Project Mercury | The Full Series

[@BPSspace]

The upload rate is crazy given the quality of your videos dude - don't forget to take some hard earned breaks if you need them! We'll all keep comin back :)

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

To be fair this is just a compilation of old content, I didn't work very hard on it 😁 but certainly noted! The next one will take a fair bit of time.

[@Addi_the_Hun]

Still best space channel for deep lore

[@TheresaT-od1ei]

Up there with homemade documentaries

[@blindboy6480]

Sooo true!!

[@matthewjohnson2428]

"I'll just watch one short video to wind down before getting ready for bed..." **the algorithm introducing me to your channel with this video**

[@brianpencall4882]

I have been watching space documentaries for 40 years. I have not seen this one before. This documentary examines details of the Mercury Program which I have never seen. Thank you.

[@jakementon8144]

I love your long form videos so much!

[@TheresaT-od1ei]

Reminds me of @homemadedocumentaries

[@richardmattocks]

Agreed. Long form for the win!

[@HostileApostle]

I love your voice. It’s very warm and you speak with a nice cadence and rhythm. Perfect for when I want to watch something while I drift off to sleep.

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

Thank you! 😃

[@ethanw7550]

Hey, as an astrophysics student who listens to your content at work, I love the hard work and research you put into your videos. I have recommended your channel to a couple of my astronomy/aerospace friends.

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

Wow, thanks!

[@swagnut9864]

Perfect just what I needed. It's Been a while since I watched all of the Project Mercury videos. As the kids say these days: This guy don't miss!

[@markrix]

This production is better than any documentary I've ever seen on this topic! ❤it, please keep it going 🙏

[@SatoshiKitagawa]

Your production quality and upload rate are incredible! You should definitely do a similar series or a long video on Project Gemini

[@STS-Dreamer]

pairs well with “this new ocean: a history of project mercury” which I just so happen to be 2/3rds of the way through reading, a veritable banger as always!

[@jpearl87]

I’ve been following the history of human space flight for my entire life, and I learned stuff in this video I’d never heard of before. Thank you!

[@AlanFogartyIRL]

another absolute masterpiece! this type of long form content will take the place of my Saturday night move every single time - well done again - you really are the steely eye movie maker! Keep it up - you're a genius! and on the previous AI comment, AI could NEVER substitute the depth of scripting and passion that's on display in these works.

[@davidpahtoon2277]

You are a service to humanity. Thank you.

[@gasgaslex_photos]

Another fab episode, smart and well spoken. Keep up the great work.

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

Thanks for compiling these all together. Made it easier for me to watch while working.

[@AirborneAnt]

MERCURY=Get To Space GEMINI=Move Around In Space APOLLO= Daaa MOON

[@thatonecommie8351]

Shuttle= Work in space

[@LuisLopez-iw5zx]

ARTEMIS = DA MOON, again?!

[@theblekedet6467]

Another banger from one of the best Long form space channel

[@RickStormT]

You bring such a fresh approach on space content - the often overlooked human side. I really hope the channel grows - you deserve a lot more subs!

[@BarrettCharlebois]

Long live long form content

[@MrGrace]

The beginning 😂 that's how all 1950s announcers sounded 🤣

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

Suggestions: A series of videos covering the distinct 'pre-Sputnik' eras of rocketry and space studies that are often forgotten in the 'Year 0 Sputnik' version of rocket and space history. 1. The late 30s to late 50s era. The German A-Series rocket program culminating in the V-2/A-4, early American and Soviet attempts at ballistic rockets, the scramble for German scientists, all the early pre-Laika animals in space including the famous space chimps, missile development of stuff like the R-7 and Redstone, the armies attempt at a space plane, and finally concluding with Sputnik. 2. The era before that, late 1800s to 1940 or so. The pioneer era. Konstantin, Oberth, Goddard, Braun, and Pelterie. When we went from rockets as small niche military weapons and space travel as an utter fantasy at the turn of the century to it being a well understood science with working test models and prototypes just waiting for some money and a few new technologies by the time WW2 breaks out. Glorified model rockets hardly different from what Napoleon had at the start, liquid fueled rockets capable of going miles and early ballistic prototypes by the end. (There's also the era before that, spanning arguably the entire period from the Chinese inventing the first firework in the late Song Dynasty to the British developing the first two stage rocket (Double Congreve) in the late 1860s for military use, but that's a bit outside your expertise and a bit too research heavy.)

[@kristinfrostlazerbeams]

Excellent. I am glad to hear some familiar voices talking about interesting things. ❤

[@eminence_front6043]

These videos are great. Always learn something new. More people should watch.

[@cynaptyc]

Man! I appreciate all the work you put in these! Came along way from them Flat Earth debates! Thank you for this great series!

[@watrh]

Just saw your nuclear waste video and decided to check out other videos, love it! If you keep going youll definetly get 1 million subscribers in no time!

[@paulkita]

Thanks for making my night with this video. What a treat!

[@Errcyco]

I love these documentaries. Thank you this was great!

[@tzmif6876]

Not gonna lie, all these vids are really great! Fun to watch and binge!

[@3Black.1Red]

Even though I knew how it would end, your narration kept me tuned in to the story. Great work.

[@eCoLL77]

Your marathon size videos are great. Learned a lot 👍

[@brianmichael7102]

I know it isn’t the point of this amazing episode but the X-15 program is worthy of a deep dive too

[@cjpolett2055]

Immediately sharing, your excellent work doesn't get near enough recognition.

[@sjTHEfirst]

Your documentaries are top notch!

[@PeakedInterest]

This is a great channel.

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

Thank you!

[@tremorist]

Glenn made a good choice by taking the Leica with him. Excellent piece of equipment.

[@lionheart8151]

Commenting to boost this in the algorithm. Great work

[@skoovee]

thank you for another amazing video!!

[@jonasbreen7236]

Love your videos!!!!!

[@daneiten1]

I remember the movie "The Right Stuff" imply very heavily that Gus paniced and hit the panel eject early. Havent heard about the bodily damage till now.

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

My biggest beef with that movie is that it portrays Gus as a bit of a bumbling idiot, and that just wasn't the case. If NASA really believed he had panic-ejected, he wouldn't have held such a high place for future flights.

[@Skippyboy2348]

Now this is some good hurricane viewing!

[@nuvostef]

Well done series. Thank you. 🤙🏼

[@franklinkz2451]

Been subbed since the early flat earth debunking videos, the reading Dummys thesis paper always makes me laugh

[@1127fctwosw]

old skool EDA soundtrack... very nice.

[@SkateboardRanch]

Just rewatched the whole thing! 😄 I love your videos!

[@MrTylerStricker]

Wow, so epic! Thank you, DKiS!

[@jasonrr9817]

Live retro rockets meant that they were fueled and fireable. In a balistic flight you dont need retro rockets, the "brakes" to reduce the ships speed to below orbital velocity, the trajectory and/or velocity just has it fall back to earth. They can be used to alter the trajectory, again, not needed if the roll pattern was done right, but the big question was can we start these things in "zero G"? The narrator mentioned they'd be fired in space, therefore testing this essential step. They wanted Glen back after a certain amount of orbits, not....eventuality. 😋 Edit..i unpaused to see that there was indeed a problem with the roll pattern, and here, if still there a retro burn could have corrected it, so they ended up with an unexpected flight path with Sir Isaac Newton in the drivers seat. But, Ham still came back, because the trajectory did not allow the ship to orbit, even though the altitude was plenty. They didnt mebtion velocity. Get the ship to 17.5k mph and following the curve of the earth you get orbit, going straight up or at a sharp angle it just coasts to a stop and falls back.

[@NoPegs]

WoopWoop! Don't burn yourself out.

[@oxcart4172]

Brilliant!

[@the_samsam]

Aaaaaand instant subscribe

[@PBeringer]

27:42 ... Probably the most Florida suggestion possible. Haha. Incredible work on this documentary! You should be extremely proud of your efforts. Hope to see many more to come. Cheers, from Australia. There was a point early on where you say "resources from all over the country" whilst the picture shows an image with the word "Africa". It's too easily forgotten that the US Space Program was very much an international effort. There were two Australian tracking stations during Mercury, three during Gemini and two during Apollo, and presently, four antennas as part of the DSN. The Commonwealth Government even co-contributed funding with the United States. Australian science actually suffered after Apollo ended, and then a hugely popular socialist government with a particular dedication to universal free university (including Commonwealth scholarships in the sciences and education), scientific research and the advancement of technology was controversially (and arguably, illegally) sacked by the Governor General in 1975. Though, some extant scientific organisations were established during that government.

[@Ang3r87]

I love these space related videos. I usually watch Astrum and Sea. But you videos that goes mord into details on Nasa mission are just gold. I wish you will stick to space genre. Only critic, talk much slower sometimes. Youre voice is great!!

[@HulianJulian-p3k]

Great work!

[@jamesharding3459]

Hell yeah!

[@benvandermerwe4934]

Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⚡🥃

[@jasonplant5432]

Wonderfull video

[@8iodwarf]

You are criminally underrated, it is a travesty you dont have more subs

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

We're getting there :)

[@ogresoungs]

Thank you for your video

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

Thank you!

[@alexanderkoenig9058]

19:40 The rocket suddenly flying off and no one having any idea where it went is some Looney Tunes stuff. Excellent video!

[@anguscovoflyer95]

They even considered stuntman and race car drivers to be astronauts at first haha

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Several questionablities but otherwise top notch. Thanks.

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

Questionabilities?

[@danielpapuga4615]

Are you going to be doing a series on the Gemini program?

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

Either a series or a large singular video, yes.

[@MikeVDrumming]

Man, did you even sleep?

[@Wadethewallaby2001]

26:13 You got your staging wrong.

[@VikkoActual]

I'm here to check in. Name's Max Peck.

[@markrix]

Is it true they would throw them out of an airplane and make them solve math problems before they could pull their parachute? I thought i knew everything about the usa space program, great video

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

I think that might be an exaggeration, but the training certainly was intensive.

[@daniellassander]

It cant be easy being a tankie who would lie about everything. When there are so much information to the contrary to their beliefs.

[@PowerScissor]

I always wonder who ate the other half of that orange, the chimp got after his wild ride.

[@thegamingcat9212]

This shit rocks 🔥

[@BigVanillaBlast]

So what these guys went to space or somethin?

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

Yes.

[@BigVanillaBlast]

If you say so​@@DKiSAerospaceHistory

[@BigVanillaBlast]

@@DKiSAerospaceHistory in all seriousness thanks for the upload buddy

[@moehoward01]

Write it!!!

[@Jschreifels11318]

I’m back with the algorithm comment

[@drewfullhart1750]

First view woohoo

[@neskey]

early club

[@squid2r]

is that shijima from shimeji simulation

[@bradlauk1419]

Criminal that this gets 5k views in a day and other content creators filling a swimming pool with orbeez would get 5M

[@bmouch1018]

26:31 awh no explosion

[@iNDREI_Ro]

Lord! My ears.😂

[@jcataclisma]

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[@aciverioustippolinech9922]

26:12 Average KSP momento

[@Dr_Wrong]

An apple and half an orange? Friggn cheapskates! lol

[@davidranlet5019]

Gemini next?

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

It's on the list!

[@Sahxocnsba]

26:10 okay I didn't believe you when you said you were showing the most comical space flight attempted launch in history. I should have more faith in you at this point. That was practically a looney toons bit

[@ilililililili563]

ah yes, its so american to suggests shoting at stuff

[@pietrosigismondodelvalenti6371]

We needed a program that could ensure safe recovery of the astronauts and their equipment. After observing the Soviets mistakes, it was decided our program would also ensure the safety of the astronauts and their equipment. Jk jk lol.

[@daveash9572]

Love your videos, and I genuinely hate to point it out, but theres a very slight but significant typo/error in your delivery. At about 1:39:14 you refer to the various spacecraft as "crafts". The plural of the word craft, is craft. Just like the plural of cannon is cannon, and the plural of sheep is sheep. I'm sure you knew this and it was an oversight or error, but I just wanted to let you know that in nearly 2 hours of fascinating video, this is the only "complaint" I can make... and I am very pedantic. Excellent work sir.

[@abit9023]

Grissom did it

[@DKiSAerospaceHistory]

Grissom didn't do it.