The Mysterious 30 Year Journey of Apollo 12

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Let's talk about Apollo 12 and its incredible 30 year journey through space. In September 2002, astronomers discovered what they first thought was an asteroid, but would soon find out it was the Saturn V third stage that launched the Apollo 12 astronauts to the Moon. This rocket left Earth in 1969 and returned to Earth 30 years later. But what happened in the meantime? In this video we look at how one tiny error in the Apollo 12 mission sent this rocket stage on a 30 year trip through space!
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00:00 The Journey of Apollo 12
00:56 Saturn V Rocket Stages
03:00 What Happened to Apollo 12 Third Stage?
05:06 What is Lagrange Point 1?
06:16 How Astronomers Identify Objects in Space
06:48 What is Spectroscopy?
07:32 Is Saturn V Third Stage Still in Orbit?
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[@primalspace]

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[@suryakamalnd9888]

My weird love for tech stuff and aerospace stuff and planes and aliens and your channel made me love spaceflight..

[@rocketgarden8389]

Seven years ago when I was 10, I had the amazing opportunity to meet André Kuijpers, a dutch astronaut, at my moms work. He was giving a lecture about space in general and his life on the ISS. Afterwards he invited me (my mom) to do a meet-and-greet. He signed a book en we took some pictures together. That moment really got me excited about spaceflight and the cosmos

[@Milosz89_]

Saturn was amazing rocket. This video was interesting.

[@WhoisVinnie]

Initially a field trip to Kennedy Space Center, and then later on one of my friends was playing Spaceflight Simulator, and that's probably when I started getting super interested with rocket designing. And also a video on how the Saturn V worked from Vox mainly sparked my interest.

[@dylbanan140]

I always loved space I always loved watching the moon and i remember where i first saw the Pleiades I've been interested in space travel since I watched all the Apollo missions on KZbin i watched footage for hours and since then I've been interested in everything about space travel At some point I came across KSP and SFS I also have a telescope with which I can see stars, galaxies, the sun and other objects

[@earth3.14]

I love the fact that because a computer in the 60's made a mistake, a entire rocket stage is being given free rides around the sun

[@primalspace]

Haha I know of love it to. And the thought of it swinging by earth every now and then to say "hey"

[@ilham7345]

in addition to that, those computer has less memory and computing power than our phone

[@DavidMartin-ym2te]

I wonder if it had anything to do with the lightning strike(s) Apollo 12 suffered upon launch? They said that the IU was unaffected (which is why they were allowed to go for TLI) but maybe not.... There is also an Atlas booster wandering about the sun's orbit which is even older, I believe identified by the same method.

[@beepbop6697]

Computers do not make mistakes. Engineers / Designers / Programmers do.

[@NOT_A_ROBOT]

@@beepbop6697 Cosmic ray bit flips could make computers make mistakes, though.

[@craigkdillon]

So touching. The Apollo 12 Third Stage gets homesick about every 30 years, and comes back for a visit. It can take humanity for only a short while before it gets sick of us and feels it has to leave.

[@JohnAnthony0857]

Wish it could take me with it next time. 😂😂

[@JohnAnthony0857]

@@gonelucid Yeah, the one in San Diego with the purple shoes right? I remember that. For Halley's comet I think.

[@TreeStump-and-CheeseKetchupIT]

@@JohnAnthony0857 Regular Nike shoes, but purple cloaks/shrouds. Comet was Hale Bopp. Anyone interested this is referring to Heaven's Gate who believed an alien craft was hiding behind the comet - they took their lives in order to join the craft.

[@JohnAnthony0857]

@@TreeStump-and-CheeseKetchupIT Thanks for the correct info. I remember seeing the pictures of them on tv laying flat on the bunk beds dead. Those pictures were spooky.

[@Noone-jn3jp]

Hopefully it keeps it up for hundreds of years, humans are out amongst the stars and it will show back up as a little reminder to how it all began

[@thomasdepoorter1240]

I've always found it amazing how the Saturn 5 had a minute amount of computer memory but yet could still go to the moon

[@gkdresden]

Going to the moon or coming back is in principle not a big deal. It is like using the wind to go from Europe to America. In space you don't use the force of the wind but the force of gravity in combination with your rocket engines to go from A to B. The astronauts of Apollo 13 manouvered back to earth without computer control. They were on the so called safe return path where the gravitation of the moon itself will return the spacecraft automatically in the vicinity of the earth. Just at the end manually correction was needed to get into the re-entry orbit and to touch down somewhere in the ocean close to Florida and not somewhere else like North Korea.

[@hugostiglitz6914]

It didn't need much computing power. It had hundreds of telemetry channels which sent live data back to mission control. This information was assessed by humans and decisions were made from there. So really the people of mission control were the computing power!

[@CharlesHarpolek4vud]

And most we're using the metric system but some forgot that.@@hugostiglitz6914

[@Varangian_af_Scaniae]

"could still go to the moon" Or they just told you so since they had invested trillions of dollars in today's value in the project. But that would never happened since the US of A has never lied about anything...

[@bobb.6393]

My Apple 2 had more

[@bigmackmcd]

Wow, that's incredible. I had no idea orbits like this were even possible.

[@primalspace]

So glad you enjoyed the video. I learned a lot in making it as well!

[@heretichazel]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ no

[@eerialp]

masterworks add everywhere, dont never ever invest in such a SCAM! So many red flags with it are seen far away. shame on content creators who dont even look/care what they promote!

[@MatthewMS.]

They can put a man on the moon, but they can’t make a phone cord that won’t bunch up!

[@junovzla]

Yeah, orbits are much more complicated than simple circles, because in reality each thing is being pulled by all other things at the same time

[@douglasmcneil8413]

In June of 1969, I was 8 years old. I was so completely obsessed with the Apollo 11 mission, I watch and learned everything I could about it. My Father was a freelance science editor with a degree in organic chemistry and my mom was a teacher for special needs children. I ended up with a career in physical therapy. Working primarily in stroke rehab. I've worked in convulsant hospitals now for 37 years. Both my parents have passed and I'm nearing retirement. My parents obviously nurtured my interest in science. But it was the Apollo missions that sparked the interest of an 8 year old kid back then, that did a lot to start me on this life path.

[@maverickjakethedesigner]

A physiotherapist here too.. How is your body feeling after 37 yrs of service? Is it a rewarding career path?

[@primalspace]

Oh wow. What a wonderful and inspiring journey. Thank you for taking the time to share.

[@douglasmcneil8413]

@@maverickjakethedesigner I've got a bit of arthritis now. But it's not bad yet. And my wife and I are looking at retiring back to the mid-west, where my family is originally from. Getting an RV and doing the snowbird thing. As far as being personally rewarding. I've been able to help so many people get back to living a simi-normal life. Of course, not every case had a happy ending. But each time I had some one get well enough to go home again, It was like knowing I was where God wanted me to be.

[@bman99ss]

Thanks for sharing your story, fellow 8-years-old-in-1969 baby boomer.

[@TigaToonsELTiagor]

@@douglasmcneil8413 You sound such a good person🙂

[@e30m3bimmer]

Kerbal space program really set me up for this video🗿

[@dylbanan140]

HAHAHA

[@SparkyEva1]

I can’t even pass the KSP tutorial 😢

[@connorpayne7324]

Agreed

[@AdrianBawn]

I accidentally put Jeb on an orbit similar to this and ran out of fuel :/ RIP Jeb.

[@victorsilveira2423]

Relatable

[@chadbyous6459]

The Space Shuttle missions and the ISS were really what got me initially interested in space, but I really love every aspect of space exploration. Right now I’m most interested to see where the Artemis missions will take us. The Ingenuity helicopter also blew my mind with how we could use such a thin atmosphere for flight like that.

[@primalspace]

Love this. So much to be excited about and to look forward to! I can't wait to see where we go and what we will learn next. Thank you for sharing.

[@kennethrhodes7143]

What a Load of Crap all of this is, it's All GCI Not one thing about this is real or True!

[@saft4630]

Its so incredible, how such a small mistake had such a great impact on the Stages future

[@primalspace]

So true. Just goes to show how precise these successful missions need to be!

[@GT_Void]

It never happened because it never went to space.

[@Injinct]

@@GT_Void why would it be faked?

[@GT_Void]

@@Injinct Because the fake vacuum of space, never proven but actually disproven, takes you away from the truth of the Creator. It creates an agenda to control your mind with lies to make you submissive. Wake up, I can lead you to resources that will show you the truth.

[@dorn885]

Imagine how little things we do in our daily life have impact on our future.

[@markythegreat]

My dad took me to Kennedy when I was 7 and I’ve got a photo of me standing underneath a Saturn 5. I remember vividly just how big everything was. The nozzles, the rocket itself, the buildings, every aspect was awe-inspiring.

[@primalspace]

Wow! That must be a pretty amazing memory to have! Thank you for sharing :)

[@tedschmitt178]

We went to Florida for the first time in July 1969 and got to see Apollo 11 on the launchpad.

[@quickturtle1476]

What got me into Spaceflight was looking up at the sky as a kid and being able to see things like mars that I had thought were impossible to see. Knowing that we could land a human on there, maybe even in my lifetime, astounds me, and I’ve been following up with space ever since.

[@primalspace]

Amazing! Definitely a mind blowing thought when you think about it! So exciting too though!

[@Norsilca]

I've heard this story a couple times before but this is the first time I've actually seen someone explain how the orbit went from earth to sun, and back to earth on that particular timescale.

[@primalspace]

Pretty interesting stuff! I hope that you enjoyed this explanation.

[@FerpectOval]

So glad to have found your channel! I was 5 when Hale-Bopp came around and going out to see it is one of my oldest memories. I was fascinated and obsessed with space from that moment forward, getting a telescope and star chart and stargazing for the longest time.

[@primalspace]

Very cool! Thank you for sharing. And so glad you found the channel as well!

[@vrishankumesh5723]

The humbling experience every time you start thinking about it. There are too many awesome things about space to love to just pick one. How a star functions, what dark matter is, if there is extraterrestrial life, or the fact that we are unable to wrap our heads around how incredibly vast it is. Space is filled with interesting stuff. It makes me realize how incredibly insignificant we are, and whatever worries me that day suddenly seems much less of an issue. Also this is one of my favorite space quotes - "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe, or we are not, Both are equally terrifying." -By Arthur C Clarke

[@primalspace]

A great quote and so true. There's so much left for us to explore and learn. I'm very much looking forward to whatever comes next! Thank you for sharing!

[@sabertooth_fl]

My dad is a lead engineer for SiriusXM satellite radio, so I grew up watching XM launches in the early 2000's. My favorite thing was watching satellites in the backyard at night when my dad knew when they were coming overhead wayyyy before apps like nightsky came out. I also went to Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Lake Worth, FL, so the shuttle program has also been a deep fascination. My son is 8 months old and he will most likely attend there as well!

[@primalspace]

Very cool! I love the idea of being a kid and watching for those satellites with someone "in the know" haha. Thanks for taking the time to share and good luck in the giveaway!

[@digitalsiler]

My daddy's a sewage technician, he knows his shit.

[@BEdwardStover]

July 20, 1969 I got to stay up late, to nearly 10 pm. I was just 8 years old, but pretty much the entire family was up and crowded around the TV in the living room. 4 days earlier I was up at 7 am watching the live pre launch for Apollo 11. I previously watched every bit of Gemini and Apollo missions that were broadcast at time I could watch, and most on reruns. That early morning (early for summer, regular time for school) i was glued to the TV for next several hours to watch the launch at 8:32 am (it was amazing how many live TV cameras were used, especially since they were very expensive and would be destroyed during the launch), and continued watching as they tracked its trajectory then back inside for stage separations (more cameras destroyed). Then it was patchy/spotty coverage to see where it was as it orbited the Earth, did a new burn and another separation to get to the Moon, then Moon orbits - all this over 4 days. I watched the landing on the 20th at about quarter after 3 in the afternoon. I watched for the next hour, but it was made clear it would be over 6 and a half hours before they opened the door and stepped out. Hearing live (well, a second and a quarter delay from the Moon to Earth) Neil Armstrong say the small step for man, giant leap for mankind bit from the surface of the Moon. Then watched the return, splashdown and pickup by Navy helicopters. Yes, I was geeked about everything NASA from an early age, but I only remember snippets from earlier flights (amazing that so few people my age and older remember the procession of unmanned first, then manned, but first getting to space and back, then orbiting the Earth and splashing down safely, then orbiting the Earth and the Moon in one trip, before finally a manned trip to land on the Moon) but remember nearly every detail of Apollo 11. I also watched the later Moon landings. We also used to watch pretty much all of the summer Olympics and much of the winter Olympics. Fact: The fastest Olympic competition was the winter bobsled teams, but even 1 man bobsleds were crazy fast compared to the fastest summer competition, the bicycle races. Still Apollo 11 cemented it for me. Can't even say which Gemini missions I watched live. I was too young. Yet it was the staying up late that was the BIG EVENT in mom and dad's house. In school in the fall, I was astounded how few people did the same, just watching the reruns the next day or some people not watching it at all. I just did not understand that, but it was much later that I learned that other people were not as smart as me or anyone in my family. But that was the source of me not understanding other kids. I also watched a LOT of auto racing at that age, right up to about 12 years old.

[@louisbaraniecki2895]

Merci beaucoup ! Thank you for all the content and the passion you are bringing in your videos. We can literally feel your passion, our passion, in all the subjects you address and your creations! Keep doing it and we will keep supporting you 😊

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! I have so much fun making these videos, so it means a lot that you're enjoying them!

[@samuelmullins271]

That historic period added to agnostic doubt about my sanity/insanity, but also confirmed everyone else's poisoned brain-damage though sporatic was permanent. Indirect stealthy thanks: : Lots of top-secret mind-stretching reality shit. Since 2002? Was that when only a fraction of VOTER-news was allowed, because fogged-up anti-whistle-blower contrivance? OJ Simpson's cheater wife & boytoy got stabbed to death? Maybe that and other publicized media are fictions imagined by Steven Spielberg? Propagandists liars say, "Truth is stranger than fiction". Exact fact is, "Truth is WEIRDER than propaganda"! Because entire human population is semi-conscious batshit crazy.

[@theAstra_]

The thing that got me into spaceflight was that first Falcon Heavy landing. So utterly mindblowing that I had to look for more

[@primalspace]

Absolutely mind blowing. One of many amazing moments!

[@Roguescienceguy]

I am a space shuttle generation kinda guy. Falcon is a one trick pony compared to the workhorse which was shuttle. Sure it was expensive but the fact that the thing was quite the compromise by yesteryear's standards, makes it's accomplishments even more phenomenal. The Technical capabilities of today's engineers are absolutely horrible compared to those absolute Dons that were the engineers from the sixties, seventies and eighties.

[@theAstra_]

@@Roguescienceguy Shuttle never made it past LEO :)

[@Roguescienceguy]

@@theAstra_ went to GSO for Hubble if I am not mistaken and it's frikkin engines are used today for Artemis. Still the only second stage (maybe 2.5, kinda debatable 😅) that landed back on planet earth. In the damn eighties and nineties!

[@rogerthomas169]

@@Roguescienceguy falcon a one trick pony? It has surpassed the shuttle long ago in many ways, cost and safety come to mind.

[@AltCenter]

I was born in 1987 in Florida, just south of Cape Canaveral. My love for space flight came from watching shuttle launches from our backyard, feeling and hearing the rumble from even that far away. What SpaceX has done since has not only renewed my love of it, but has enhanced it. I even got my mom into it before she passed away a couple of years ago. And seeing all of the companies getting involved makes every launch less "routine" and nearly equally exciting.

[@amokhtar]

Peace be upon your mum ❤ you did great that you showed her those achievements but the main one is yours…

[@gilhillelwolff1117]

I've pretty much always loved space but seeing the pale blue dot image is what started my interest.This video was very enjoyable, I can't wait for the next one!

[@primalspace]

I can definitely see how that would spark your interest. Thank you for sharing and so glad that you enjoyed the video! Cheers!

[@RevNicholasJonsson]

What got me interested in spaceflight? I was an 8-year-old boy and received a pamphlet/poster from NASA about the lunar landing mission. I remember staying up late at night listening to the Voice of America radio station broadcast of the launch of the rocket. I got to see the first walk on the moon in our local movie house as we didn't have a TV. Thank you for this video... it has brought back such good memories for me 😊

[@gmhermoso898]

What got me into spaceflight was the Apollo Missions. It is just amazing how much humans can develop space exploration to the point that we can send actual people to another heavenly body. These breakthroughs are very empowering to everyone knowing we will be able to advance technology even more in the near future. Spaceflight will always have a place in my heart.

[@primalspace]

Absolutely! So amazing to see how far we have come and I can't wait to see where these advancements take us in the future ... and what we learn!

[@theclearsounds3911]

What I find even more amazing is how primitive our technology was during the time of the Apollo missions, compared with what we have today! And yet, we put people on the moon and brought them back home safely! My mother used to tell me how the space missions fueled the advancements in electronics and other technologies. Perhaps history will repeat itself for Mars missions!

[@gmhermoso898]

@@theclearsounds3911 exactly like those computers literally only have 30-100 kilobytes of data, now compare that to a high resolution photo. It's just so cool what humans can do.

[@davidharrison7014]

Same here. When Apollo 11 took place, I was only six years old, yet I still found it amazing that we sent people all the way to the Moon, and looking up at it, knowing that there were astronauts walking on it. It was the later flights that got me super interested; I thought riding on the lunar river must've been a cool experience. But what really cemented my interest in space was an episode of NOVA on PBS back in 1978. I really thought we'd be sending crews to Mars by now.

[@thomasripley7042]

I love space flight, I was a student when the Challaneger exploded on live TV. it was extremely sad and of course heartbreaking. I have been a model rocket enthusiast ever since. I have very large collection to date and I have a level 3 cert. I am going to be 44 on February 10th. Keep up the great work

[@primalspace]

Oh wow! Very cool. Thanks for taking the time to comment and best of luck in the giveaway!

[@thomasripley7042]

@@QS-si3cq Ok thanks, I guess.. I highly doubt anyone is going to read my comment and change their mind about how the orbiter came apart. It's not like I said "it was hit by a missle." Relax a bit huh?. Thanks

[@richardackerman5691]

I am old enough to have seen all of the space missions from the early 1960's And I love them to this day. THANKS

[@Skotbot]

Just three months shy of my fourth birthday, I experienced my first, vivid memory of watching television. I remember it so clearly. The shock, my mother crying, my baby sister playing with her toys a few feet away, blissfully unaware of the tragedy that would grip the world and make an indelible imprint upon myself and a generation of people. As I became transfixed with what may have been my first experience with true despair, I thought about the smiling face of the teacher I’d seen on the news. The space shuttle Challenger had exploded on live television. And, for the first time in my life I knew two things: what a broken heart felt like, and the sensation of knowing that this memory would never, ever fade. RIP Michael, Frances, Ronald, Ellison, Christa, Gregory, and Judith. ❤️

[@maxsielemann2604]

I believe that the Apollo Program was something more than a program. It brought all of NASA and even the whole United States together to achieve one goal which at that time seemed impossible. The Apollo Program really demonstrated that with the right mindset, us humans can acomplish things that we even think is impossible. Thank you Primal Space for making this video!!

[@final_mile_music9713]

I agree. Apollo was peak USA. It’s unlikely the country will achieve that level of excellence and unity again. It’s sad when country’s don’t realize they are waning. It also happened with the UK. Their peak was VE Day probably. It’s been downhill, slowly, ever since.

[@opossumlvr1023]

Without the scientists procured using Operation Paper Clip the U.S. would not have made it too space. Without subversives such as Ethel and Julius Rosenburg the soviets would not have kept up.

[@NuSpirit_]

@@final_mile_music9713 I'm cautiously optimistic, that Moon or Mars landing will get us there. Watching first human walking on the Mars would be such a surreal sight, especially if it was somewhat/somehow streamed.

[@final_mile_music9713]

@@NuSpirit_ me too on technological achievement. My comment relates more to shared purpose. Or lack thereof. Even wars don’t unite us anymore.

[@davidharrison7014]

Yes, but forget the Moon! Let's go to MARS!!!

[@MichaelKintner]

The thing that got me interested in space flight was when this all started for me I was all but five years old watching this event on a black and white TV with my family. MY dad god rest his soul, loved model rockets, and pushed me to always follow your dreams and we played with RC model rockets , planes, helicopters all the time, and I was hooked. I have always remembered my dad saying, "The space that's all around us is a huge universe full of many unknowns, so if you think that we are the only people in this space, then it seems like such a waste of space for only us to enjoy. Always keep exploring, and if you will find something or someone be sure to say HI for me". Its a fun childhood memory that I will never let go of,. The real sad part was we never seen a real rocket launch together. So now I try to share this with my kids. This was a very interesting video, thank you

[@landworkspro]

The power of family and your dad when going up.

[@RinsKreations]

RC rockets are fun and its amazing how family can impact your future. Well said

[@cnerd]

Dads are so awesome

[@rockinaloud]

The thing that got me into spaceflight is the fact that we talk about such a wild and immense environment and us little humans work years and years to make a bunch of metal scraps able to grasp a tiny bit of it

[@endtrapta3393]

I have always been interested in astronomy! I am lucky enough that my school offers astronomy as a science for 11th and 12th graders. One of the units was on spaceflight and it was absolutely fascinating! The fact that humans were able to build machines to go farther than we can even imagine. Spaceflight is so amazing and interesting and I am always looking to learn more!!

[@SpaceflightRocketShorts]

Crew Demo-2 was the launch that got me into space! I was just scrolling KZbin one day and it popped up. I sat there for what I think was around 3-4 hours just watching the Falcon 9 sit there. I remembered I even cancelled plans with one of my friends because of how cool this “thing” was! Later that year, we were on a road trip, and we stopped at a Subway at just the right time to watch splashdown. Ever since then, it has been non-stop!

[@primalspace]

Oh wow! Very cool. There's something about watching live that is so exciting ... it's almost like you can feel the collective energy and excitement of everyone watching. Thank you for sharing!

[@SpaceflightRocketShorts]

@@primalspace Yeah, live launches are soooo much better than watching past ones for whatever reason 😂

[@mrmullett1067]

What got me into space flight was Sputnik. As a child in England in 1957 we could see this moving light dot in the sky at night and listen to it beep on the radio as it passed overhead. I'm not sure which radio we listened to it on, but believe it was picked up by amateur radio and re-transmitted on BBC. I was hooked.

[@primalspace]

Oh wow! What an amazing memory. Listening in would really make you feel so much closer to it too ... even being so so far away!

[@20chocsaday]

I remember seeing Telstar moving across the sky when I was on holiday in Cornwall. Remember the music?

[@travellerwoods]

I love watching things like this cause as a young child I watched man land and walk on the moon, now age I was, I wasn't totally sure of what I was looking at, but I remember watching it and now knowing what I saw happing in real time, very glad I saw it, so still today I enjoy things like this and going out and watching our night sky and seeing what is out there and the visitors to our nearby space, like comets etc.

[@hewiy33]

I was born December 24th 1968 as Apollo 8 went around the dark side of tthe moon. When the nuns brought me to my moms room the 1st thing they told her was "they made it." I have hear this story all of my life. Whenever I watch any documeteries about Apllo missions after the Apollo 8 passes around the dark side of the moon I proudly proclaim "AND I was born!" I have always been interested in space flight.

[@josephvaughn7257]

Growing up during the time of the space shuttle program really got me excited about space. I’m happy to have found your channel!

[@primalspace]

Love this and so glad you enjoyed the video. Welcome to the community!

[@lilblackduc7312]

@@primalspace I fell in love with spaceflight when we moved to Marietta, GA in '68. My uncle was an engineer with Lockheed. When the Apollo 11 moon landing aired, Dad took pictures of it on our new 25" Sears color T.V. using his Polaroid Instamatic mounted on a tripod in our living room. I think you're being awfully insensitive, not showing both metric and standard i.e. miles, feet, etc. Stopping and converting each time this comes up ruins the experience of watching your videos. I work with computers & machinery, so I use both...BUT...since 1958, I've walked & driven many, many miles; not kilometers.

[@shane8915]

I not only grew up during the shuttle program. My father helped build the shuttle. And part of the space station. He worked on the mechanism that made the shuttle roll onto it's back just after lift-off.

[@aidentater3625]

I only found this channel a few days ago, but I've already fallen in love with spaceflight because of it. thank you, and hope to keep finding awesome videos like this in the future.

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! I am so glad that you've been enjoyed the channel and my content. Welcome to the Primal Space community!

[@junkmonk1043]

You may want to look for educational videos that don’t depend on CGI as “evidence”. Rocket thrusters can thrust against nothing, and fuel can’t burn in a vacuum. Look up videos of burning different fuels in vacuum chambers.

[@williamsmall808]

I have always been engineering-inclined, but got super interested in Aerospace when my stepdad started talking about SpaceX. A few years later, I graduated high school early to pursue an Aerospace Engineering degree from a highly ranked university in my state! The goal is to research Deep Space propulsion systems such as Ionic propulsion to help with future inter-planetary travel missions.

[@Dulcimerist]

Watching a space shuttle launch sometime around 1980 or 1981 got me excited about space flight, and I fell in love with it. I was in kindergarten, and they took my class to the larger building where the 1st-3rd grade kids were, and my class watched the launch on TV. My parents bought be a subscription to World magazine, and one issue had a cardstock model of the space shuttle I could put together.

[@primalspace]

Very cool! Something so memorable about watching launches in real time. It's almost like you can feel the energy and excitement of everyone watching around the world. Thank you for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!

[@megaohms]

When i was just a small kid my father got a job at the company that made the solid fuel rocket boosters for the space shuttle. I remember going out there on family days and looking down into the massive mixing pits and seeing the rocket garden out front. He worked there over 30 years. I got a job there for a while after college as well. It was fun being a part of all this.

[@rnldtylr]

I became interested in space flight and space in general when then President Kennedy announced the intention for America to put a man on the moon. I remember camping with some kids my age when the first astronauts had just landed on the moon and I was looking up into the night sky in wonder and seeing the full moon above and marveling at the idea that humans were on the moon at that moment. It was amazing.

[@primalspace]

What a great experience to get to be a part of this in one way or another ... and to share that with your family. Very cool. Thank you for sharing!

[@BrianHoney]

My dad was an astronomer, and I had an uncle who worked for NASA- I’ve always been interested in the shuttle and other missions.

[@primalspace]

Oh wow! In it from day 1. Very cool!

[@cesarevivio]

Meeting astronaut Paolo Nespoli is what made me fall in love with spaceflight

[@calvinleech985]

The thing that got me interested in Spaceflight was when SpaceX landed their first rocket. I was currently taking a special class at my school about aerospace engineering, the teacher showed us the video a few days after and I was astonished because I had never thought of how complicated this is and didn’t realize how much intense work it would take to be able to do it.

[@NicholasPatrick92]

I got interested in space by learning about the Apollo missions when I was younger. So much hard work went into getting those men into space.

[@primalspace]

For sure. Pretty amazing when you really think about it.

[@docilelikewintercatfish9897]

Apollo returning to earth in every few years is surprisingly wholesome

[@primalspace]

Agreed!

[@nydominikan]

Started off with a curiosity in other planets and thoughts of life on other worlds, and naturally included an interest in our ways of getting there! Love the channel, keep up the great content!

[@primalspace]

Haha naturally! Thank you for sharing! So glad you enjoyed the video 😀

[@BrianCook1337]

For me, it was Star Trek that got me into Space Travel. I can remember sitting at the foot of my parents bed, watching the show with him thinking how amazing it would be to be able to do this, so I started learning everything I could about it.

[@primalspace]

Very cool! I love memories like those. And the fact that the interest remained year after year. Thank you for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!

[@n228sk]

Like many of my generation, the Apollo missions got me interested in space flight. Star Trek and Star Wars might have had a little bit of influence, too! Thanks for the fascinating video.

[@primalspace]

Love this! You are definitely not alone. Star Trek and Star Wars seem to have inspired a lot of us in the best way! Thank you for sharing and so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Grucifer348]

For me, I loved learning about the Space Shuttle and the Apollo Missions at around 6 or 7. What really sealed my love for space was when my grandfather took me on a 3-day space camp the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. From then on I LOVED space and learned as much as I could! Amazing videos btw, really well put together and great animations! Keep up the greatly fun and informative work!

[@primalspace]

What a great experience and memory to have with your grandfather. Thank you for sharing and so glad that you've been enjoying the videos here!

[@junkmonk1043]

Do you know how thrusters act in a vacuum? Do you know why this video is complete cgi with no real photo or video evidence of the Apollo stage re-orbitting earth?

[@Grucifer348]

@@junkmonk1043 do you know i dont fucking care

[@markreinking5647]

I have vague memories of watching the Apollo 11 moon landing on our black & white TV back in 1969, but it left a last impression. In addition, my father worked as a photographic consultant for NASA during the Apollo missions while working for Eastman Kodak.

[@connecticutaggie]

I first got interested in rockets in 1968 building and launching model rockets. Then in 1969 we moved to Texas when my dad accepted a job with NASA to create maps of the Apollo landing locations. Every mission he brought home a flight plan and I tracked the progress of the mission until they returned. We know a few of the astronauts and I even got to help my dad (a little) and my signature got left on the moon. I am still passionate today and I enjoy learning more from your KZbin videos. I also have a room where I keep my space memories and I always enjoy adding more.

[@Roarmeister2]

Now that is out of there cool!

[@joelhuntress6736]

What got me into space flight was, as a little kid, watching the Apollo missions on what was then black and white TV. I did get to see STS125 launch live in person in May 2009. I’m looking forward forward to your next video!

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much for your comment and so glad you enjoyed the video. What great memories to have! There's nothing quite like being able to experience a launch live in person.

[@LexPips]

The Apollo missions are what got me interested in space & its missions.

[@stevem46tube]

Amazing animation! It really brings the story to life and scratches that "space itch"! More please! 👍

[@billcornman4730]

What really sparked my interest in the cosmos was the grand story of Homer Hickam. I am now venturing into space in my own career, not on the back of a rocket but, through a camera lens. This is a great video and I am looking forward to it's return... maybe I can snap a picture of it and send it to you when the time comes.

[@guillemviol]

During covid, I had too much free time so I was interested with the Starship project. Then I started looking for very high quality videos and I found Everydayastronaut or your channel! Keep doing what you do because it is amaizing!

[@primalspace]

Amazing! Lots of great channels that share my passion for space flight and exploration. So glad you made your way here and having been enjoying the content! Cheers!

[@guillemviol]

@@primalspace Thanks for the message! One day could you talk about the next iteration of the James Webb Telescope that NASA is currently working on? Thanks!

[@gyorgischwartz]

Check out American Moon

[@SeaMonkey137]

Similar journey; different destination. In 2020 I learned more about the Versailles Treaty than I ever thought I'd know. 🙄

[@shealdedmon7027]

You do know you can edit your comments by tapping on the three little dots. You would look smarter than a fifth grader if you edit your comments. Astronauts too the moon, hahaha.

[@iddanh]

Watching the Space Shuttle launch as a kid made me fall in love with spaceflight

[@primalspace]

Absolutely!

[@papolele]

I initially thought that space travels and astronaut are very cool since I was a kid, but when I grow up I became more interested in the engineering behind a rocket and space programs.

[@primalspace]

Very cool! So much to learn and still to be discovered! Thank you for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!

[@GilMichelini]

Watching Neil Armstrong take that one small step. My parents and grandparents had me watch every moment of Apollo 11. I wanted to go into space, but when the teen years hit, I wanted to play more, so I never qualified. Thanks for the video.

[@primalspace]

Definitely a memory that would stick with you! Very cool that you were able to enjoy those moments in space with your parents and grandparents. Thanks for sharing and good luck in the giveaway!

[@dylancook7732]

The thing that got me interested in spaceflight was actually Kerbal Space Program. I had been intrigued by it before but I never really paid much attention to it until I got this game. After I got the game, I was looking at tutorials for how to play, and I stumbled upon Matt Lowne. KZbin started recommending me his "Space this week" videos and I've been interested ever since.

[@primalspace]

Love this! KZbin is really great for finding new channels, learning new things and getting more and more interested in new topics!

[@ToXer04]

I’m going to university the next year and I just passed the admission test for astrophysics, I’m so excited! I started to love and being interested in space flights almost a decade ago by playing kerbal space program; I’ve always been a space lover, but that game got me sick and I started to believe, that maybe, one day, I’ll get up there 🚀🌙

[@punahou78]

Glad to find your channel. My dad was in charge of Apollo communications that were received by the COMSAT dishes in the Pacific when I was a kid. As we had one of the few car telephones in Hawaii we loaned our car to escort the Apollo 11 astronauts when they returned. NASA gave him a coin made from the metal of the Eagle in appreciation that is now a family heirloom.

[@primalspace]

Oh wow! That's pretty amazing. A great memory and something to remember it with! Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for taking the time to comment as well. Means a lot!

[@crazycarrot1458]

Watching the launch and (almost) landing of Starship SN8 got me into spaceflight. Thanks for the videos, they are amazing and I love how amazing the graphics have been recently!

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! It really means a lot that you enjoy them. And thank you for sharing. Best of luck in the giveaway!

[@OnTheRiver66]

Wonderful information. I wonder why this didn’t make the regular news - it is an amazing journey the third stage is on, and amazing that they can track it back to its original flights to the sun. I think my love for science and exploration is what got me interested in space flight.

[@primalspace]

Absolutely! I think it may have made news depending on where you lived ... maybe haha. I have seen comments from others who recall seeing it reported, although I don't.

[@vrooms12]

My fascination started with the Voyager Missions, I am still glued to it!!

[@primalspace]

For sure! So much to learn and pretty mind-blowing as well.

[@hadriel1228]

Pretty awesome video. I don't remember exactly what peaked my interest in space flight, but it was probably some books we had at my house, as well as visiting the California Science Center in LA numerous times, which houses the Endeavor Space Shuttle. It's all around a pretty cool place.

[@primalspace]

Very cool. Thanks so much for sharing and glad you enjoyed the video as well!

[@kioata]

Falcon 9 and reusable rockets is what got me into Spaceflight. Reusing rockets and watching them land autonomously with such a tight margin of error is so fascinating!

[@sarawebbscience]

Totally agree!! Space x is already helping more experiments get to space cheaper! We use them for our launches :)

[@Bleilock1]

@@sarawebbscience they arnt helping, They are privitizing it, which means plebs like you will never see space unless they call elon "m'lord" and kiss his feet Spacex makes spaceflight literally more expensive, not cheaper Imagine how much more we could discover if greedy people like him werent screwing with the system, if we just let the scientists work, without having to pay a middleman like elon musk and spacex Imagine how cheap it would actually be Its redunant Saddest part about this is that plebs like you are so indoctrinared that most of you get excited at the prospect of being musk's serf and licking his feet

[@evanlarson7370]

Ever since I was little I remember having interests in vehicles of all kinds. Whether it be cars, trucks, boats, or planes, I always had an interest to learn how they worked. It wasn’t until the rise of SpaceX where my love for Spaceflight came into play. At the time, the thought of landing a rocket booster was absurd, but now it has became a common occurrence that I am thankful to be alive to see. I remember one of the most inspiring moments, the Falcon Heavy test flight. Watching that stream sparked the motive that I needed to see a rocket launch. Now, a few years later, I have seen my first Falcon Heavy launch along with the countless Falcon 9 missions (and landings) in the past year alone, with my very eyes. You don’t understand how real things are until you see them, and watching those side boosters light up as they pierced their way back though the atmosphere left me in a state where I had no words. The launch of Artemis 1 was also breathtaking to me, for the fact that I got to see night turn into day under the glow of the solid rocket boosters. This is the world we’re living in. The sky is no longer the limit, and the moon is not that far out of our reach. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

[@tylerdoolittle6465]

Same here as a kid I went through my mode of transportation “phase” that lasted my whole life. I never got interested in cars, I think because everyone drove, I wanted to fly, sail and go to space and see things nobody has seen

[@primalspace]

I love this so much! Thank you for sharing!

[@danverss6176]

Lil guy is exploring just a bit outside earth but he never forgets home, aww

[@primalspace]

Something kind of comforting about knowing that it swings by every now and then haha

[@stevenjulie4698]

I became interested in spaceflight in elementary school when we first learned about the space shuttle! I was that kid who wanted to either be a racecar driver or an astronaut, haha. My father also got me interested in Star Wars and Star Trek early on. I remember staying up to 1am on many nights just to catch episodes of TNG during my high school years, lol. I've loved everything space and flight since I can remember! I just found your channel today and it was an instant subscribe! Can't wait to see more! :)

[@wowsuchsad9557]

I've found it incredible that we went to the moon in the first place. It seems so close, but it really is so far away! I can't wait for the future Artemis missions!

[@primalspace]

Definitely an incredible moment. And I can't wait either! So many more exciting moments coming in the future!

[@roboserpent7247]

I’ve always been drawn to space; the beautiful planets, the stellar galaxies, and the mystery that lies in the darkness. I was even more excited for space flight when SN8 launched on my birthday 2 years ago. What an awesome day that was!

[@primalspace]

A great way to celebrate for sure!

[@erekle1748]

if you are a kid and you watch this video you want to go to space 100X more

[@KensaiProductions]

My family moved to Florida in 1974 on the Space Coast, so at 9 years old I got to watch the last Apollo launch (Apollo-Soyuz) from the beach 35 miles away. By 1981 while I was in high school, my best friend's dad was commander of Det15 (The rescue squadron assigned to KSC) and he got us VIP Passes to STS-1 at just 3 miles away. My memories tell me that the Saturn V shook the ground at 35 miles, much like the Space Shuttle did at 3. It was pretty awesome.

[@Siontric]

The thing that got me into space flight was meeting an astronaut during my internship and learning about how much training and planning that goes into space flight. I’ve also been so intrigued by the complexity of space and the feats of engineering that has allowed us to explore it.

[@primalspace]

This! So much more training and planning than many people even realize. The commitment is remarkable.

[@ephraimmeyer7945]

My journey with space Flight started in my childhood , being stunned by the Space Shuttle and Saturn V. I really got into this by trying to animate such a rocket start in 7th grade. I‘m so pleased to wildness the current developments with rocket technologies.

[@primalspace]

It certainly is amazing to see how far rocket technology has come. Really looking forward to seeing the advancements made in the future.

[@toddcooper2563]

I was in kindergarten during the first moon landing and I remember my dad setting up his 35mm camera on a tripod in front of our black and white television to take photos. I'm now 59 and getting close to retirement and to think this stage is still hanging around, almost beckoning for us to get a close up look again. It's a time capsule just waiting to be opened. Once the shuttle era took over, the excitement of spaceflight was gone for me. This video just reignited my excitement.

[@ekebs]

i'm so happy i find this channel, things relatad to space allways make me intrigued very good job on the video, i loved

[@yuvrajmanchanda4786]

For me, the Falcon 9 rocket got me into spaceflight. It was amazing to see the booster land autonomously, and it showed how much was to come in spaceflight.

[@primalspace]

Absolutely! I can't wait to see what's next in spaceflight! And I'll be following right along haha

[@DBHHellhound]

I'm kind of happy it comes back once in a while

[@primalspace]

haha me too! Something kind of comforting about it oddly.

[@oneeco]

The immortal visitor

[@Reunonen]

A visitor

[@iamasu-30sm5]

What got me into spaceflight was one of my school teachers, I think it was Numeracy (useful maths). She told me all about space and I fell in. In 1 year a NASA camp is going to happen, where 8-12 students get chosen to go to Cape Canaveral.

[@primalspace]

Sounds like a great teacher and a an amazing opportunity at Cape Canaveral. Wow!

[@iamasu-30sm5]

@@primalspace Even more interesting is that this school (I still go to) is in Australia! Yes, a near polar opposite of America and some lucky kids get sent there. What’s also interesting is that I am the only student in the school that knows when the NASA camp is. I feel like my Numeracy teacher is hinting that I’m going!

[@MichiganPeatMoss]

That's incredible. Great illustration. I fell in love with spaceflight based on the numerous posters from Life Magazine that my dad hung in our basement rec room, circa 1972, as well as a Time Life book titled "The World We Live In". Just perusing this oversized, burgundy, hardcover book of our solar system was often a substitute to bed time reading with my dad in his easy chair. I had the order of planets memorized at some point. ;) Thanks Dad!

[@primalspace]

Love this so much. Thank you for sharing and so glad that you enjoyed the video!

[@radosaworman7628]

it would be cool if we could get it back to earth as a museum piece.

[@primalspace]

I would love to see it retrieved one day!

[@44WillysMB]

I grew up during the race to the moon, and being allowed to stay up late enough to watch Neil Armstrong take his 1st step off the ladder. Except for the commercial so long it was interrupted by commercials, great video .

[@wizaaeed]

Hey, just wanted to tell you that this video is very nice, please do more videos of space related events like these, for example i'm very interested in the Voyagers. Keep it up your videos are great

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! So glad that you enjoyed the video. The previous video on this channel was a Voyager video, so be sure to check that out if you haven't already. Lots more to come though :)

[@jochemvarkevisser7185]

The thing that got me into spaceflight was a Falcon 9 landing of a booster. It just blew my mind, and I searced for more and more Falcon 9 landings. Absolutely insane technology!

[@primalspace]

Agreed! And so excited to follow those technological advancements to see what we can do next!

[@55StudebakerSpeedster]

What got me interested in watching these space flight videos, etc. was watching the Mercury, then Apollo missions as a boy growing up in the 60’s!

[@apple54345]

7:39 My first time hearing the 2040s referred to as "the forties". Stunned me a bit. My old ass still stuck in the last century.

[@primalspace]

haha it stunned me a bit even just writing it!

[@Aquillion]

It was the "flight" part for me. I was hooked on aviation in general ever since I was a kid inspired by my dad's stories (he was a member of the Reserve Air Wing in my country). As I grew older so did the scope of my interest in all things "flight". A healthy appreciation for science (and science fiction) also helped loads.

[@Coldwarrior7781]

Me too. I'm fascinated my anything that flies and from a small boy planned on some kind of career in aviation. I was in Civil Air Patrol as a teen. When I took the physical to enter the Air Force they.....and I found out I am colorblind. I still went in but no flight duty or aircraft maintenance was allowed. I have friends with airplanes and so get some stick time now and again but only in the right seat. The best airplane ever built.....the B52. 60 yard long, 400k pound, 650 mph beast that is planned to remain in front line military service for nearly a century!

[@primalspace]

Very cool. I can only imagine how much there would have been to learn from your dad! Thank you for sharing!

[@johnallison2347]

Watching the Space Shuttle missions on tv as a kid got me interested in space!

[@primalspace]

💯💯 For sure!

[@fpvrelax8642]

Thank you. That is an absolutely amazing story and it was shared so incredibly well in this video. Well done.

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! So glad that you enjoyed the video and I appreciate you taking the time to comment as well. Means a lot!

[@villethedude6019]

I’ve always loved aviation, I think it was the apollo program and rockets from that age that got me interested. KSP was a big part of it as well

[@primalspace]

For sure! So much out there to learn about and, if you're me, obsess over haha

[@robrussell5329]

@@primalspace All the comments here are about the coolness of space, flight, spaceflight, Apollo, etc. when in fact your video is about orbital mechanics (also totally cool!) Nary a mention of that, but I certainly appreciated it. And, I thought I knew all things Apollo, but this story somehow "escaped" me (pun intended...)

[@spudbencer7179]

@@robrussell5329 That’s because they are bots.

[@spudbencer7179]

@@primalspace These comments are bots. But I am sure you already know that.

[@failsrus96]

Imagine if we plan to capture it and bring it back to Earth the next time it comes back, sure its just a piece of space junk now, but its part of history, the first time Humans left LEO

[@primalspace]

Would be pretty interesting to see!

[@wat6er]

The fact that we can live on another planet such as Mars is not only cool but somehow terrifying…

[@primalspace]

Definitely a little bit of both haha

[@Muscleduck]

What a great story. I hope in the '40s they'll pick this up again!

[@primalspace]

I hope so too!

[@ayushthakur9129]

The thing that got me interested in Spaceflight would definitely be the landing of curiosity on Mars. I was around 7 at the time, and seeing the first images from the rover facsinated me. The thought of seeing pictures from the surface of another world seemed really cool to me back then, and even does now. I hope that some day in the not so distant future, I would be able to see the same things curiosity sees firsthand.

[@primalspace]

I hope so too! Thank you for sharing!

[@SMVvids]

What got me into space was growing up next to Vandenberg/The Western Range, its the entire reason my family is even in California because my grandfather was arson prevention there for over 3 decades. Being able to walk outside my front door and see a rocket lift off or an ICBM be tested was mind blowing, and the fact that my dad and uncle grew up just causally getting on base with no issue, as well as my uncle still working out there (he got his start in the mail room when they were going to launch the shuttle from the west coast and recounts seeing soviet ships on the horizon)

[@primalspace]

Oh wow! What amazing memories. I can't even imagine how cool that would be and what that would feel like to see a rocket lift off not just once, but again and again. Thank you for sharing!

[@bryanerickson5854]

Hearing my dad talk about the Apollo missions as a little kid was always fascinating!

[@primalspace]

💯💯💯

[@rossmeldrum3346]

I've been a fan of space travel and science since being a kid in the early 1960's and watching the Mercury, Gemini, then Apollo missions on TV. Sending away for and building models from NASA of those space craft. Sleeping outside on a hot summers evening in total darkness and seeing the milky way galaxy on full display.

[@primalspace]

So many great memories to go along with that passion for space travel! Thank you for sharing!

[@harrykeel8557]

I became interested in space flight when I was a kid in the sixties. All the early flights really amazing to me, the ones that I can remember. And most of the time I watched them with my Dad, who passed away in 2006. But I remember the flight were the space craft got stuck in the docking simulator. My enthusiasm never went away, but I became interested in other things.

[@primalspace]

Some really great memories to have shared with your Dad for sure. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@aaox10]

I think every generation has it's program that inspires people. For me, it was the shuttle program. Watching the robotic arm extend out from the shuttle to build the ISS was incredible.

[@primalspace]

Absolutely incredible!

[@rabbit251]

For me, it was the Apollo program.