I Asked An Actual Apollo Engineer to Explain the Saturn 5 Rocket - Smarter Every Day 280

[@smartereveryday]

Luke Talley is one of the most interesting and impressive engineers I have ever met. I decided to do my best and capture Luke's thoughts as much as possible, because this is the rare opportunity to hear about the Saturn V program straight from the Horse's mouth! I hope you enjoy this video, and if you'd like to hear more of what Luke has to say (Including why he won the award) that's over on the Second Channel. Here's a link to that video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYbOk5enrJ6jeM0 Also, friendly reminder that the Holographic Stickers will go out to Patrons at the beginning of the year. If you're considering supporting, (I'm grateful by the way) I'm going to lock in the Patron list at the end of the year. Here's the link if you're interested: www.patreon.com/smartereveryday

[@OnceAJay]

I'd love to watch another video with Luke, he's so amazing!

[@jeffelkins426]

So...the baffles were put into the engines to stop turbulent flow of the fuels...Score 1 for Destin 0 for Derek.

[@PetraKann]

Enjoyed this video. Great detailed interview. One of your better efforts - good to see high quality stuff online, freely available.

[@LiveLearnProjects]

Luke and many others that accomplished such a feat are national treasures! Thank you for sharing this!

[@Lacquerhead-TX]

Holy smokes! That is SO COOL. My father in law was a contractor working on the microwave links at Goldstone. Anything Apollo has extra meaning for us.

[@chuckb5074]

I worked with Luke Talley at IBM-Charlotte in the mid-1980's. I was a new mechanical engineer out of college and Luke was the system engineer for the printer we were developing. I loved the stories he told about Apollo. In 2016 I was visiting my son who is an aerospace engineer in Huntsville. We decided to tour the Space & Rocket center. As we were walking by the Saturn V, I was telling my son some of the stories Luke told me. When we reached the Instrumentation Ring, there stood Luke working as a volunteer. It was great to see him again after almost 30 years. Destin, I am so happy you are capturing Luke's stories so that a large audience can hear them.

[@k1ngN0rk]

That's awesome

[@ExtramileM]

@@k1ngN0rk a

[@robertkennedy1940]

That’s incredible your son must have been excited about that experience!

[@J.C...]

My great uncle worked at IBM & Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville for many years. His name is Jim Hall. He still lives in Huntsville today. A good good man. For the last 25+ years, he's been retired and just traveled and went cave spelunking which is still his favorite thing to do. I wish I could take a trip to NASA with my uncle. It'd be cool to hear this stuff from him. Back when I saw him a lot when I was a kid, I didn't realize IBM=NASA so I didn't think to ask questions. And I wasn't interested in this stuff back then anyway. I was into girls. And cars. 🤷😄

[@J.C...]

Luke's stories are all over the internet. He's got some written history as well that he's done. Look up his name & IBM or NASA and it'll pull them all up on any search engine.

[@KentHenry8]

Not every channel can publish a 58 minute video that I want to watch completely uninterrupted and without distraction... but you've done it

[@JamesFaction]

same here. watched the entire thing from beginning to end. Enthralling. One of mankind's greatest engineering achievements to date and Luke knows so much about it, tells the story so well.

[@garethwest9069]

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s; But the earth He has given to the children of men. - Psalm 115:16 We were NOT meant to explore space. Engineers like Jack Parsons, a known occultist, were given instructions by dark spiritual forces to build these rockets. Our boundary is the Karman Line, 100kms above the surface; the lowest satellites orbit at more than double that height. Think about how computers are linked now worldwide in order to subjugate human beings. Enjoy the godless utopia.

[@JamesFaction]

@@garethwest9069 you are interpreting scripture as if it applies to space travel. That is the most foolish, ignorant thing I have seen today. Congratulations.

[@garethwest9069]

@@JamesFaction Your circular "it's foolish and ignorant because it is" argument will not do. It is most pertinent to the subject. Truth hurts, I guess.

[@jesselynch2507]

I agree!

[@cykeok3525]

This is an incredible man. The fact that he graduated from college in 1965 with no experience with digital computers, and then proceeds to design the computer control system for the Moon missions in a handful of years. This means mastering not only digital computing (both hardware and software design), but ALSO obtaining a deep understanding in the physics and engineering behind space travel (i.e. rocket science)... all in just a few years. The gargantuan gulf between his awe-inspiring genius and his humility is.. I don't know.. I'm floored.

[@keltecdan]

It’s great to have a high IQ and not so great if you don’t.

[@stewartmoore5158]

Yep. I sometimes think I'm smart, then I remember there are people like this in the world. It humbles you.

[@rinzlr3554]

@@stewartmoore5158 we can all do this. It’s a simple matter of the time we’re willing to take to learn it

[@AnthonyDDean]

Luke, it was an honor to meet you yesterday. As a former NASA avionics and instrumentation guy, I felt I was meeting a predecessor who set the stage. You’re an amazing guy Luke!

[@yammmit]

this is not luke’s channel, i doubt he will see your comment

[@Gabriel-br4qe]

@@yammmit the space gods heard him and that's what matters bro

[@johnanders8861]

I met Luke a couple of years ago. He is the perfect educator and mind to teach people about the Saturn 5. He is a great guy.

[@TimeBucks]

My condolences to Luke on the loss of his wife

[@savanchavan5313]

Good

[@UKThisTheNew]

👍

[@morellatovar4151]

Bien

[@morellatovar4151]

Bien

[@morellatovar4151]

Bien

[@Top10VideosOnTheWeb]

This is solid gold. Never lose this recording - you guys should donate this to the center so the Space Campers can really learn how those stages work - maybe cut it into pieces and have a player by each stage so they can watch it as they examine the stages. So very excellent - Thank you both for THIS!

[@philc8072]

I fully agree! Great idea!

[@paulhoughton1691]

I got goosebumps in parts of this interview, this guy could have talked for hours.

[@justinmadrid8712]

Never lose this recording? Like how NASA lost all the original tapes and the telemetry data from the Apollo missions? Like how NASA "destroyed" the technology that they claimed got them to the Moon?

[@charlescollier3154]

I could not agree with you more great idea my father was a aeronautical space engineer for 30 years Johnson Space Center and I recently got to go to the museum and it was awesome

[@chimeragaming56]

oh no do not cut it. have the space campers seat and watch the whole thing and the fun trivia about the foolishness.

[@RoelfvanderMerwe]

Probably one of the best videos I've ever watched on the Internet. I'm speechless. I can't believe how far KZbin has come. Congratulations Destin. This is Discovery Channel quality stuff!!

[@mfreund15448]

Better than discovery channel.

[@Powd3r81]

KZbin has gone backwards my friend lol. Amazing amazing video tho

[@jmecklenborg]

@@mfreund15448 yep, better. He explained these concepts so easily in a way I never picked up when I was a kid reading books on this stuff.

[@drunkpaulocosta]

@@Powd3r81 yeah Fake product ads on every video. Embedded ads on videos that dont pay the creator. Midroll ads. Content creator sponsorship ads. You cant report ads eithout a long and tedious process per ad. Its even harder to report them for being fake products. Most of them only operate for a month then shut their sites down and move on. Leaving you no recourse. Buying Premium doesnt remove 2 of those kinds of ads at all. Regardless of what version you buy. There is not option to not be recorded in private by google. So it listens to you constantly. And yeah ie basically just a way to put cameras and microphones in every home... willingly. So yeah product itself is failing miserablly. And pushing legal boundaries. But given Google is literally a government funded security project and has been since around the failure of Yahoo... is that really a suprise?

[@MattyEngland]

Discovery channel is propaganda for boomers and retards.

[@capt_ramius]

Not only is Luke an incredibly smart man, but he can convey and articulate that knowledge in a way that makes sense to normal people… an incredible skill. I looked for you Luke, when I visited the Center a few weeks ago, but must have been a well deserved day off.

[@stevering4450]

I am 75 years old and am basically a space nerd. I can't thank Destin enough for putting together this video. I could listen to Luke for hours. Thank you guys for this great video!

[@steveo6034]

Ditto!

[@bkdexter79]

I honestly feel smarter after watching this video! I'm a space nerd too, but have never heard many of the design and structural facts until now. He explains it in understandable jargon. Thank you Destin for making this!!

[@Jezee213]

As a fellow space nerd, I love this stuff because you can learn new things no matter how much you know. There is always something new and exciting to learn!

[@kentd4762]

What a great episode, Destin! Thank you. Born in 1961, like so many others I grew up with the space race and Apollo/moon program. Thank you, Mr. Talley, for your incredible work and for talking Destin through this video. You are a credit to all your co-workers who also worked on such programs. Please accept my condolences over the loss of your wife, Kitty. RIP.

[@Emnatas]

Born 2007. A few years ago I got obsessed about the space race and started consuming a lot of space content. Would've loved to grow up with the space race now.

[@androiduberalles]

@@Emnatas Sounds like you might be in luck since its kind of jumped back into popularity again.

[@Cat-Branchman]

Luke's intelligence is only exceeded by his humility. Thank you Luke and Destin for this amazing journey!

[@JuniorJunison]

World needs more men like him. Humble but wicked smart. Oh and kind too.

[@dukecraig2402]

@@JuniorJunison There's plenty of men like him out there every day doing what smart, talented people do, they just aren't a part of something as notorious as the Apollo program.

[@TwinTurboOnly]

They’re everywhere. No one cares if you’re a normal person. Only if you did something extraordinary.

[@richardneild2076]

Worked 37 years in big mainframe IT, and learned to recognise when someone is a great technical guy, great at communicating and endlessly enthusiastic. Luke is one of those writ large. A rare talent and still humble

[@kurtarmbrust]

Thank you for capturing Luke's history. Of the 350,000 people that worked on Apollo, I'm sure there are many other interesting stories. Unfortunately most of those will be lost. It is great that at least one more piece of Saturn V's creation will be available for future generations.

[@chingxue5073]

Hello, can we make frends? We can exchange contact information.

[@colgatetoothpaste4865]

So many brilliant minds that cooperated for the rocket 🚀 to take off

[@omniyambot9876]

Yes. remember there's some unrecognized engineers that are very important to the project.

[@TheBigburcie]

Apart from the engineers and designers, there was also an army of machinists, electricians and general wrench turners who probably had great stories, but I suspect most of them have also passed.

[@KillerCuddles-fc6kg]

350,000 people... what a waste... nowadays a few kids could reenact the cgi of that hoax

[@CFLsurfr]

Truly fascinating. My gradfather, Eugene "Buzz" Swoyer, was an elecrical engineer that worked for McDonnell Douglas and NASA. He worked on Stage 2 of the Saturn 5 with thousands of other engineers. He went on to work on Sky Lab and the early phases of the Shuttle. He passed in 2018, but our family is forever proud of my grandfather's achievements, our little bit to help the Nation get to the moon. LOVE this video!

[@KillerCuddles-fc6kg]

lol ...much more recently the cosmonauts on the international space station said multiple times in live interviews that we do not have the technology to go much further due to deadly radiation. Somebody is lying.... I'm an idiot of sorts, but even I can smell BS when it's shoved directly in front of my nostrils.

[@kbanghart]

So cool. I live near Mather Air Force Base in california, all around me is previous land owned or leased by McDonnell Douglas and Aerojet, now it is all getting turned into homes.

[@maxfan1591]

@@KillerCuddles-fc6kg "much more recently the cosmonauts on the international space station said multiple times in live interviews that we do not have the technology to go much further due to deadly radiation." Do you have sources for this? "Somebody is lying...." Or someone is mistaken - either the person speaking or the person listening. "I'm an idiot of sorts, but even I can smell BS when it's shoved directly in front of my nostrils." And how do you know what the BS is?

[@KillerCuddles-fc6kg]

@@maxfan1591 The BS is obvious when the words of one group of respected scientists as scientists speak at the direct conflict of another group of respected scientists........... One of these groups is liars. Common sense is how I know one of these groups is LIARS... I know, sadly, it's not so common anymore. Good luck Max

[@tamtri6218]

OK

[@AuthenTech]

The amount of knowledge in that man's brain is beyond incredible. 🤯

[@fredinit]

He's one of those rare folks you can honestly say, "He'll forget more in his lifetime than I'll ever know."

[@hovnocuc4551]

I love how Destin asks him about what the experience is like and he's just like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ "fun i guess". Gotta love these engineers, it's "just" a problem to solve for them. It's such a contrast to the people who brag their whole life about how their one idea made them rich. Super down to earth guy.

[@salemcripple]

You ever be watching a video, and realize you're watching greatness? A literal living legend.

[@charlescollier3154]

My father was a aeronautical Space Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center Clear Lake Texas and it was truly amazing the stories he had I recently found a invitation for my father for Apollo 11 launch party for the astronauts and engineers and it brought tears to my eyes I believe when he worked for NASA right at 30 years unfortunately about a year into his retirement cancer I took my father's life. And recently I got to go visit Houston and went to the NASA Museum in Clear Lake and it was spectacular. The memories I had when I was younger to go meet my dad for lunch at the cafeteria at Johnson Space Center. Wonderful sweet memories I miss my father and I just want to say a big thank you to everyone that has invested your time into the space program.

[@cindylauritzen6325]

My father was a structural engineer at JSC starting in 1965 until his retirement. He worked on the physical structures on site. I also have memories of going on site when he took us to see the buildings and structures he worked on like the crane track system to lift items in and out of the original training pool. My older brother is an aeronautical engineer who has had a long still going career (over 40 years) working for contractors to JSC. One of the last coherent conversations I remember between my brother and dad, before my dad was lost to dementia, was their discussion of my brother doing a test for a part going to ISS in a room on site my father was part of designing. The room is design to absorb sound. As they are talking, I am having a memory of my dad taking my brothers and I to see this room when we were children and was amazed to hear the room was still being used.

[@sinnay]

Those apollo engineers are so humble it's so wholesome... "I just felt like somebody who didn't know what the heck was going on". The mark of true greatness is not only achieving something great but remaining humble and modest about it

[@VoiceTotheEndsOfTheEarth]

Neil Armstrong was the same way. He didn't want the recognition because he knew he was just one of 350,000 who made it happen.

[@nitramvoksmad2404]

Yes, of course, they were born in the '10s, '20s, '30s, & '40s; they are of an entirely different ethic... I knew many of them, lovely people.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I really appreciated that quote when he said it. I'm not an engineering student but I joined a science grant team at my college and that's basically how I feel. But I'm having fun and helping where I can.

[@phildavenport4150]

@notfiveo Of course they could be duplicated, but why try? Is your next new car going to be an Edsel? Sure, Ford could recreate one for you, but why would you or they want to?

[@SockyNoob]

It's so heartwarming seeing engineers of some of the greatest feats of mankind getting the attention they deserve. And I appreciate you asking questions, even if it seems annoying. It seems like Mr. Luke enjoyed somebody being very interested in it!

[@hokep61]

Back in 1969/70, I was an instructor at Redstone. In my off duty time, I spent many hours exploring the rocket exhibit at Marshall. Those were later moved to the Alabama Space and Rocket Ctr. Standing at the base of the Saturn 5, my mind swirled with so many questions. Now my questions and much more, have been answered. As a sidebar, prior to that, I worked for a NASA subcontractor. I assisted on setup and testing of oscillators for the telementry system for Apollo spacecraft. I still get a kick out of seeing inside Apollo panels and sometimes seeing my oscillators. Thank a million for such a excellent and informative video!

[@numbersix8919]

Thank you very much for your service!

[@lilblackduc7312]

Oscillators were tricky enough in the late 1970s! I can only imagine your pioneering work earlier improved them and made out jobs easier. Thank you...🇺🇸 😎👍☕

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

You should've carved your initials into an oscillator.

[@giangkim8789]

0k

[@tythanh4708]

ok

[@Nissetassen]

This was such an interesting and fascinating video. Loved how engaged he was, and the sheer joy he displayed when he explained everything. Definitely one of the better show and tell videos on the internet yet. Just spectacular stuff.

[@digiryde]

Many decades ago there were documentaries like this on regular TV that had entire production teams behind them. Sadly they have been replaced by what passes for mass media entertainment. Thank you for taking the time to put together these gems. Luke is one of millions of people who have made our world better in some way. Their stories are what we should all be looking up to, not some sports figure or actor. Please keep doing this thing you do so well!

[@andrehundley6049]

Quite so, I couldn't have put it better.

[@robN64]

I wholeheartedly agree with your comment on the lack of good to great documentaries on regular TV. As a result of that decision by the major broadcast/cable networks, my wife and I watch streaming channels almost exclusively usually for their documentary content.

[@ruffxm]

I agree. It's a shame society disolved into reality shows and people starving for their 15 minutes of fame.

[@christinadaly7743]

@@ruffxm Yeah , and those " ask your Doctor " commercials ! by the way , no other nation allows this type of advertising from Big Pharma through their broadcasting , only this shambled country !

[@Platoface]

I beg you to Watch old NASA films… i beg you to. The best comedy there is.

[@2404charles]

58 minutes felt like 15 minutes. Thank you Luke and Destin !

[@Junkman2008]

That was 58-minutes??? Whoa! That was the best 58-minutes I've spent in a LONG time!

[@thoatran2718]

ok

[@tamnguyen-bl7jf]

ok

[@DjHaIo]

yea it really did

[@hatrock66]

That was the fastest hour while I was on my treadmill. Was fascinated the whole time. Actually shaking my head in amazement.

[@TheTarrMan]

I'm very grateful for the internet and channels like yours because without any of this I would never hear fascinating stories like this. Thank you.

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

Yeah, but for every channel like this one there's 4 or 5 furries. The internet was a mistake.

[@CancerousLibra56]

@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 I guess "furries" are something that one needs to actively search for. I have never seen one. Destin's channels are awesome information

[@funnymyth8854]

I'm an electrical engineer, and I revel in Luke Talley's genius and teaching ability. Truly a great man that helped accomplish great things. Thanks for this amazing video.

[@SilentRacer911]

Awesome video… I’m sorry for your loss Luke, and thank you everyone that worked on this for getting us to the moon oh so long ago, I hope to see this feat in my lifetime!

[@augl2702]

10 seconds after this man started speaking, you can tell he knows his stuff. What an incredible individual, with an incredible story. Thank you for all the hard work, Mr. Talley. Your efforts inspired millions of people around the world. It will be remembered for the rest of human history.

[@lukepnovak]

I’m an engineering student at the college directly across from this museum, and I’ve frequently made trips across the road to study underneath the Saturn V during the slow hours. Often times, volunteers such as Luke ask me about the projects I work on, and vise versa. These guys are a massive encouragement to me, and I’m so happy to see Luke and the other volunteers getting the attention they deserve. Maybe I’ll run into you sometime, Destin! Edit: Luke finds it incredibly humorous that my name is also Luke, so I guess I’m kind of a big deal. Lol

[@alienbotfarm187]

Can you ask if they plan on cutting the co2 emissions??

[@lukepnovak]

@@alienbotfarm187 I’ll write down any questions y’all have and ask them!

[@JuniorJunison]

@@alienbotfarm187 ?

[@dukecraig2402]

@@alienbotfarm187 You can do your part by shutting up. That'll stop all kinds of noxious gasses from polluting the atmosphere.

[@shrek_2_on_dvd699]

​@@alienbotfarm187 your kidding right?

[@rdlangston13]

This was super interesting. I've always been blown away by the saturn 5 and the moon landings, thank for putting this together!

[@bjbarlowe]

I saw a new video from Destin, and I didn't even look at the title or the thumbnail before I clicked. I just thought, "I need a dose of positivity and uncomplicated enthusiasm for life. I'm going to watch this right now." Thanks, Destin for putting on display your genuine love and interest, not just in knowledge but in other people especially.

[@EmotionalSupportCube]

One of my favorite things about this channel is that despite how smart we all know Destin is, he always, _ALWAYS,_ listens more than he talks, and only really asks questions or clarifies for us viewers. it's a really great way to approach conversation, and is hands down the best way to learn. abandon everything you think you know, and become a knowledge sponge. for that (and many other reasons), I really look up to him.

[@matthewdean8592]

In my opinion, this always has been the greatest channel on KZbin!! Wonderful!

[@jaimerosariojusticia]

Fact is, one of the greatest on the internet.

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

@@alfwok GenuineJerks. You're welcome

[@colocho3196]

@@alfwok no espeak inglish solo spanish

[@tonyrmathis]

Which begs the question why did 281 dislike the video? I mean what could be their reasoning?

[@drjaybee8615]

I was fortunate enough to visit this museum in 2017 and had a similar tour as you Destin. I'm currently working on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, and I can confidently say, these guys are another breed of engineer. Absolute legends!

[@billiecook97]

Brilliant, informative, with a bit of humour thrown in. Loved this. As a Mechanical Engineer in this day and age, the admiration for these guys is huge. What an achievement. It's a shame my field of work doesn't quite involve rockets, aeronautics, or, putting people in space, but it's a great career to be in. hopefully one day I can look back on a project and be as proud of it as this guy - and remain as humble.

[@4x4_travel]

I met Luke several years ago and was amazed at how vividly he recalled the Apollo program and all that was done back then. After discussing the main engines, we talked about intersecting trajectories and how the guys from the lunar module needed to reacquire and meet up with the orbiter. His comment was something like "they call it Rocket Science for a reason". What a great guy who is still contributing to science and the growth of knowledge in all of us.

[@AndySpicer]

Brother, that may be the best thing I’ve ever watched on KZbin. Really fantastic. Well done.

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

This is an incredible one. Love how Destin is all about quality before quantity

[@b_f_d_d]

This is definitely one of his best videos

[@xcalybur75]

I love this. Luke should be writing his memoirs and go into all of this stuff as well as his life.

[@chriscorscadden2484]

Craziest part of the video is hearing that companies were willing to train their employees instead of expecting 10 years experience before you graduated

[@ShortKingofKings]

@@Paul_KG flew straight over your head. He’s saying people are expected to already have 10 years of experience before being able to get a job. You’re saying basically the opposite. By the way, read up on the statistics, younger generations work harder and longer hours, study more and actually get paid less my man Edit: Boomer deleted his comment That’s how you know someone sat down, frowned deep and furrowed their brow and realized they were plain dumb as rocks incorrect. Truly the most brutal moment you can have on the internet, especially when you feel you gotta erase all memory and hope no one saw R.I.P 😅

[@jawmedia7575]

"10 years exp required upon graduation." "Highly competitive pay package." 29,257$ average per year

[@ChainsawChristmas]

@@Paul_KG r/whoosh

[@goobytron2888]

@@jawmedia7575 And a decent house cost around 12,000. Imagine if you could buy a house now for around half your annual salary?

[@juanblanco7594]

Ukrainians were picked...they only take weeks to use high tech US equipment while all others take months to do the same.

[@Seventhviper]

I can't get over how amazing Destin's ability to make a video about science is, while also keeping it grounded to the human element. It's second to none

[@99jp99]

Destin is to science what Steve Irwin was to crocodiles. His love of the subject is intoxicating.

[@choddo]

“Mouth dropping entrance to the hall” is spot on. I went there once and when you first see the scale of that thing it just blows you away. Video can’t do it justice. I was at IBM for 18 years and this will always be the most incredible part of their history.

[@jerryferguson5461]

Luke Talley is a captivating storyteller. I was mesmerized for the duration of this presentation. I have read Gene Kranz's Failure Is Not An Option as well as Jim Lovell's Lost Moon. Dustin, your efforts in this case have fed my hunger and thirst for information regarding all things Apollo. Thank you. Those books, the movie, my Hasselblad, and now your video with Luke Talley bring together a more coherent package in my quest for understanding Apollo. A side note: my uncle was one of the many contractors who contributed to the Apollo effort by helping with the design of one of the stages (which, I have forgotten) of the Saturn V rocket We would visit my aunt and uncle Slidell, Louisiana during his employment toward that end. It intrigued me even then while a child.

[@tacklemcclean]

Small pointer for anyone viewing with subtitles: Most times when "inner stage" is mentioned it is in fact called "interstage". This is the short fairing section connecting the "real" stages, covering the engines and connective supports.

[@KillerCuddles-fc6kg]

The final frontier: astronauts on ISS tell euronews about humanity's future in space ^^^^never on the moon

[@Greasyfingers60]

Great timing to release this video. I was just walking under an identical Saturn V rocket at Kennedy Space Center yesterday, in total amazement, trying to understand each of the systems and components. There just wasn’t enough time for this engineer to read the displays all in one day, and keep the wife and kids from getting bored/overloaded, so I am soaking this up now in retrospect. Thanks again Destin!

[@ianmangham4570]

Weight watchers 50% off

[@mikemcleroy8265]

Explain to them how thrust works in a vacuum. Or how deep the ocean is where the rockets land.

[@jurjenbos228]

It is great to be there in reality, but there's not enough time and too many distractions to hear the full story. This video solves that problem.

[@mikeaviator5977]

What an incredible man! It's so sad that a lot of Apollo era people have already taken their stories with them forever... Big thank you for recording Luke, this is indeed a treasure:)

[@ParleyFamilyVideo]

This was amazing! My kids and I were riveted and paused many times to marvel at something learned, clarify ideas and history, or draw out explanations. What a lot of fun! We’ll definitely watch the extended version! Almost nothing is more satisfying to listen to than a true expert talk about their field. Thanks for bringing one to us!

[@NathanLewisVideos]

I met Luke last time I was at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center! Such an amazing guy. He just walked up one day and started telling us about it all.

[@DavidMoviez]

After 15 years of watching documentaries and movies and reading books about rockets, NASA, Saturn V and more, this is the first and only time that I actually REALLY understood how the rocket works and how it was built. Massive respect to both of you guys. This is awesome content. Enjoy Xmas and New Years! Cheers to you all. Big love, hugs! From Belgium.

[@timshipley1898]

I live 3-4 miles from this place(6 km), worked at Space Camp for 2 years in 90s... and work in this field.. and this video is the first time i fully understand this as well. The wife teaches here locally and has been in/out space camp for years.. everyone here knows Mr. Talley that is around rocket center but i dont know how many of us truely understand what him and others really accomlished... Cheers.

[@michaelszczys8316]

Thanks to KZbin videos I have learned more about the space program and moon race in last couple years than I ever knew living during that time.

[@jonathanwilburn4354]

I’d pay GOOD money for a one on one tour like this it’s awesome to get it here for free, but I’d still love to do it in person.

[@truthpurveyor8298]

Come on down to Huntsville, AL and tour it, you never know, Luke might be doing talks the day you come.

[@dwang085]

Support the channel! :)

[@jonathanwilburn4354]

@@truthpurveyor8298 I went to Kennedy earlier this year and I’m not opposed to making a trip to check out more space things.

[@gabberpietor]

you can walk around inside the museum yourself. i go there all the time.

[@jonathanwilburn4354]

@@gabberpietor I’m sure you can but talking with someone that had a huge hand in it while walking around would be outstanding.

[@ericnordby9078]

On a personal note, this is my all-time favorite video on the internet. Thank you both for creating and sharing this with us. 👏👏👏

[@fredthebulldog529]

Same here!

[@solvarianforesthaven58]

"How did it feel to watch Neil step onto the moon?", the hesitation in his voice.. That old man was holding back a tear on that one.

[@brettbyrd]

Destin I love these videos. I catch myself watching those stupid shorts at night when I could be getting “Smarter Everyday” by watching something about how to be a better programmer or be a better electrician or even rewatching some of your videos. Or better yet playing with my kids. Thanks for not making shorts and for producing content that is entertaining and educational! Happy New Year and God Bless!!!

[@alan.schertz]

I wanted to thumbs up this comment too but in a silly way did not want to change the 69 current count. But I totally agree about the “shorts” I wish they would have just stayed on TikTok….

[@brettbyrd]

@@alan.schertz completely agree. I deleted TikTok one night after I realized it was 2am. I go to bed at 10pm. I scrolled through I don’t know how many videos in 4 hours. Insane.

[@radiochu]

I used to work at Space Camp and during my training as a counselor for the robotics program, we got to hear his in-depth explanation of the IU ring and it blew me AWAY. Such a kind, genuine, and incredibly intelligent man.

[@kishdh]

This should be required viewing in public school. Well done!

[@Robbie-sk6vc]

But that would make to much sense! They can't brainwash young minds into thinking that their victims, when the kids see where being smart and applying yourself can take you. We can't have young people being smart and independent thinkers now can we? Gotta have just a bunch of stupid, brainwashed, lemmings.

[@HenrikDanielsson]

I fell asleep watching this. Not because it was boring, but listening to Luke talking about the rocket gave me such a great warm, fuzzy and soothing feeling. He and everyone else did an astonishing job and accomplished so much, and I don't mind rewinding to get the parts I missed.

[@benjaminnoble2244]

Luke's an amazing orator. His humor, accent, and humility are a really remarkable combination.

[@FSAPOJake]

Man, it's almost intimidating just how brilliant Luke is. It's like he operates on a whole other level compared to the rest of us, even most modern engineers.

[@phlodel]

He's just one of many thousands that made the lunar missions possible. He's probably one of the best to explain that "This is how we did it."

[@Colt1775]

Well he built a rocket from scratch and sent it to space successfully in 1 go so yeah I have to agree.

[@Billybigcox]

Intimidating? God hasn’t made a creature on earth that intimidates me.

[@elrossnut4997]

@@Billybigcox I don’t know bro. Sharks are pretty scary.

[@tobanhoffmann8347]

@@Billybigcox a bull elephant!!

[@Prifly70]

Dad worked on the Lunar Module as a test engineer. Those men and women are almost all gone, dads gone. So glad to see someone still excited and keeping what they did alive. When I look up at the moon I think " Something my dad built and touched is on another planetary body...right there!" Blows my mind, then I think I've wasted my life...lol. Keep it up !

[@seap9570]

Love hearing explanations from this generation, no bs!

[@TheGweilo701]

25mph created all this “Foolishness”! Unbelievable…what a story! The way he explains everything is outstanding. He meets people right where they are are allows them to have a real understanding and in turn respect and awe for what those people were able to accomplish with such little understanding of their own at the time! Genuine Understanding is something we could all use more of! Thank you for helping with that!

[@JohnDlugosz]

I found it amusing to use miles-per-hour and gallons everywhere.

[@UhOhUmm]

@@JohnDlugosz i think he has made similar speeches many times in his life so speaking in metric would be painful, having to convert it for everyone.

[@heikos4264]

@@UhOhUmm yup, he converted it to imperial for the everyday tours. it is well knwon that apollo was done in metric. big parts of the space industry still work with metric. even some americans. for example space x and lockheed martin (only the space division).

[@mxspokes]

@@heikos4264 NASA uses metric for everything; and have ever since there was an issue with the Mars Climate rover over a units difference.

[@heikos4264]

@@mxspokes i remembered there was something with a conversion error in the software, just didn't remember what mission it was.

[@TheCoolsacs]

The first thing I do after I get email from Smarter Everyday channel about a new video, I just clear my other work, strap in and go for a fun, knowledge filled, ride. Such a good thing going on in my life. And it's Destin to thank for. Please never stop bringing these videos to us. Thank you. And yeah what a charming, humble guy Luke Talley is.

[@djarc9]

One of the greatest things about this channel, is getting the opportunity to hear some amazing stories from remarkable people, who are extremely passionate about their industry and career. Thank you for sharing their journey ❤

[@RayOpp1]

That tour was awesome. Mr. Talley clearly knows that rocket at such a level that clearly he loves his job, and realized the gravity of the task at hand. Very rarely do you come across anyone as knowledgeable about an item and the science behind it who wasn't the direct inventory. I could listen to him talk all day.

[@danielkimble4085]

Destin, please, please, please don’t stop creating content such as this! What you’re doing is bigger than you can possibly imagine. I’m so thankful for guys like you who actually care about the “how” of many of the big things in our society enough that you spend your time to find guys like Luke Talley and hear their stories. Those stories that some of us might never hear in our lifetimes or would be lost to the sands of time. I’m confident that you, Destin, will be ensconced in the annals of history for your amazing contributions to science, engineering, and yes, storytelling that teaches. Thanks just doesn’t seem enough, but it’s what I have to use to help encourage you to continue. Thank you, Destin!

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

This man is the very reason I value this channel so highly. Where is this interview on mainstream media? Where are the people documenting this mans knowledge and passion and delivering it to new generations of learners? Thank you for everything you do Destin, this channel is a blessing.

[@bokiNYC]

There's nothing about this in mainstream media because sadly, half of this great country still thinks that the Earth is flat.

[@Wilderweincd]

In my opinion this chanel is mainstream media, nothing wrong with that. There is even one episdoe of host guy talking to a general about information warfare (really great one)

[@kevinharbeson8777]

Luke was amazing, the world needs more like him.

[@johndandrea8034]

Growing up in Daytona Beach with my dad working on Apollo for GE, this brings back so many memories. My mom would take the plates off the hutch when there was a Saturn launch so they did not fall and break due to the vibration we felt that far away. As a kid i remember going to the cape for the night launch of Apollo and how night turned to day from the Saturn V engines. Luke is one amazing and very humble man. I think this was your best video yet!

[@daffidavit]

I'm addicted to the history of Apollo and have tried to read some the good books. My favorite is by Michael Collins "Carrying the Fire". To think that this video will go down in history hundreds of years from now to explain how the Apollo system worked is unimaginable. Suppose we had a video of the Wright brothers explaining how they spent months at Kill Devil Hills in 1903? This would be the equivalent. I was lucky enough to see the Apollo 13 rocket sitting at the gantry a few days before take off. In 1970, I was about to enter college at FIT in Melbourne FL. I told my dad that I had a bad feeling about the flight because of the number 13. I'm proud to say I've flown a Cessna 172 with my college buddies around Apollo 16, I believe. We were at 2,000 ft. and circled the Saturn IV at night as we flew west towards the shore. The wind was strong as we approached, so we pointed the airplane into the wind and slowed to about 45 kts groundspeed and hovered as we watched a drive-in movie below. There were four of us kids on board. Those were the days when 19-year-olds could do things as that. The Apollo years were the most exciting of all, IMHO.

[@maxflight777]

Totally agree ⬆️. My favourite book of all time.

[@maxflight777]

19 year olds can still get a PPL ! 😂 You guys probably worked hard to pay for it …. I guess many of todays 19 year olds expect the government to pay for it !

[@peterc2248]

What an amazing man and an amazing story. I love that he's so laid back about it. A genuinely great person.

[@kevinmahavirunh4963]

So true

[@oldblinddarby2498]

This is my favorite video on this channel, set in my favorite museum in the world (except maybe the Louvre). I've visited this museum many times. I live about 6 hours away and make the drive on average at least once a year, often twice. If any of you ever go, talk to the people in the lab coats, they all worked on apollo and are all filled with a treasure trove of facts and info

[@benjaminchidwick9418]

Destin, I cherished this video. My parents taught me at a young age the importance of the space program and to have yet another important person speak on its amazing history was just wonderful. Thank you!

[@kxchambers88]

It’s incredible how sharp and how humble Luke is. One of the many heroes that help bring our country together during a hard time. I could listen to him for hours talking about this

[@ChevyRob313]

I love this guy he’s a national treasure we need as many discussions with him as possible destin happy holidays yall

[@prlacey]

This was awesome. Thanks Luke for sharing this incredible information!

[@Sickofitall-76]

This guy is a treasure! I could listen to his stories for days. I think he would have made a great teacher, some people just have a way of capturing your attention and captivating your imagination!

[@JHarris]

Thank you Destin for capturing this small glimpse into such an amazing piece of machinery from one of the designers, before that generation is gone entirely. Hopefully this will last for generations into the future.

[@kenp9073]

What a national treasure. I hope he writes a book someday (maybe he has?). To remember all this all these years off the top of his head is absolutely amazing. Colleges don't put out folks of his caliber anymore. I could listen to him go through all this all day. Thank you for these videos.

[@JodyHarrison-mf7tv]

Great video! I was thrilled to hear him talk about the welding of the tanks which is what my grandfather did. He had lots of good stories about building that behemoth. Thank you for doing this.

[@mario-ck3es]

This is probably one of my favorite episodes. I got laughed at in school on career day when it was my turn to say what I wanted to be when I grow up. The answer was always an astronaut. I should have followed my dreams. So now at 42 it's to visit Kennedy space center. I could listen to this guy Luke for days. What an episode!

[@stretch8390]

@@WilliamHelstad pretty big difference between flying in space and being an astronaut. Flying in space has one barrier to entry which is to be to able to pay for it.

[@Hulatwig]

Thanks for that Destin. Brought back a whole lot of memories for me. I was fortunate enough to work on Apollo 6 through 11 onboard the Apollo tracking ship USNS Mercury (T-AGM 21). Our primary part of each mission was to track the combined CSM, LM, & S-IVB during the second burn that inserted them into the translunar trajectory. During the non-lunar (earth orbit) flights we tracked the CSM on Apollo 7 and the LM on Apollo 9. What a great time to be alive.

[@phil.wilcox]

Absolutely fascinating! I could listen to this man all day, incredible to speak to one of the main engineers for this impressive machine! Thanks Destin and Luke!

[@Funkybassplayer]

I knew this rocket was an engineering marvel but that it was THIS complicated. I didn’t know. What a marvelous guy is Luke. After hearing his story, I have so much respect for him. 🙏🏻 He is truly a rocket scientist. Not many people can say that. 😁 What just boggles my mind still is that they used rocket fuel to cool the nozzles of those enormous engines. Thank you for this in-depth interview. I was glued to my iPad. Greetings

[@blakeb522]

This felt like i was getting a personal tour, amazing

[@GrammelVideo]

Thank you! What a great visit interview. My father worked at KSC on Gemini, Apollo and later unmanned missions. Brings back all those memories when I was growing up. Luke is amazing, what a great brain. So glad he is around to share still. Best to him and his late wife 😊

[@mhellden]

From the bottom of my heart... thank you for this. In 2019 I travelled from Sweden to Florida and visit KSC. Visiting this museum was like stepping on holy ground for a space nerd as me. And this video gave me tears of joy see and here for things I never could have the time to see or hear personally. Thank you.

[@MrG00ny65]

I have always been interested in space and spaceflight, but particularly the Apollo moon missions . This is the best video I have seen about the awesome Saturn V rocket . Luke does a great job of explaining the complexities of getting all the parts working together and how it was built. Thanks so much for making this video.

[@projectanmu4546]

i could listen hours to luke talking, hes such a humble nice guy whos able to explain stuff in an interesting way

[@spellxthief]

"they knew there would be a lot of us alabama guys working on it, so 33 22 11, they were keeping it simple" such a funny guy. rip Kitty

[@AutoPilotgogogo]

Absolutely fascinating--an era of such big dreams. Thank you Destin for bringing this to us, and Mr. Talley for his talent and dedication.

[@GoatPilot04]

I love coming back to watch these videos you made in my hometown. I've lived here in Huntsville since I was born and love our history! My 9yo daughter recently had a field trip to the Space & Rocket Center, so I was fortunate enough to get Lukes email and number and contacted him. He agreed (at no charge) to give my daughter and I a private tour. I felt like I was the kid, not her. This man is a treasure, as are all the other amazing docents at the USSRC. He gave me a memory of a day with my daughter I'll cherish forever, and treats you like a father/grandfather/role model/teacher/friend all rolled into one!

[@LazerLord10]

This feels... rather familiar. I see myself in Luke, especially when he described the early stages of his career and feeling "This is really cool, and I have no idea what's going on". I'm about 2 years in to my career in space flight electronics, and I can dream that I will eventually have a scrapbook like Luke's. I should start one.

[@keithtyler9372]

Great video

[@martinj.9528]

Wow! Amazing video, amazing work, and amazing knowledge! It says a lot about Luke that he not only did all of this, but that he’s now back sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm. Guy’s earned a quiet retirement but is choosing to walk around the rocket and teach everyone about it, Luke is awesome!

[@bluegizmo1983]

I absolutely love listening to old timers like this that have such a vast amount of knowledge in their fields!! It's just incredible!

[@srinathhr]

I am from India and had a chance to visit this facility at Huntsvile during one of my business trips to our manufacturing plant closeby. I vividly remember the aged volunteer at the intrumentation area and only now know who it is. Luke was so passionate and explained to me about the computers and instrumentations, etc built for the first time for Apollo. It was around eight years back and I spent the whole day there - from the time they opened (literally) till late in the evening. I came back again in the night when they had star gazing program. This is an amazing facility - really, and a must visit for anyone interested in science - especially Astronomy. Thank you Destin for bringing back the memories.

[@hisgross]

I'm glad you had that experience, cool stuff.

[@ExScylla]

I teared up at the end of this video. What a humbling and incredible man Luke is. Thanks for the incredible content and education as always.

[@boomfiziks]

Luke, Kitty, and all of the other men and women, are national treasures. Please Destin, keep telling their stories before their stories are lost. They need to teach to the younger generations of what’s possible when we work together. Keep looking up!

[@J.C...]

Thank you. My great uncle is one of those people 🙏

[@krNishant]

really appreciate how he explained working of each stages in simple & concise manner. Thanx to both of you.

[@crabmansteve6844]

The part that blows my mind as someone who is heavily into machining, is how they managed tolerance-stacking (in both the physical parts AND the operation) for something this large and complex. It's absolutely mindblowing.

[@cykeok3525]

The level of precision was pretty amazing. Then again, do note that Luke mentioned that there were skilled craftsmen involved, when he was talking about the welding of the aluminum skin for the first stage. This seems to suggest (to me) that there was skill involved there, and mass production would not have been possible; the fabrication process needed those skilled engineers present. Establishing a repeatable process that could maintain that level of quality for mass production might not have been possible at all.

[@Bruce-ys1io]

@@cykeok3525 I picked up in the video that this was an automated welding process.

[@aries_9130]

What an incredible gentleman. I could listen to him for hours. Thank you for the insight, Destin.

[@bigfakenetwork]

This is just spectacular. Amazing. So grateful to you for making this, Destin, and to Luke for taking the time and sharing so much. Trying to soak up every word (with this puny earth brain, to quote Plan 9), and frequently going back a bit to hear it over again, so thanks also for the careful subtitling. Apollo was just one of the great moments in human history.

[@highlightreels947]

One of the most interesting videos ever posted on this channel or anywhere. Thank you for taking the time to make this almost hour long video.

[@domo_hudson]

This was a wonderful video Destin. A fantastic interview and tour. I loved listening to the amazing engineering that went into the Apollo rockets. Much love to you and the team!

[@michaelhuskey3225]

Thank you so much for a fantastic video. One of my favorite KZbin videos of all time.

[@Nilmoy]

mine too. I totally agree.

[@bp349]

Mine as well, just outstanding!

[@donniedonnie3527]

He is Lying! He is a deceiver. The Earth is no t spinning! Do you feel like you are spinnin g at one thousand miles per hour in one direction and Five hundred thousand miles per hour in another direction. How is it that we have lakes that are completely still like a sheet of glass. Since you were a child you have been programmed. It started when you were in kindergarten with the globe in the class room. They need you to believe that its a globe so that you will never know that We live in the Antarctic basin.

[@michaelhuskey3225]

@@donniedonnie3527 I lost 3 pounds while reading this message.