]

Such an amazing feat of human engineering and collaboration. Mabuhay!

[@flat-earther]

tagosadilim I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@cinderclawz]

This has to be the most expensive thing ever hauled by a single truck.

[@collinscody57]

Nope that was little boy the first atomic bomb it cost ruffly twice as much as the JWST

[@simonrano8072]

@@collinscody57 you are confusing the program cost with the prototype cost. The JWST is a one off telescope that was built using existing infrastructures and special tools that may not be used again to make a second one. The Manhattan project was 25 Billions but including the building of plutonium production facilities and all the research labs that have been use for every bombs designed and produced at that time and years after. It would have been true if the story of nuclear weapons stopped right there. You have to at least spread the costs between the 4 Fat Man bombs (trinity, Nagazaki, 2x Cross Roads) and the Little Boy which needed much less R&D costs as the design was simple. SO basically each bomb costs 7 Billions at most with your logic, non considering reusable hardware (centriguation plants, plutonium reactors, labs...). In case of the JWST most of the R&D budget and spare hardwae won't be kept as assets because the next gen telescope of that type will push things much further again, requiring all knew techs again.

[@collinscody57]

@@simonrano8072 your talking about its manufacturing cost not its value. It was never sold and I can GUARANTEE you that if the US had sold it they could have made alot more than the 7 billion inflation adjusted dollar you think it's worth.

[@simonrano8072]

​@@collinscody57 and you are takling about the value of the use of the object. In this case I could say Little Boy was useless because they had to drop a second bomb to stop the war. you are also confusing selling the technology to selling the product. Purchasing a 7 billion bomb is a bad move as such one piece fail you have nothing. To add to the topic 5 copies of Little Boy where made. The one that detonated had a lot of value regarding history timeline but at the moment they left it the only car taken was to ignite it, in case of failure they had spare ones...

[@collinscody57]

@@simonrano8072 No I am talking about the bomb its self being worth in excess of a 10 billion at the time if sold the technology is basically worthless at the time as no country had the time or security to actually build one themselves to end the war. As for the second bombing that was because Russia was invading Japan's Northern islands and the US wanted the islands for themselves. As for the other 5 they built its like owning a Picasso sure a forger can make it look 99.999% the same doesn't make it worth the same

[@clarkgriswold-zr5sb]

Nice, but you missed the stop in Houston at the Johnson Space Center. I saw it late one evening being routed around the back streets in the Clear Lake area. I wondered what kind of item would warrant a convoy of vehicles and at night. Asked a friend who would know of such things, and he confirmed that it was what I suspected. It was intended to be a quiet visit to JSC for thermal vacuum chamber testing.

[@puppy3908]

Shoulda tried to put a finger print on it

[@scifegaming3039]

@@puppy3908 no then it would have delayed the launch it will go over budget again

[@lain11644]

Jeez, imagine being the driver of that truck with $10B on your back.

[@techdefined9420]

The most expensive payload in history. Imagine he stress for the rocket team. They could have reduced this thing to small pieces if the Ariane 5 failed.

[@mrxmry3264]

the most expensive thing i ever transported (on a forklift) was a jet engine worth 10 million. and it wasn't even a big one, maybe a meter and a half in diameter.

[@klipklapklop3359]

dude was using a walkie talkie with one hand and steering with another while looking like its just another day on the job 5:32

[@erideimos1207]

Absolutely outstanding! Incredible research, expertly presented. This was the Gold Standard to which all YTers should aspire. Great topic, learned a ton, thanks!

[@everlastinggobstopper4569]

See the incredible things people can do when working together! BRAVO!

[@bane2201]

@@flat-earther Yeah, it's closer to an oblate spheroid with some bumps and valleys. What's your point? That commenter never mentioned anything about the shape of Earth.

[@flat-earther]

@@bane2201 Come on I'm just suggesting, it's a random comment to you. See link to it in my about tab. I suggest watch it first before criticizing.

[@FlatEarthKiller]

@@flat-eartherno. His video is science illiterate. Science means knowledge in latin.

[@NoNameAtAll2]

how were mirror pieces transported between those locations?

[@lululegende1407]

Carefully lol

[@robertpalmer3166]

In the back of a pickup.

[@joelvanwinkle5976]

By truck

[@thomasreese2816]

It took a lot of reflecting

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@lululegende1407 well... yeah

[@RAPTOR-zo7gt]

this guy deserves more subs and views

[@xvhkgreen6297]

no. .666ft per mile squared = Curvature rate of earth 66,600mph = Earth going around sun 1666 = Year gravity was invented (666 newtons) 66.6° latitude = North and south arctic circles 6x6x60 = Diameter of the moon 6x6x6 = Surface temperature of uranus 4.666km/s = Plutos orbital velocity 666 = Speed of sound in knots 600 x 6 x 6 = earth circumference in nautical miles 1.666 AU = Distance from mars to sun 1,426,666,422km = Saturn orbital distance 666 times brighter, the sun is than venus 666 days. Longest time a female astronaut has been in space That's a lot of coincidences.

[@flat-earther]

RAPTOR3270 I suggest watch _What on earth happened_ 13 parts by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@DavidMcCoul]

Humankind’s most advanced space instrument, transported in the most meticulous way imaginable to the launch site

[@Dark_side9999]

Video start at 4:00

[@chaosfire321]

Good grief, I never heard about this part of the telescope's delivery. Fucking insane and awesome at the same time.

[@YukonJack]

The James Webb Space telescope is arguably the pinnacle of engineering, humanity's most advanced technical marvel. It truly should be one of the wonders of the world, and absent proof of anything else, is the most impressive man-made creation *in the entire universe* .

[@mohsinali3342]

Salute to NASA

[@primalspace]

Absolutely!

[@bobboberson2024]

Simply incredible. What a piece of engineering. And a NEW word was created - "segaments." Amazing!

[@Luke..luke..luke..]

Always love these videos. Thank you. 🙏

[@DavidMcCoul]

5:44 Driver’s elbow casually out the window as if to say “No big deal, folks!”

[@MyHiDef]

The trucking company is from Ephrata Pennsylvania. Family owned company. The company has been moving stuff for NASA for years 👍.

[@jonasweber9408]

When talking about price I have the feeling the general public think the money was vanished into thin air when it paid a lot of people

[@timmcdaniel6193]

For anyone who notices signs, the video of the container transport is utterly bewildering. It's like when you know the city shown in a movie and realize that the actors just teleported 30 miles during a sentence. It's because a lot wasn't mentioned. And the video is out of order, and it shows parts he wasn't describing. The container was developed at Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. That's why 4:36 and 5:24 show it between DC and Annapolis. 5:26: Summers Trucking from PA has been doing NASA's trucking for 15 years (they have a video on this on their company page). A NASA page says it was trucked from Goddard to JB Andrews and flown on a C-5 to Houston to be checked out at Johnson, which is why 4:34 shows Texas-style horizontal traffic lights and Middlebrook Dr (presumably the one in Houston). After that, it was flown to somewhere near LA and then to Redondo Beach, which is probably why 4:41 has "Entering Pasadena" when it's 25 miles out of the path between Redondo Beach and Seal Beach. Then all the stuff the video said. Interesting that Summers Trucking got to drive it in French Guyana too.

[@mrxmry3264]

"and realize that the actors just teleported 30 miles during a sentence" reminds me of national treasure 2. there is a car chase scene in london. i know london well enough to immediately realize that they jumped all over the place. it all starts at buckingham palace, and before long they are in the city of london (several miles east), heading back towards buckingham palace.

[@timmcdaniel6193]

@@mrxmry3264 C.f. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" when I lived near D.C. And I'm sure there are thousands of other examples. The problem is that they use local famous places to establish a feeling of being there, without regard for actual usage.

[@LSF17]

Oh how I love this channel

[@fashionablylate9045]

If the equipment is so sensitive how did they launch it into space? Wouldn't the vibrations of launch be too much?

[@Granolora]

It's sensitive as in even a few particles of dust would ruin the polished surface, the material itself is rather strong.

[@manuelteixeira2496]

with planning, intense labor, and loving care...

[@Thomas-vm1jy]

He calling my insurance company after telling them I hit a 10 billion dollar telescope

[@f1recharge854]

Truly breathtaking journey

[@81silvermj]

Such an extraordinary effort. They know there’s more out there. More than just ice on a planet. Somewhere far. We just can’t see it.

[@meh23p]

I just realized this video came out before the first Webb images were released! I trust they did not disappoint!

[@jfkno12]

Great video! Thanks for the very useful information. Any specific reason they had to ship it from French Guiana? Why couldn't they send it space from the US? The logistics of handling this would have costed very much and also put a lot of stress on people...

[@collinscody57]

When you launch closer to the equator you get a speed boost from the earth's rotation mean you need less fuel or you can lift more wieght. Also the Europeans paid for and built the rocket as there part of it.

[@lo2.220]

And Ariane 5 is known to be one of the safest rocket in the world.

[@astree214]

As far as I know, when the rocket was choosen, it was the only one (in western countries) able to launch such a big thing And going to Florida would have nearly been as far away in kms, but much further north

[@tractorsold1]

And the Europeans paid for the Ariane 5, as part of thier contribution.

[@vinny142]

For those who say that 10bln is a lot of money; in 2022 the US' defense budget was _increased_ by 25bln to hover around the 800bln mark and the US' GDP is somewhere around 20trillion. The US spends 2mln a day on the safety of the president. The value of money is extremely relative.

[@brimstone699]

Ah yes 10 billion is just pocket change. Let me just casually pull that shit out of my ass.

[@SchrödingerKousae]

I wonder how many people physically aged 10-70 years from stress during the entire moving process. I imagine after the truck driver finished their part, someone else opened the cab to find a pile of dust.

[@flat-earther]

Schrödinger I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@vasiovasio]

Remarkable Engineering!

[@flat-earther]

Radoslav Ivanov I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@okoyeemmanuelemeka7648]

Imagine the type of pressure that driver would have handling a 10billion dollar project

[@Granolora]

According to other comments, the driver has worked with nasa, hauling their equipment, for a long time, so he is probably somewhat used to the pressure by now.

[@hafizurmahdi5284]

Truly Incredible

[@primalspace]

Agreed!

[@oussy22]

call me ignorant, but why are we surprised they made a "strong" shipping container for something that was meant to withstand takeoff? amazing video nonetheless

[@itainteasy]

The telescope itself doesn't "takeoff". the telescope goes inside the rocket which is also a "strong" shipping container. the rocket is meant to withstand takeoff, the telescope is just built to withstand deployment and it's orbit around the sun.

[@oussy22]

Exactly so why are you so shocked that they had to create a shipping container to travel across country when exiting earths orbit is 10x more dangerous and rough

[@itainteasy]

@@oussy22 there is no shock, the shipping container wasn't for the rocket... it was for the telescope that is protected inside the rocket on launch. Until it's in the rocket it needs something equivalent to protect it.

[@Ifraneljadida]

Humanity is pretty cool.

[@Theradiman]

One like over the course of 1 year and it pops up first that’s wired.

[@137akash]

I still doubt somebody might have dropped one or the equipment in the telescope and it is working perfectly out there and that guy must have felt great relief now... Lol

[@matetocol368]

Imagine the night before transporting the telescope, the the guy thinking "man I know I left that screw kind of loose, should I go and tell everybody?"

[@JR-he6fn]

If only people put this much effort into keeping earth safe and clean

[@flat-earther]

JR I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@Charles-7]

it's a good thing they keep it's sea route a secret until it's safely at the Guiana Space Center with ariane 5, cause if modern day pirates knows of the telescope it'll be a nightmare for everyone who worked/followed it.

[@2o4II112II26o2]

..kept it's sea route a secret.......you mean to say

[@Charles-7]

@@2o4II112II26o2 oh yeah i meant to say that.

[@SpaceflightRocketShorts]

dang never really thought of this, thanks!

[@arwo1143]

Plot holes had to be filled and the container had to stay perfectly level …why? You’re afraid to shake it a bit BEFORE you strap it onto a rocket and yeet it into space?

[@MaxVax-dh7rh]

Right? Also if the Mirrors need to be that Perfect. What is Protecting them in Space? there is a lot of little stuff flying out there. I say it was a 10 Billion Money Laundry hoax.

[@WadaZable]

Min maxing noob

[@Vel_In_Love]

Is there any pot holes in space?

[@advancedmicrosystems4658]

Its most likely to not damage the container which is air-tight.

[@TheRandompaint]

Shout-out to that driver, I can't imagine how nerve racking that is.

[@sonny12681]

Would it be awesome if there was a telescope manufacturer that manufactured miniature James Webb telescopes for home use.

[@pedropedrohan102]

@SnoopyDoo nasa should have just bought 100 these

[@Penultimeat]

I’m fascinated by the fact that you think it could work like that.

[@aliensinnoh1]

Even the real Webb would work on the ground. It has to be nearly at absolute zero, and all the infrared radiation from everything on Earth and the air itself would drown out anything from space.

[@reldrago]

Here after that miraculous shot that became a viral tweet. Honestly so damn fascinating and makes me love space even more

[@EMichaelBall]

Which one? The Conrad “Holy Shot”? Not sure how you found this from that, though; I’m curious to know.

[@EMCF_]

The most surprising part of this is that Alabama actually produces something useful.

[@yzzxxvv]

Amazing

[@PeterKocic]

100 specs of dust, still not clean enough if you ask Mum.

[@TheBigNate505]

Never thought I would be this nervous watching a video about something that already happened

[@flat-earther]

Nathan S I suggest watch _What on earth happened_ 13 parts by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@thatguy7595]

No mention of the precautions taken to avoid any trouble on the sea?

[@edwardfrench6]

Wow this was amazing!

[@brianhiles8164]

The individual mirror segments were fabricated from beryllium certainly because of low weight, but primarily because it has superlative low thermal expansion. The mast-mounted _Long Bow_ radar added to select _Apache_ military helicopters was (agonizingly!) fabricated from beryllium as well for its additional mechanical property of vibration resistance. The truck drove at approximately 8 km/hr not because the STTARS rig was heavy (or unaerodynamic!), but because of vibration mitigation. You should have investigated the matter of how much insurance is necessary to transport a $10 billion space telescope those number of miles on the road and sea. Now _that_ would have a fun fact!

[@PapaLurts]

I'd be interested in what insurance company even dares to insure a $10B telescope for transport

[@astree214]

@@PapaLurts 100% agree. It would be crazy, or stupid, for Nasa Esa or any insurance company to just think about putting an insurance on that. I don't know in the USwith Nasa, but in Europe, ESA is its own insurance company (yes, "IS" ,not "has").

[@austinskylines]

cant wait to see the first photos in a few days

[@FritzAdler]

There’s a massive difference between value and price, especially in this case. You can throw all the money in the world at something, but it will never make it valuable.

[@nytro8027]

are you implying that the Webb telescope is not valuable

[@NineteenEighty8]

@@nytro8027 hardly even worth its weight in scrap metal.

[@nytro8027]

@@NineteenEighty8 i'd love to hear your reasoning behind this

[@NineteenEighty8]

@@nytro8027 just because they spent $10b doesn't mean it's worth ten billion.

[@itainteasy]

@@nytro8027 There's a massive difference between inferring and implying, especially in this case. You can throw all the inference in the world at something, but it will never mean it has been implied.

[@sigspearthumb9729]

Insurance company: YOU HIT WHAT

[@AlbertaGeek]

Genuine LOL from that - thanks!

[@slashmaster2]

I'm confused. They're worried about little potholes and keeping it level as possible the whole time when they send it up in a rocket which surely severely rattles it?

[@techdefined9420]

Different loads. Driving was horizontally, flying in the rocket vertically. The carbon fiber frame of JWST was made to withstand vertical loads.

[@IronHexacyanoferrate]

@@techdefined9420 besides, there are stresses that can be controlled, such as the potholes, and ones that can’t, like the rocket launch. If you can control it, it’s better to do so, no reason to subject it to unnecessary stress. A somewhat good analogy to life.

[@mohit_50]

@@IronHexacyanoferrate Damn bro that's almost as deep as the potholes in my country's roads.

[@junaic]

Excellent Vidoe with Full detail 🖤

[@user-sn8oe5sb1b]

An important distinction is that none of this was necessary. The entire telescope could've been built at a single location, and launched nearby. The rest is zip-code contracting, namely you can only get Congress to shell out money for a project like this if the senators that sign out the money get something back to their states. So space gets turned into a jobs program.

[@brettvv7475]

Is that really relevant to this video though?

[@catlee8064]

@@brettvv7475 yes it is. It gives an insight into the thinking behind the politics behind this amazing sat.

[@brettvv7475]

@@catlee8064 But this video is describing the logistics. What does politics have to do with that?

[@user-sn8oe5sb1b]

@@brettvv7475 I'd say it is. The video implies that those were actual engineering necessities, and that the complexity of the telescope required such activities. That is not the case.

[@catlee8064]

@@brettvv7475 the logistics yes...because moving the mirror 19 times round the country is also politics.

[@dabajabaza111]

US Military Budget for 2021: $801 billion.

[@ronvavra]

Did anyone ever stop to think that it might have been easier to create a facility near the location that it would end up?

[@flat-earther]

Duke Of Hesse I suggest watch _What on earth happened_ 13 parts by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@ronvavra]

@@flat-earther Not sure what you are getting at.

[@srinitaaigaura]

​@@ronvavra His brain waves are flat. 😂

[@KiranKumarAshok]

Humans are really curious about the space , so much effort went into this

[@phivpap8632]

1:51 “This container was so clean that no more than one hundred particles, much smaller than the width of human hair, could be present inside the container.”. I somehow doubt that…

[@Misterfloflomovievideo]

There is some standards to determine the level of cleanliness of a room. With an ISO 1 room (the cleanest), 100 is maybe a bit too low but it is definitely in this order of magnitude. The standard tells about 10 veryyyyyyy small particle by cubic meter. That is if the container is ISO1, which is probably very hard to obtain even with a permanent room

[@phivpap8632]

@@Misterfloflomovievideo Yeah you're right. Highly unlikely (most likely impossible) that they manage to clean a huge movable container with a gigantic telescope inside so well.

[@MrMegaMetroid]

@@phivpap8632 the clean room was assembled inside another clean room, with all parts being individually inspected beforehand. Its not impossible in the slightest, it wouldnt even be the first time someone had done that

[@phivpap8632]

@@MrMegaMetroid well it depends on what you mean by "particle" I guess

[@MrMegaMetroid]

@@phivpap8632 are we gonna be a smartass and count the particles the observatory is made off or am i gonna actually learn something about clean rooms in your next reply

[@anth0r]

That trucking company made bannnnnnk. Sick how the video shows the actual truck and name. That’s what’s up. Mad props

[@flat-earther]

anth0r I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@hollahop1174]

crazy how people wants to explore new planet and solar system..while the earth is dying because of climate change .it should invest in keeping the earth alive than wasting money sending object to outer space..

[@NineteenEighty8]

70% of our ocean is unexplored lol. nasa is just a way for our government to milk money form taxes and pocket leftover money not spent.

[@lawrencemaweu]

Wow, this is just incredible

[@primalspace]

So glad you agree!

[@varun009]

I'm just so glad it's finally off-planet!

[@flat-earther]

varun009 I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@kevinbaird7277]

Looking at the overhead signs we see the footage of the convoy being led to the port the signs say Washington DC and Annapolis, must be library footage.

[@milkytoast5454]

I'm just picturing myself driving that truck and I would probably be shaking like a lot.

[@primalspace]

right? same!

[@4TwEnti-]

Thx for the Video !

[@demarcuscousinsthe65th]

Yay beau is back

[@frenchonion4595]

I live right by the place that melts down the beryllium. It's not a large factory so it's pretty cool they work with NASA.

[@paranoidandroid1997]

Stunning video. Thank you.

[@bungietwab4868]

What a cool presentation! Thank you.

[@flat-earther]

Bungie TWAB I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@TheTitanPrometheus]

I attended a talk with some of the scientists who helped make the camera lenses for the James Webb telescope, as they were made in UCD. Apparently, when the telescope reached the ESA launch site, it slipped from the base it was placed on for inspections and had an "unscheduled encounter with gravity". After the stressful truck driving and boat transport, it fell from it's plinth

[@vistabuntuu]

Unfortunate sound problem in this video 🙁 But hey, Beau is back!

[@michaelsummerell8618]

It's amazing what humanity can achieve when it puts it mind to it. Sadly, it rarely does. Let alone put it's mind to the right things...

[@flat-earther]

Michael Summarell I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe.

[@hertogyarno746]

Great video man, thanks!

[@759Alexander]

Miraclous, Magestic WORK,

[@alex-q8-q9]

The driver of the truck must’ve been driving for his life 😂

[@primalspace]

Haha the stress! I could never!