The Insane Engineering of the Perseverance Rover

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Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus
Editor: Dylan Hennessy
Animator: Mike Ridolfi (www.moboxgraphics.com/)
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References:
[1] mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacec...
[2]www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/zeroi...
[3] mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/missio...
[4]www.mdpi.com/2411-9660/3/2/22...
[5] mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacec...
[6] rps.nasa.gov/about-rps/about-....
[7] fas.org/nuke/space/pu-ulysses...
[8] www.acs.org/content/acs/en/ed...
[9] science.nasa.gov/science-news...
[10] www.sciencedirect.com/science...
[11a] mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacec...
[12] www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...
[13] mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacec...
[14] mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploratio...
[15] mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacec...
[16] mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacec...
[17]link.springer.com/article/10....
[18] www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/6-th...
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[@RealEngineering]

The response to this video has been huge. One of our biggest videos ever. We worked our ass off on these animations. Big shout out to Mike and Eli, our stellar animators. Also big thanks to Curiosity Stream, without them we simple would not have the budget to make something this ambitious. If you liked this video, you will love that Armstrong documentary on CS. It gives me some serious goals to work towards. Packed with information and beautiful story telling.

[@simonvoelske8876]

Yeah, great animations!

[@GH-bz2vl]

You guys knocked this video out of the park! Well deserved response from the community and viewers abroad :)

[@TheMemeDawg]

Really good video, keep up the great work 👍

[@user-zy6mv3gs4h]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@pamelaortizdiaz2327]

Mmm

[@deevijrawul9866]

If you think about it , perseverance is technically a nuclear aircraft carrier

[@thealpaca18]

Yeah...

[@sankang9425]

The most dangerous weapon on the planet.

[@admir2323]

In no way is it that XD

[@charleslloyd4253]

All the while there are a half dozen US subs sitting quietly on the ocean floor. Waiting for the go signal.

[@subarashi3157]

More of a nuclear powered helicopter carrier

[@DLITT1011]

I was driving a bus when the rover landed, I had the live stream in my earpeace and as I pulled over to pick up a passenger at the end of the 7 minutes of terror as I said "good morning" I heard "touchdown confirmed"... it took every ounce of willpower to remain professional lol

[@danialhalal]

Well such excitement is truly lovely

[@barkydogable]

Have to admit there was a tear forming when I watched the mission engineers cheer the successful landing. To think that in spite of our differences humans can achieve this kind of thing.

[@RandomGamer-qy6ys]

It’s really not a huge deal, wait till the first starship lands on Mars, then we can celebrate the first colony of 100

[@ovencake523]

@@RandomGamer-qy6ys in comparison to a sci-fi colony ship I see your point. In comparison with the real world this is a miracle.

[@RandomGamer-qy6ys]

@@ovencake523 it’s just a rover that will drill into the ground and pick up some dirt then die, when u sum it up and remove all the emotion and excitement out of it that is the cold hard truth

[@joeyager8479]

As a retired machine designer and old enough to remember Project Mercury launching the chimpanzees into space before Alan Shepard and John Glenn, this is really fascinatingly Insane Engineering. Would've been great to be a part of if. Just glad I've been able to see it thru the last 60 years. Would love to be able to see the next 60 years.

[@corekidwithclearvison]

I thank you for your service A Tank Fanatic and an aspiring musician

[@EJD339]

Thank you for sharing! And thank you!

[@DrPeculiar312]

damn you're old as fuck!

[@mikip3242]

Easter Eggs in the video 2:14 U.F.O. in the background 2:22 Baby Yoda in the horizon 10:47 Real Engineering logo on the Rover

[@narke2667]

NICE

[@ophadamia2579]

2:14 Sky crane 2:22 Rock

[@jdel1538]

That wasn't the sky crane

[@ophadamia2579]

@@jdel1538 It was

[@williamtrujillo8944]

Asßs hubby

[@wolffkraeng6607]

Curosity : what's that blue thing on your front? Perseverence: oh it's a mask. It's a long story

[@palebluedot285]

😂

[@asm_0082]

😂😂

[@fracturedview7454]

Nah, remember that curiosity died of covid before perservance came

[@JuanPerez-do1ts]

So nasa already sent the first virus to Mars ? What if COVID evolve on Mars 😱

[@aabattery1234]

@@JuanPerez-do1ts Seems quite unlikely because of temperature and conditions of mars, the virus probably won't survive and evolve there.

[@edmondcristianrazmerita893]

Imagine, Real Engineering sweating as he tries to get this video done and uploaded before the rover arrives on Mars

[@Henrix1998]

Tbh there are more mistakes than usual

[@laynemccormic9102]

@@Henrix1998 such as?

[@kevink7453]

@@laynemccormic9102 3:00 "threads" in voiceover instead of "treads", 6:24 "Tellurinium" in voiceover instead of "Tellurium", 13:56 left darkening adjustment layer on top of video, 15:13 "panaramic" instead of "panoramic"

[@ILovePancakes24]

@@kevink7453 it would've been best to remove these glaring errors instead of racing to upload

[@tripakastayw6872]

@@kevink7453 he has an accent

[@catinthebox9400]

I love how all the technicians in the clean room are just like "Jerry, can I get a look" "Tom you're doing good"

[@archiveofclay8660]

This is bonkers. I had no clue you guys made the animations aswell! So much hard work and dedication into both the rover and this video! Thank you guys!

[@FrakMunkie]

thought this was the NASA video render of the landing plan?

[@alexlabs4858]

@@FrakMunkie Tis’

[@Klauskii]

Gonna get all my Irish buddies to say "falling apart on the harsh martian surface" 2:41

[@RealEngineering]

Took me a few takes to get that one...

[@ratpoach6925]

@@RealEngineering That is funny

[@FoXenthusiast42]

@@RealEngineering and we can’t pronounce three and tree differently

[@samsat2283]

if kerbals taught me anything if anything goes wrong just revert the flight and try again

[@DanSlotea]

Only on easy or custom difficulty.

[@user-bl4oq7fd8d]

nothing went wrong :)

[@bragapedro]

@@DanSlotea normal difficulty too

[@jimday666]

and a few billion $$$

[@samalmo-milkin161]

F5+F9

[@kakashisharigan336]

The content this guy put out is bloody INSANE. Thank you for the hard work bro

[@markksantos]

"Mers"

[@ObiWanKenobi_IceNation]

Mææærs

[@a_void]

Please no, we already have Covid

[@strugglingathome]

Mayors

[@s3340985]

A(mers)ica

[@marchariesbernadas6373]

mærs,

[@DIYTyler]

Goose bumps! AND it landed successfully!

[@Wavyyurr]

Touchdown !!!!

[@samthedeer]

No spoilers!

[@NatureStudio25]

Touchdown confirmed

[@luminex2906]

YES! YES!

[@codzy2850]

@@samthedeer lmao a little late for no spoilers

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Less than 6 hours! Getting a whole new level of excitement enjoying this with my eldest now that he's old enough to understand what's going on. And watching your video will be the perfect prep. Although if he starts talking about becoming an engineer, you understand I'm unsubscribing, right?

[@dvtkdlwl]

But why don't you want him to become one? It's a fascinating field!

[@RealEngineering]

Understandable Rohin. I’d hate if my son achieved more than me too. Gotta keep them in their place.

[@drabberfrog]

@@RealEngineering lol

[@lucas29476]

@@dvtkdlwl you're new here, aren't you?

[@dvtkdlwl]

@@lucas29476 yeah, why?😅

[@lokeshkumar3456]

hats off to the enginners who design this machine

[@mikibabic8187]

I just have to say that the production quality of the video is amazing. Not that your other videos were bad in that aspect, but this one just stands out. Truly great job guys, and an amazing episode. Thank you!

[@UltraLightSP]

The science and aerospace community: ohmygodohmygodohmygod Everyone else: oh cool

[@_nebulousthoughts]

Hahaha is this what normal people get from sports?

[@Dios7518]

soy boys: omygoohmygodohmygod

[@PaulBadman981]

Ironic coming from someone named Quasimodo.

[@abowlofpetunias7488]

@@Dios7518 Yeah we're pretty psyched ngl

[@neonnebby7370]

@@_nebulousthoughts I guess so haha

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

This was great, but the plan to return the samples in 2026 is even more wild! I can’t wait for that!

[@joejack8659]

Or; Elon will just walk over and pick them up...

[@0x8a00e6]

@mohasad wisdelfger No.

[@sunandmoon9177]

Earth is flat. Earth is closed system. We can not get out from Earth. STOP cheating people.

[@0x8a00e6]

@@sunandmoon9177 K...

[@jagdpantherthetrollwagen8328]

@@sunandmoon9177 so did your brain

[@narayanamohangorla462]

Interstellar with "MERS" Cooper : those aren't mountains that's hersh mershian atmosphere. Cooper : Mærf Dr Brand: rage rage against falling apart from hursh marshian atmosphere. Dr Mann: cooper I was feeling apert from hersh mershian atmosphere.

[@Joze1090]

Excuse me

[@RSK_rsk]

Great video with lots of information. Me and my son learned a lot and had a few debates as well. Small correction in animation at 16:24 - Please reverse the direction of rotation of the upper rotor. Once again looking forward to many more interesting videos. Keep going 👍🏼

[@yarknark]

i know its an old comment, but that animation came from JPL's own free use video for ingenuity i know the rotors spin in different ways but i guess that was just to show ingenuity had to test its rotors first

[@samconroy4233]

Sly putting in a UFO 11:12 - your animations are getting very good haha

[@mdog86]

I'm new to this channel, saw that and had to do a double take haha. Guessing that's a normal thing then? Lol

[@valobrien9596]

Damn, I hadn't noticed it! If I hadn't seen your comment, I may never have known. Thanks! 👍

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Congrats spotting that lol I would’ve missed it

[@aleef1735]

There's one at 2:18 too

[@valobrien9596]

@@aleef1735 You're right, it's mad that I missed it not once, but twice! 😄

[@vitman4414]

This was such a treat to watch and get a better idea of what is being used for this mission. Thank you so much for the great video and to all the people involved in this project. To all the Engineers and teams of specialists on this mission, you are amazing.

[@Sevo-]

This launch and landing was such an experience! Glad I watched it live!

[@ebermaciel4336]

Imagine having something made by you walking on another freaking planet. The dream

[@JHS270694]

Beautifully put! 👍

[@valentinaou6579]

Imagine having something made by you FLY on another freaking planet.

[@FridgidIdgit]

Someone's been watching Mark Rober ;)

[@isaachoffman2607]

@@FridgidIdgit, no everyone’s been watching Mark Rober

[@pp911p]

When I see any Curiosity Mars' surface photo I think: wow, that's how another fking planet looks like, another planet!! It's like being there, in Mars, driving a Tesla roadster with my good friend Elon... Incredible 👁️_👁️

[@joemarz2264]

Underground martian to his superior: "Boss, I have some bad news..."

[@valobrien9596]

Boss: "Time to break the ray-guns out of storage"!

[@AzureDefiance3701]

War of the Worlds but on Mars.

[@Slavicplayer251]

@@AzureDefiance3701 time to call russia it’s bomb time

[@buddingscientist170]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJDEkKOYnrOKsNU

[@firstlast9731]

This was super informative so thank you so much for digging and finding details of the rover. I really really appreciate it.

[@shnorakalyutsun]

The ending was so heart-warming! 🥺 I am so happy for you, Brian.

[@black_hydra1618]

I personally am exited for ingenuity

[@TheCzarcastic]

im so exited, I'm already out of the door :D

[@drabberfrog]

Same

[@codexv9155]

Are they live streaming the landing?

[@deephorizon1365]

@@codexv9155 yes, go watch it at nasa's youtube channel

[@cwtrain]

@@TheCzarcastic I'm so exited I'm at the bar and on my second beer.

[@SimonClark]

This was sick dude, well done

[@auliaakbar4197]

oh hello there! hows your day :D

[@lanroblox21]

:D

[@technoraver99]

some ideas for a better planet Matthew 5: 27-28 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Luke 17:1 And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! better stop producing / uploading / watching "music videos".. (or similar videos, pics, profile pictures, thumbnails, title names, headlines, usernames + harmful comments, bad words, swearing, lies, disrespect, harmful lyrics etc! on social media + everywhere else too. "Temptations to sin" / seduction etc. must stop) start deleting? censoring etc? destroy your smartphones, cams, data storage devices etc? would be better. remove temptations / seduction + other evil things from TV, magazines, radio stations, broadcasting etc? would be better. many young people are watching those videos (or reading / typing harmful comments, or doing other bad things!) etc. all over the world. and its NOT ok! parents? (or people in authority): intervene?! seriously wait.. there is more: harmful drawings / comics / animations etc, clothing / styles / hairstyles / behaviour, facial expressions, gestures, dancemoves, acting, exercises, sports etc. harmful things in video games, news, reports, interviews, vlogs / blogs, tutorials, movies, series, trailers, entertainment shows, video productions! (+ backgrounds + surroundings), books, art, artworks, calendars, posters, business flyers, catalogues, leaflets, packagings, stickers etc. (words, speeches (+ voice types, vocal color etc), music, sounds, visuals, references! etc) harmful things in stores and online shops, advertisements + advertising, commercials.. + better stop online dating and other harmful things! maybe.. support ocean or river! clean up organizations? (i think it is of high importance) (in india, pakistan, africa etc) + support animal welfare (animal shelters (money for food or new fluffy dog beds? blankets?, small fluffy carpets? (+ washing machines?), pet vitamin supplements, + pet supplies (dog toothbrushes?), pet toys, dog hairbrush? (parasites!) bath towels, medical checks, dental care? / nail, paw care? etc. pet heating pads? heated dog houses? (for winter or in cold areas), pet cooling mats / pads (on hot days, summer), diesel powered portable generators? (outdoor electric power generation) (to run vacuum cleaners, washing machines etc), solar lamps?, transport vehicles, maintenance work + other improvements, additional staff + volunteers, more safety, beautifications? etc. topiary?? + animal rescue ? (dog rescue projects in india?), animal hospitals?? (in poor countries or districts) or homeless people in your area? (btw governments should help these people! seriously. fast / adequate / individual support?!) support some of them? + always be careful: corona etc! or become a firefighter, volunteer firefighter (+ driver? (pump operator), paramedic or ER doctor? ER nurse? ambulatory care? or shuttle service? (for people with disabilities) + be cautious: corona, hepatitis, tuberculosis etc! become an instructor? (fire and rescue?, emergency medical services?, advanced driving techniques?, advanced first aid?, psychological first aid?, wound care management!? + preventions (decubitus!, contractures!, thrush!, periodontitis!, loneliness?? etc) (nursing homes / home care / hospitals etc + training seminars for employees) + hygienics?, high angle rescue techniques?, first aid for pets?, basic pet care?, junior firefighter programs?) start reading medical books? (anatomy? / physiology? / ECG interpretation? / EMS (paramedic books?) or nursing books? or blood banking and transfusion medicine? or dental engineering? medical or rescue engineering? medical dictionary? (illustrated) become a dog trainer? (rescue dogs, avalanche rescue dogs, therapy dogs) education? + watch out! dogs, cats etc. can transmit / spread corona! become an animal rescuer or animal doctor? + watch out! CORONA! (protection, safety measures etc) caution! they say: Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people! maybe.. plant a tree? many trees? a walnut tree?? in a park, garden or backyard? a walnut tree = food source (for birds etc) + oxygen generator. + provide water for animals in summer? fresh water source? or bird bath? or food? (daily? or several times a week?) use checklists to improve efficiency? snowy days? become a snowplow driver? (volunteer?) or towing service worker? or pharmaceutical supplier? + be cautious: corona! new technologies + other cool things: Far-UVC light (222nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses?? (+ flu virus and many other?) do research? progress? + installations? (in offices, busses, trains, cars, restrooms, elevators, classrooms, corridors, stairwells, hospitals etc?) .. could save lives. + improve immune systems? (food nutrients?) + portable plexiglass virus shields? (for counters, offices, workplaces, waiting rooms, buses, trains, passenger cabins etc) + air purifiers? (with HEPA filter) or cased UV air purifiers? + limit the number of customers in stores, shopping malls, buses etc?, keep distance + distance floor markings?, + keep windows / vehicle windows wide! open for ventilation? + stay at home? amazing tools for rescue workers: portable hydraulic StrongArm (r) for firefighters etc. ( jawsoflife com ), hands free thermal vision (in mask imaging system), in mask heat vision (temperature display etc) or c-thru technology. + there are more amazing tools! high rise rescue solution? SPARS parachute rescue system? ( cosmic-rs com ) fireproof clothing? + fire escape hoods?! (fire escape hoods and fire escape masks are designed to help you to escape from a burning building. each of these fire escape masks and hoods allows you 15 ? minutes to flee through the toxic gases / smoke) smoke detectors with LCD display?, CO detectors?, fire blankets?, fire extinguisher? (+ fireproof clothing, cap, gloves, safety glasses etc?) (+ fire extinguisher selection chart?) fire suppression systems? smoke extraction? fire protective coatings? (or anti corrosion?), seat belt cutter? useful gift idea? for family or friends etc. (or useful teaching books etc) support fire and rescue departments / services in poor countries or districts? (new helmet lamps, safety clothing + shoes, new equipment, fire escape hoods, thermal monitoring? (thermal vision will help you to track down a fire's source and smouldering fires in dark. glowing embers as well as fire hot-spots can be detected and fighted very fast and efficiently! + mobile infrared cameras could detect hidden hotspots or locate people in smoke-filled buildings), first responder kits etc / communication devices (wearing! portable radios), new vehicles? a turntable ladder?? training verhicles? new motorcycles? (+ customizable / agility / more efficiency, + difficult terrain / crowded areas etc), new firefighter / rescue helicopters? (certain areas) new reanimation boards (for nursing homes / hospitals etc), new lifters? (patient transfer solutions), protection equipment / protective gear (corona), medical oxygen??, ventilators?, AEDs + first responder kits, pulse oximeters, diagnostic penlights, glucometers? (+ strips), + various batteries (or battery charger?), blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, weight scales, label machines? (for clothing or other personal things), rescue blankets?, stifneck collars?, thermometers, neck pillows, heating pads / cooling packs (or aspirators + tubes, IV poles, (+ IV (intravenous) nutrition), breath exercisers, electric shavers!, nail clippers!, glasses cleaning cloths, non-slip socks! and many other good things + health care products (high quality products?) etc, compression bandages, medical dressing (+ anti pressure sores (decubitus!) elbow / heel protectors / pads / comfort cushions etc), CPR training simulators?, disposable ambu bags?, new rollators + replacement parts (+ hip protectors etc), wheelchairs + replacement parts (footrests, leg rest, headrest + cushion, armrest pads + comfort pillows?, cushion pads etc. to prevent pressure sores!), gel pads for shoes + back heel pads etc (+ improved skin inspections?! + treatment + reports + regular checks (+ photo documentation? with digital camera (disease / wound / injury processes! etc), anti decubitus air mattress for additional prevention?, + prevent hand contractures? (hand / wrist / finger splints?, hand therapy ball exercises?), auxiliary eating spoon and fork? (stroke hemiplegia rehabilitation training) comfort grips cutlery? (great for parkinson / disabled, suffering with tremors and trembling hands etc), medical alert system solutions?, own phones for all employees? (more efficiency / more safety), electric armchairs (more comfort), ergotherapy? (useful + less loneliness! + caution: corona!), water dispensers (less dehydration) (+ caution: edema / pulmonary edema / other diseases etc.), outdoor corner sofa + table? (garden, terrace / + all weather proof) + electric awning?, lighting solutions? + cool floor / garden lamps? (solar?, waterproof), teamwork + helping each other? (+ watchfulness, attentiveness, helpfulness, care, + honesty, accuracy, + giving helpful tips / hints, + politeness, being thankful, being focused), + preventing back injuries? (employees! / patients) (lift and carry properly. (+ teamwork? / use tools and aids?) + gymnastic exercises for a strong back?, (+ protect (treat carefully) your joints, elbows, kneecaps etc! + your nerves!), + energy and resource saving concepts?, tasty / healthy food? (+ additional: instant soups?, ready meals?, canned foods? for hungry employees / night shift etc), (+ vegan cooking books? give it a try? at home?) + other improvements, beautifications, more safety, comfort etc + spreading good mood? (less sadness) (+ please be careful: corona!)

[@RaidsEpicly]

the algo has been doing you so dirty man, keep at it!

[@Peanutdenver]

Dude, Perseverance is taking a turbo (kinda) to Mars! Let all the petrol heads rejoice along with everyone else. So cool!

[@vikinginfidel4293]

I'll never forget where I was when Perseverance made tango delta. I was driving down a country back road back to the house from the convenience store, I had my dog with me in the passenger seat, I pulled over on the side of the road when they had confirmation that it had entered Mars' atmosphere. Once tango delta was called out I freaked out and scared my dog lol she didn't know what was going on. A sheriff deputy, who's a family friend, actually stopped and rolled down his window to check on me, I told him I was just an excited nerd and told him about Perseverance making touchdown on Mars, he just laughed and we wished each other a great day and to be safe lol

[@abizair1832]

I love the way you make the rover model, especially when it takes selfies. Great job!

[@sprogg2001]

Damn, you went from hobbyist KZbin videos to National Geographic, quality documentaries, and educational videos. Thank you.

[@sunandmoon9177]

Earth is flat. Earth is closed system. We can not get out from Earth. STOP cheating people.

[@Smubear]

@@sunandmoon9177 then why is your name Sun and Moon

[@admiralanonymous9981]

@@Smubear they are either an anti-vaxxer or mentally ill or just seeking attention

[@TheAtomicCARROT1000]

Perseverance is definitely my new favourite nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

[@alicorn3924]

Technically true?

[@Notaname21]

Oh, oh my god you are not wrong

[@chroma9848]

lol

[@Lam-s-Workshop]

True story

[@osamabinladen824]

Are you high?

[@tristanmoller9498]

Seems like there’s a lot of “insane engineering” going on.

[@dsvet]

Alot of social engineering

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

The word is overused

[@jpt7955]

It is amazing what some props, computer graphics and a roomful of special needs NASA employees can accomplish.

[@JohnSmith-eo5sp]

@@jpt7955 That sounds so PC

[@mikeoxlong782]

This is a category 8 bruh moment right here

[@tabaks]

Actually, the name of the Jezero crater is pronounced in the language where it comes from as if it had letter "y" as the first letter (if it were an English word).

[@TheSluremus]

The engineering is insane. But the Irish accent of the presenter is legendary.

[@macher001]

I love his videos but I still can't get over it :D Especially in kerr-related videos (meaning automotive) it's so strange... xD

[@TheVahaj]

drivetribe

[@djohle3430]

“the surface of meirs”

[@silentnoyze]

I kept wondering who or what is Maris

[@Slashco]

The rover has been felling apehrt on the hersh Mertian serface.

[@sionmarak1916]

I can almost feel the satisfaction of the team members who helped this mission reach its goal. The amount of work, bravery, intelligence and sacrifice needed to pursue something so monumental is what drives me to pursue my own dreams. If not this day or lifetime, I will be happy to know before i die that there is future where I have contributed.

[@kamkyja9486]

Yes

[@mauricecardinalgrowing1014]

It's a pack of lies. But, hey carry on.

[@ashajacob8362]

@@mauricecardinalgrowing1014 yeah real lies of your Jesus Christ go and get education 💩🤡

[@mauricecardinalgrowing1014]

@@ashajacob8362 Is that you satan? Ahahaha

[@PazLeBon]

all whilst burying thier dumb heads in the sand over climate change and we wont have a planet to launch 'from' in 50 years lmfao

[@jesseeastwood4928]

Thank you so much for your hard work in making this video. It answered alot of the many questions i have about this new technology we are testing.

[@jl_broker7574]

This was an awesome video! Thank you for teaching me so much about perseverence 👍 keep rockin bro

[@JMalikZ]

I still remember Spirit and Opportunity 2004 landing. I was 11 and I'll never forget that first twin Mars mission. The rovers were falling apart but they still worked hard sending data back until they died. Without them none of this would have been possible. Somewhere on Mars their dead bodies are still waiting to be taken home.

[@fireball4thewin108]

One day when humans are on Mars i believe we are all hoping they can take back spirit and opportunity

[@supercomputer0448]

They are home. They worked very hard and they are tired. Let them rest.

[@shaneharvey1946]

16:55 *In heavy accent* "It's costs $2.7 billion, to fly this helicopter..... For 90 seconds."

[@blacklupus]

What a waste. That's over one day of the (official) US Military budget.

[@shaneharvey1946]

@@blacklupus I know right? Think of the coups and resources that could be appropriated for that amount....

[@rallekralle11]

*laughing in russian

[@somenygaard]

@@blacklupus You hear that Flint Michigan? $2.7 billion! Drink that filthy water we’re going to Mars, Again!!

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

I mean it's $2.7bn for the whole thing...

[@victors.1848]

This is by far the most interesting video I've seen in 15 years of youtube... I had to rewind several times to understand it fully.

[@jowjor]

@13:45: you want to know what "insane engineering" is? An autonomous car, several millions km away, that have multiple sensors, a way to communicate, and it uses as much power as... a computer screen. That's amazing.

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

11:10 Um there's a UFO in the background in the sky.

[@blacklupus]

How was Disneyland?

[@MusicalMercenary]

Good eye! I assume it's a bit of a joke or "easter egg" from real engineering. Or it's stock footage he grabbed for that moment and he didn't even notice it? Even better lol

[@hexstaticloonatic4194]

Good eyes mate!

[@StumpyMason_]

No no, it's a weather balloon obviously..

[@fieur]

2:17 as well

[@TheGamingNorwegian]

Imagine being a Martian seeing this land "Ohh here we fuckin go again, now we have to go back to hiding..."

[@mmafan3506]

With droopy dog voice 😅😅

[@nickv.6712]

Ha ha ha... hilarious..

[@jaymzx0]

This makes me think of the Far Side comic where the cows are standing around. A car approaches and a lookout cow shouts, "Car!" and they all drop down to all fours and act like cows. Once the car drives away they are standing up again.

[@j2wonky718]

We finally got rid of that first one with our storm generator, I guess we'll have to find something for this little shit

[@elowenminer7748]

But imagine watching each successive robot move faster and carying more and more tech along with them

[@CinemaDemocratica]

Most Real Engineering videos are thrillingly over my head; this one was thrillingly digestible. I haven't seen everything on this channel yet but of the vids I've seen, this is by far my favourite.

[@pedrocollins4521]

0:22 Unbelievable rocket lift off action

[@teriyakipuppy]

I like the idea that perseverance is giving birth to a healthy baby helicopter.

[@chewinggum5550]

no u dont but i do jk

[@dreyn7780]

At least something did some strenuous work. It’s not like those comfortable chair people actually did anything accept go get a coffee and have a chat. They probably took a whizz in the toilet every 2 hours.

[@SifArtorias]

@@dreyn7780 wtf? Those are the same individuals who designed the rover over the course of several years.

[@johnuferbach9166]

@@dreyn7780 yeah, they only spent 7 years of their life developing and building the thing, planning the mission etc

[@joechen6096]

@@dreyn7780 those people that you say did nothing designed, built, launched, and successfully landed this very expensive and complex piece of hardware. This is the culmination of 7+ years of extensive working and testing, but ok, the people who made this rover didnt do anything to get it to work

[@turtlepotoo2579]

Perseverance has successfully landed on mars! I repeat, Perseverance has successfully landed on mars! (:

[@DFX2KX]

came here to say this, but you beat me to it.

[@Tea_N_Crumpets]

Hype train entering the station! Choo choo!

[@XnonXte]

N I C E

[@billytheweasel]

cool

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Nice

[@poanochung-wahlee1567]

Absolutely incredible. Truly enjoyed it. Plus perfect voice behind video.

[@Jim.Hummel]

An amazing story well told. Excellent work!

[@ThomasKundera]

The quality and density of that video is really impressive, thanks.

[@Speed001]

Nice joke.

[@ThomasKundera]

@@Speed001 : In which way?

[@Speed001]

@@ThomasKundera I assumed about material properties.

[@VAva-ym7xh]

Perseverance landed, yehey! Meanwhile, opportunity's ""My battery is low and it's getting dark," still saddens me.

[@devU_69]

That mission is still one of the greatest missions ever accomplished. Do you remember cassini? Burning up in saturn's atmosphere and still trying to maintain antenna towards earth.

[@playanakobi4407]

@@devU_69 cassini crashing into the atmosphere still makes me emotional. 🤣

[@alexc4924]

If it makes you feel any better, Opportunity doesn't actually speak English. It just sent the same bunch of numbers it was programmed to send, including light level and battery voltage, same as it did every day. It doesn't have emotions. What I really wonder though: If it's just shut down because it has no way of getting power, then when humans get to Mars and find it and brush off its solar panels, will it boot up again? What will it do? What kind of damage will there be? It would be impressive if it just had paint scratches and dead batteries.

[@colejohnson4941]

@@alexc4924 The batteries will certainly be useless and I suspect the flash memory will be as well (although the flash memory was already in a terrible state.) Oppy uses some nuclear-based heaters so the electronics will always be at least somewhat warmer than the surrounding atmosphere so they might just work after a decade or two. In The Martian (both book and movie) Watney was able to get Pathfinder working with just a power source and a portable heater and I've never seen anyone claim that was unrealistic. JPL designs those things to be practically indestructible after all.

[@markjmaxwell9819]

Pretty amazing stuff Glad l studied mechanical engineering so much more innovation still to come in the not to distant future to keep us enthralled l am sure . Amazing to think how far we have come in two hundred years .

[@dn2858]

Such an amazing work! Thank you very much for the content. I noticed at 2:15 a flying object, which flies away at 2:19, as soon as Perseverance's camera starts rotating. Horizontally, it is located in the middle, a bit to the left, and vertically almost to the top, behind the dust. I see what you did there 🛸😁

[@canolove5765]

U can see it better at 13:44 check it out!!

[@damienwolfy6595]

It can also be seen at 11:08 to 11:13 !!!

[@ahmedoum4718]

Really, it's a historical day when Perseverance has landed on Mars . We need to see more amazing pictures from Mars .

[@raf.nogueira]

Just by watch how the Hoover team look at every details possible when mounting the hoover you can see, How dedicated and how these people give their lifes to work on this. And then we have idiots that say that Nasa make fake images and videos, or that earth is plane... This people should be put in jail by this crime. Sadly be a idiot is not a crime.

[@chrisirving8489]

@@raf.nogueira jailing for their beleifs is abit far in that logic why not lock up all religious people? It's against human rights dude and more important against a person's individuality I am all for a prison time for people who post videos and bullshit bogus shit on KZbin who infect people with their stupidity that should definitely be a law we need or we're going to see a lot more people in the future getting misinformed of some nutters with a voice on social media

[@raf.nogueira]

@@chrisirving8489 Yes you are right

[@blessingjohnchelliah4317]

I remember the moon landing in 1969; that was historic as it was a manned operation. This one is probably a precursor to a manned landing in the future.

[@christopherthomas518]

@@raf.nogueira hey man I watched the news and it was animation all day.

[@AlessandroRodriguez]

Me: "It is a bad moment to ask: Who corrected the bug 'miles to kilometer' check?" NASA: What? Edit: Thanks to bates villbilly for make the comment section a better place.

[@charles2000wang]

Luckily NASA is now fully into using metric only.

[@MarceloDezem]

@@charles2000wang yayyy, progress!

[@nicholassalmon1761]

@Mr. Burning Skull neither do the muricans

[@sidharthcs2110]

That was Lockheed Martin , wasn't it? This is JPL

[@vmarek98]

wasn't it actually Lockheed Martin that messed up back then?

[@shakedlevi6263]

Everything about ‘real engendering’s video’s is beautifully made and thoroughly made and presented.a true eye and mind candy

[@officialstevenma]

Absolutely deserve the views, incredible video, and incredible channel as usual

[@fred40587]

Id really like to hear a documentary about the programmers, we always hear about the hardware but the software is so cool.

[@Skwod0392jebxnwo]

Yup i want to know what languages they use to code

[@Mozart1220]

They can't reveal themselves. I'm not saying it's aliens man, but...ya know...

[@pramitthebest]

@@Mozart1220 why can't they ?

[@SciCynicalInventing]

I'm very curious too, you would think some functions that are critical would be done in assembly to provide maximum performance or optimization while other functions not so critical could be left for the compiler to sort out and then tested a bunch to ensure stable and reliable operation. Wonder what development environment they use as well. Really wish someone would do an interview with a programmer over at NASA.

[@fred40587]

@@SciCynicalInventing I actually think the entire Perseverance rover code is open source. I’d imagine it was in part written with python. Although I’m not super code literate I’m still interested.

[@TatsumikuTheMusicalGhazt]

The most sastifying thing to hear : "Touchdown confirmed"

[@labbeaj]

Why?

[@alejandroguzmanmartin-onda6349]

Well, there are touchdowns and touchdowns. But yes. Satisfying like "Nominal".

[@lordsiomai]

true. all those years of planning and trial and error and development. so satisfying

[@scottcupp8129]

What an amazing AMAZING feat!! Thousands of things that have to go right and they did. NASA rules!!!

[@chesterwang3070]

missed the last part, "we're safe on Mars".

[@urbanhistoria1991]

Fantastic video. The engineering behind this thing is mind-boggling and a product of time and care.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

NASA is criminally under-funded. Cant 'we' do 'something' about this?

[@harshithtenneti8911]

Appreciate the details and hard work in making this video, Kudos to Real Engineering team. Keep up the great work. It would be great if you could pick up topics from Various Engineering topics like transistor, wireless communications, etc and topics from Physics on Quantum mechanics, Sub atomic world, so that we can under them better, as its always easy to visualize and learn than just reading stuff.

[@davidkrajnc7961]

"J" in Jezero crater should be pronounced more like "Y", because it originates from slavic languages. In my language it translates to "lake crater".

[@fruitytarian]

How is it pronounced "Yeh-zeh-row" or "yeh-zheh-row" or "yeh-zee-roh" 👂

[@davidkrajnc7961]

@@fruitytarian It depends a little on the country, but i say it as "yeh-zeh-row".

[@ustanik9921]

Nezgodno je izgovorit pravilno u drugom jeziku al dobro si objasnio

[@chrisbosdijk7237]

Yeah, but he also pronounces mars like mers

[@fruitytarian]

@David Krajnc thank you! What is your language by the way?

[@AstronomicalYT]

"Perseverance will have to endure..." Me: Well yeah

[@AxxLAfriku]

WOAH WOAH WOAH!!! Let me get this perfectly straight: You comment something that is completely unrelated to the fact that I have two HAZARDOUSLY HOT girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest KZbinr worldwide, it is really incredible. Yet you did not mention it at all. I am VERY disappointed, dear qstri

[@pmj_studio4065]

@@AxxLAfriku what's more interesting, is that you have TWO girlfriends. 🤨

[@manishgant]

Endurance will persevere next

[@whatisausername99]

AxxL Dont do drugs kids. This is what happens when you do. It’s just not pretty.

[@user-mi5xq8zj7u]

@@manishgant oh that’s good! Hahaha

[@sinisterone4673]

What an absolute marvel of human ingenuity IMAGINE in the near future being able to send powerful ATLAS Robots to Mars

[@richi2831]

If only humanity collaborated more on these instead of trying to become richer than others.

[@Tristan-xs1sh]

There's been much in the last few years that made me lose faith in humanity. This on the other hand really gave me hope :) ! Thx for this amazing video

[@Xehemoth]

Imagine how frustrated NASA gets when people accuse them of lying about the earth being round when it was well understood hundreds of years before humans ever reached the stars.

[@GT-wj3gl]

Yeah. That whole flat earth thing is a rather recent development that I really don't understand. I mean sure, some dudes 2000 years ago said something about the earth being flat, but even people before that understood that the earth was round.

[@jaidheersirigineedi8110]

Just don't care.

[@therussells4950]

Walk around your town. See if that made it a ball. Can you show me your globe model please , with water and air sticking to a ball while spinning

[@sakshitandel8572]

Ignorance is bliss

[@therussells4950]

Globe model doesn't hold water

[@RandomGameGuy]

2:42 "Falling apert on the hersh mershan sherfash"

[@gojiaerospace2021]

Accent.exe

[@BlueZirnitra]

Yeehaw wutz wid deez dumb accents cleetus? Is dis guy even murkin?? Fetch mah gun!

[@El-Hilfi]

What an awfull accent is this?

[@TheBlaert]

@@El-Hilfi It's an Irish accent. Don't like it? Don't watch the video or else turn on subtitles. Don't bitch about our accents

[@Londubh1]

@@TheBlaert It's not an Irish accent, it's a half-baked, new fangled accent spoken by young Irish people, especially Irish females. Bloody awful and totally false. Cork has become 'Coirk'. Pound has become 'pouined'. Roundabout has become 'rindabite'. Irish cringe accent. I'm Irsh and I hate it. Even the foreigners here know it's an unnatural accent. Mers! Where's that?

[@scrimbling]

13:09 perseverance really was spittin bars on mars

[@aleste37]

Great work on this video! Will you discuss in the future posibilities of skutterudite and RTGs in other applications? Space's cold vacuum seems to be the best place, but what about earth or the the artic?

[@user-vb7gz5fo3i]

I think of the Perseverance Rover , as The Curiosity Rover’s legacy.

[@Sedna063]

With proud grandparents Spirit and Opportunity

[@arfyness]

Naw, it's Curiosity's li'l brudder! All grown up and graduated from JPL, gettin out there ready to make it in the big cold lonely world.

[@thedirty530]

Curiosity 2.0.... Like watching evolution before our eyes! Despite other things, I'm genuinely thankful that I'm living in a period of time we get to see what all previous Humans could not!

[@PikaPetey]

I see you added a ufo at 11:09

[@sexbenis7394]

damn good eye

[@firstandlastproductionsllc]

I saw it again at 13:49 cool easter eggs to find

[@iliketacos2763]

made me look

[@_Cirrus_]

and at 2:15

[@kelleren4840]

Excellent catch. I woulda totally missed that.

[@gauribadukale2397]

No normal person will be able to comprehend the engineering in this thing man.

[@fog340]

17:47.. OMG, Isn't that Scroobius Pip?, That takes me back

[@burhan2burhan]

The only thing bad about this video . . It ended too quickly I can watch a 2hr movie on perseverance.

[@phillippe.cai.]

Ты где скомуниздил это выражение?

[@pancakesbf2704]

I personally like the length my attention span couldn’t handle that lol

[@burhan2burhan]

@@pancakesbf2704 what i meant was before watching video i was like 20min too long.. And when the video was about to end i thought is it already been 20 min ...

[@saims.2402]

I still can’t believe that there will probably be people on Mars by 2050. My mind is blown.

[@InfamoussDBZ]

I hope by 2050, but I think it's going to be a 100 years before we land on Mars. Working out a redundant system for three hundred thousand different routines is going to take alot of time. There's no hurry to get there. We're at the point in history, I believe, where we get to witness NASA construct a new space station that orbits the moon, and several moon landings. I'm 38 years old. I've never seen a man land on the moon. That's pretty cool.

[@Jfjs58-g]

And do what? Live in a balloon?

[@bhaveshpoojari7268]

If we want we can reach mars by next year , only necessity is people who are ready to be lab rats

[@Prata1516]

@@InfamoussDBZ elon has plans to reach mars by 2030, at the rate spacex is progressing i think its pretty possible

[@markojovcevski5852]

There will be people on mars be 2030

[@mmates007]

Great job. Explained things so even I can undestand them!

[@liamsmith4566]

11:09 who else saw the alien space craft to the upper right show up the leave..... great addition 😄

[@digitaldyslexia7589]

2:23 Found baby yoda, top left side

[@baikia777]

13:43 UFO sightings between the hills

[@DriftingEvolution]

@@SoloLevellor Top bottom..? Which is it?

[@III-wb9du]

@@SoloLevellor top bottom???

[@UREALERO]

@@baikia777 also at 2:13

[@HnZ88.]

6:24 Real Engineering showcasing his new element, Tellurinium

[@LittleScientist2011]

Congratulations Mr Stark, you have created a new element

[@tp6335]

Conglaturations

[@mr2octavio]

He's just so ignorant

[@shoam2103]

At least the text is correct with "Tellurium"

[@samz_905]

This channel is a goldmine with such videos!

[@frankpilli]

The narrator pronouncing mars as"mads"😂

[@syedmahdirehan]

[1] wheels - 3:00 [2] software upgrades - 3:20 [3] jezero crater - 4:40 [4] electricity generation - 6:20 [5] heat source - 6:35 [6] shielding - 7:00 [7] plutonium material - 7:15 [8] electricity loss and degradation - 7:35 [9] creation of oxygen on the ISS, and new testing methods on the perseverance rover - 8:30 [10] scroll pumps/compressors - 9:35 [11] power creation and storage and conservation - 11:05 [12] oxygen creation and storage for future missions on mars - 11:35 [13] sample analysis on mars - 13:00 [14] plans to send another rover to pick up sample - 13:15 [15] luminescence spectroscopy to detect past live on mars - 14:15 [16] detection chemical composition and geology- 14:40 [17] identification of water resources below the surface - 15:00 [18] engineering of the ingenuity helicopter - 16:05

[@spider853]

Can't wait when NASA will tweet: We are not alone!

[@brucewayne2480]

Imagine if this happens , we will prove that all religions are wrong. what will happen on earth ?

[@amaysharma5408]

@@brucewayne2480 just curious , why will it prove the religions wrong.

[@brucewayne2480]

@@amaysharma5408 1- Because god didn't mention it in the bible or the quran. 2 - If we discover non religious more intelligent creatures or they discover us.

[@amaysharma5408]

@@brucewayne2480 I don't think so that point no. 1 is a good point , as I am a Hindu 😅, and mostly Indic religions talk extensively about extraterrestrial interventions

[@sandeepgaihre9934]

People will be doomed.

[@coffeeandbytes9854]

To all the naysayers on social media that have been moaning and complaining "who cares about just another robot on that barren wasteland when we have REAL problems here on Earth", I am sincerely grateful that you neither work for Nasa, nor are you in a position of power to make decisions about space exploration - if it were up to you we'd achieve nothing as a species.

[@JacobRy]

lol especially considering that the costs of some of the things we do on earth. If we put the funds from this into some problem on earth, it wouldn't do much at all. But instead, we get to search for life on other planets and make valuable discoveries. It's like saying we should stop science because of earth problems! There will always be more 'common' problems, but we also always need to explore and conduct science

[@GamerbyDesign]

Get off of that social media.

[@PiOfficial]

Why are you acting like any of these people will be on this video let alone reading your comment

[@christianchev4717]

Completely agree with you!!

[@sayamqazi]

Those people should first stop wasting resources on getting drunk, following trends, fashion and only then they will have a very very weak argument against space discovery.

[@punitharamasamy138]

I love the video. But will you make another in-depth video like how the electrical systems counteract the radioactivity in mars and also from the RTG ?!?

[@Slithermotion]

9:55 this was once a compressor/turbocharger from vw...I've heard some machanics still have nightmare about this thing..

[@yourspacebuddy6480]

*_Love from India.._* *_Proud of you NASA_* *_Godspeed Ingenuity and Perseverance_*

[@alexlandherr]

At 13:50, why does the video go darker than previously?

[@allen.hawkins]

Probably for better views of the lines pointing to the different components

[@turun_ambartanen]

@@allen.hawkins No, even the white lines are turned grey. until 15:23 the whole video is just dark for no reason at all.

[@RealEngineering]

I left the opacity down during a last minute edit to fix an animation mistake. GOD DAMN IT. Okay who at KZbin can I beg to get this video file replaced.

[@dsdy1205]

@@RealEngineering If Perseverance doesn't get do-overs, neither do you. I am sorry, little one.

[@SergioHidalgoAero]

@@RealEngineering Yeah, I´m YTube creator aswell and I BEG to google to give us the possibility to change those SIMPLE things, (Forgotten image, opacity lower than expected, referencing some parts... you name it) Hopefully they understand that this will not be a new video, and give the oportunity to fix small errors on HUGE projects (as this video is) will improve KZbin content exponencially, anyway this video as usual is pure magic, thanks for being one of my biggest inspirations

[@onaleronakgatlane4871]

15:09 I love your marketing strategy ❤️❤️❤️

[@the_ninjan6118]

Watching this a day after ingenuity took its first flight realising what a masterpiece of engineering this robot is.. thx for the great video deserved sub 👌

[@j.dunlop8295]

60% failures rate, made possibility of poor landing, more than a bit scary. Looking to new discoveries on this mission.

[@Casanovamorris]

Did you turn into a expert overnight?

[@bob_beans]

@@Casanovamorris savage

[@jmchez]

NASA has 7 landings on Mars while ESA has zero. The last ESA attempt failed because of a malfunctioning elevation instrument. I would hope to hear that ESA has a couple of successful landings before they attempt to send a rover to retrieve the soil samples.

[@peterparker9286]

That's Canada

[@nss1250]

There will be no new discoveries, no past life, water does not mean life, earth unique

[@spaceflightgames9811]

"touchdown confirmed , preservereance is landed on mars"

[@HPmob420]

I had the pleasure of hearing those words live and it will never leave my mind ever again. The rover might just change our life on Earth

[@murdomac22]

Has*

[@deepinsight1175]

Nasa does filming and photography of all their mars landing on daveon island..

[@haroldinho9930]

@@deepinsight1175 i suppose you think the moon landing is fake too, little do you know that it would be more expensive to fake the moon landing than to actually go there

[@deepinsight1175]

@@haroldinho9930 people like you still believe that astronauts or should I say actors are doing space walk outside international space station that is travelling at speeds of over 17000 miles per hour around earth which itself is flying thousands of times faster than a speeding bullet. Wisdom lie not in seeing things but in seeing through things..

[@AArkadij]

Great vid, interesting info, good editing and well presented data. Thanks man. One thing I can't figure out - where is Myrrs?

[@smoothsloth1008]

i remember watching this landing last year. pretty cool

[@dr.debajyotibose2928]

I actually saw this Rover in its early days, some years back in a Science show with Liz and Brian Cox, at JPL they were simulating the exact same thing. So cool it is now reality.

[@ZekeGraal]

All of the projects JPL has going on have great teams. I've had JPL as a customer a few times. They are awesome people!

[@quantumblur_3145]

I was in the public viewing catwalks watching them painstakingly testing its cousin, Curiosity's arm motors, one degree back, one degree forward, then two degrees, then three, then four, until the movements gradually became perceptible

[@iuravi]

13:46 "And we have barely scratched the surface..." Pun definitely intended, and a UFO in the background lol.

[@munchtards]

Just want to say you are putting out great stuff, and I appreciate it.

[@arturoeugster2377]

16:06 what counts for rotor lift(and parasite drag power) is the tipspeed, not RPM, should be around 0.65 times the speed of sound ~ 230 m/s at a temperature of - 59C