The secret message behind NASA's return to the Moon (Artemis I launch vlog)

it was so fun!
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Cosmic Perspective's footage of the launch (played at the beginning): • Artemis Launch Sound E...
NASA's footage of the launch (played at 0:12) is 3:17:00 of this video:
• Artemis I Launch to th...
Meester Tweester's 1 billion livestream (go to 55:46): • Jacknjellify 1 Billion...
MUSIC
The music at the beginning is "Ether" by Melodysheep: • Ether
Shawn Wasabi's music video "WVFFLE FVLLING OVER"! • WVFFLE FVLLING OVER
Bertysolo & Jeremy Blake - Je n'oublierai jamais (Instrumental): • Bertysolo & Jeremy Bla...
Right before the "message reveal", I used Pygee's song "Vertigo": • Pygee Vertigo

[@timster_]

Artemis: "One big step for man, one huge leap for the scientists who have waited their lives for something remotely near this."

[@Shizkeb]

One step for man, one huge leap into a metaphor about how bad people are or whatever

[@mcjaiber_bubbles6273]

How is this comment from 4h ago but the video is from 3h ago!??!?!

[@heterodoxagnostic8070]

They did't even land it

[@oobanoobaisterrible]

bigg steppy for big boy, giant leap for my new earth parents.

[@user2C47]

@@mcjaiber_bubbles6273 Rounding error or Patreon.

[@sphericalcat1434]

First words on the moon: Apollo: “one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind” Artemis: “Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you”

[@okankyoto]

Apollo 12 was already "Yippiee! Wow that may have been a small one for Neil but its a long one for me!"

[@nw2kr8bc3t]

Hate to that guy but the quote goes “one small step for *a* man, one giant leap for mankind.” If you think about it the quote doesn’t make sense without the “a”

[@sphericalcat1434]

@@nw2kr8bc3t edited it already

[@kakyoindonut3213]

@@nw2kr8bc3t no would've made sense if Neil's name is Man, though it will be weird for Neil to speak in third person

[@blueninja012]

@@nw2kr8bc3t Actually Neil did say it without the "a," he just misspoke

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

It was a lot of fun sharing this experience with you! I'm glad I met you and I'm glad we both got to see this!

[@carykh]

Yeah I agree 100%, and thank you for driving me to the launchsite that one night I didn't have a car🤪 (Also I’m really glad you got to say a word in my video, it really helped set the tone of the message)

[@darrenwu3507]

Hey cary! You have a message from Fun BFDI Facts! It's called "BFDI Maker"! So search it up please?

[@yinyangyt8749]

I still can’t believe that NASA decided to go to the moon after so many years. I really couldn’t believe my eyes watching Artemis launch on that live stream. I bet you loved watching this moment in person

[@WasatchWind]

It wasn't "NASA deciding" it was congress deciding to give them the money. NASA never wanted the Moon program to end, and once they realized it wasn't going to happen, pushed the space shuttle as a new more robust method of getting to space more cheaply. Once an economy in space was established, they imagined, they would return back to the Moon. But the shuttle was not nearly as successful as they wanted. Programs to go back to the Moon were canceled as soon as a new president came into office. Finally however, enough momentum has built up where I doubt the Moon program could be canceled. Too many congress men and women want their jobs program to fly, and keep flying. If NASA got a hundred billion a year, you better believe we would already be on Mars right now. The good news is the cost of space is decreasing substantially, and while the Moon is out of reach for now, there is more activity in Earth orbit than ever before, with a large surge in human spaceflight potentially coming as private space stations come online.

[@heterodoxagnostic8070]

That's because they destroyed that technology years ago and had to build it back up again

[@AR_Animates]

I love when Nasa 'Artemissed' all over the place, and said "It's Artemissing time" Truly the Artemis of all time

[@RobertoDeMundo]

Me:ok

[@AR_Animates]

no stop immediately do not make this top comment this stupid meme nooo

[@meee_5155]

Lol

[@ItzaLukkeri]

@@AR_Animates fear the inevitable

[@arbea_]

this joke was never funny

[@thescreamingicecube4666]

It’s so cool that Cary, this guy on the internet who’s most known for his work on a silly web cartoon Was able to be there for all this cool stuff, and meat all this cool people Also god admit Cary not another Rick roll

[@doggosuki]

Damn, that secret message shocked me. Profound.

[@Jake28]

It was super deep!

[@CommentBanana]

that lady in the black shirt was more excited for that launch than I have ever been for anything in my life.

[@PinNotAnimations]

that’s amazing that you got to see the launch and congrats on 1 BILLION views! but you left me wordless with the secret message, thanks cary lol

[@twinfastasytowers]

Heya, I’m a kid that’s an aspiring astronaut here. This is very inspiring, so thanks for documenting this!! If I ever make it to space, I indeed shall be drawing BFDI stuff up there >:)

[@croccywoccy315]

Hey cary, really enjoyed meeting you at twitchcon!! (I'm the guy from the twitch rivals line!) Out of all the people I saw at twitchcon you were the one I least expected, What are the odds!!

[@carykh]

Oh wow, I remember meeting you, croccywoccy! Yeah, going to TwitchCon was a definitely an out-of-the-blue decision for me. But I figured yolo, and I got to meet a ton of cool people (like you) because of it!

[@colbot5679]

So exciting! Artemis is one big step for mankind, so to speak

[@Т1000-м1и]

Even reading this channel's name brings back short flashes of old videos

[@IloveRumania]

Is that you?

[@colfy3961]

i live a few hours away from the launch site, and it was 2 am when me and my dad saw it launch from the roof of our home. It was such a sight! i love to see stuff like that, space stuff interests me so much

[@HappyPharmLife]

CARY!!! This turned out so good! It was great meeting you. Go Artemis! 🚀

[@ben9583_]

What an awesome experience! It's so cool to be able to see this second era of space exploration happening right now.

[@SamSamii2.0]

Announcer's cover of Startships is truly one of the most covers of all time

[@mare65]

I feel like a rocket scientist for deciphering the message during the first 10 mins of the video.

[@WTIF2024]

It's always a great day when carykh uploads

[@letteandlingofanpick]

Awww! Also Cary, Four From BFB Watched The Rocket Launch Too! So Cute!

[@scopex3592]

the launch was amazing, cary! i think i told you on twitter that i was also pretty close to it, and we were also pretty close to each other as well! i actually did have access to go to the nasa social thing; but i didn't go, because i didn't even know i had that access by the time it launched! it would’ve been weird anyway to try and find specifically you as if i was some creep LMAO it feels super cool that we were both probably a few miles apart from each other! i've been a fan of you for years, and not just of bfdi! scale of the universe, i used to watch videos of it alllll the time! i feel happy that you were able to watch the artemis rocket launch! have a nice day cary!

[@SissypheanCatboy]

Whenever I'm feeling down, I will remember that the funny computer science man saw a NASA launch. A glimmer of hope for humanity.

[@milesmansken2885]

Cary is the king of rickrolls I swear

[@Hallwo_333]

The moment I heard you talking about a secret message I knew exactly what you were gonna do, still blew me away

[@jackfrederiksen7979]

Amazing video, I wish I could've been there to see the launch! By the way, do you ever plan on making part 4 of the virus simulator?

[@Doodle128]

I can't believe what that secret message contained

[@Winterking-II]

I like the moon very much

[@Spukivi4x]

Crap we've been rick rolled nooooooo lmao awesome vid Cary👍

[@justjames4]

It's amazing that you got to experience this! You find science interesting after all. 🌟

[@trentcard]

the thumbnail i cant... deserves a certified xd

[@Huziharamantics]

I can't believe that we are now ushering in the new era of space exploration, retracing our steps to the Moon and eventually going to Mars one day in the future! Also you always manage to pull of the most unexpected, yet intriguing rickrolls lol!

[@SrGonçalves31915]

And here he is, Cary Huang, rickrolling us yet again. I'm pretty sure everyone fell for that. Good one, Cary!

[@BaylorRobinson]

wow cary, I can't believe you were able to go to the moon. truly an amazing feat, great job on being the first "cary" to go to space. congratulations!

[@BraxtonMeyer]

computery's music has gotten a lot better.

[@apollothefirst]

I was on vacation on launch day in Florida and went to JKF the day before the launch, pretty cool

"What do you think of these donuts?" - "Yeah, they're pretty good." - "Hmm… No, you need to use the word 'dessert' in your answer." - "Why?" - "Uuummm… Please?"

[@RedoStone35]

Cary's second most advanced rickroll.

[@Samythecoolkid]

Cary rickrolled us for the second time. You make the smartest rickrolls ever, am i right time traveller ?

[@movedddddddddddddddddddddddd]

10:28 i bet 4 here is like "Are my contestants trying to escape into 2's show! I have to ZAP THEM! Before they can escape!" *4 proceeds to accidently ignite the rocket and make everyone exited*

[@XceptionalBro]

I love how "IGoByLotsOfNames" and TikTok-kinda-engaging this video feels like! Keep up the good work mate!

[@lvlupproductions2480]

I knew the roll was coming.

[@SfIsCool]

that girl in the front was actually going so crazy, its like she just won the lottery

[@guard13007]

A very elaborated roll.

[@ItJackL]

Dang! I missed you at the KSC by just a few weeks!

[@F_L_U_X]

Caryyyyyy! Where you been, man?! 🤝

[@רפאל-ב]

That secret message has to be the first thing they say when they land

[@RemotHuman]

Thats really awesome!

[@jacobmanion7242]

Bro... you got me GOOD

[@ej1033-]

I find it funny how the rest of the creators have iPhone 14s, pros, 13 pro max, and Kary is just rocking with a XS.

[@Tisisrealnow]

I swear Cary's last words are gonna be the rickroll

[@dunlopchop]

i can't imagine how many deja vu moments the artemis team might've had throughout the rocket launch that might follow up to a spectacular lunar landing. i guess the secret message was just a freshman experience of that.

[@sergodobro2569]

You got me again with the ending! Like the time in the time travel youtube video.

[@christophergeorgia9670]

Yay you upload

[@MeesterTweester]

5:31 There I am :) 6:10 The part where an astronaut's voice gets picked up on the 1 billion views livestream lol

[@_Bran]

how

[@mathguy37]

Epic moment

[@mathguy37]

Also hoping you win twow

[@WillmottDesigns28]

Bro it really is KSP you got Jebidiah Kerman (jedidiah) and the VAB it’s amazing seeing the Artemis or any rocket to launch in my life, amazing.

[@DatSillyDuckMan]

Here before this blows up

[@djsyntic]

I'm afraid I have to disagree with Doug on this about putting the phone down. You did the correct thing here. This wasn't some random concert or 4th of July fireworks that nobody will care about in the future. This is a good solid piece of history you have now. Also, you aren't just showing it off without context. All these extra things in this video give this particular rocket launch context.

[@saintjupi]

child me is happy. always wanted to be alive for space history

[@debug8377]

i choked on my drink because of that message

[@LendriMujina]

[EDIT: I made this comment before it was linked in the description.] ___ If anyone's wondering, the background music at the very start is "Ether" by Melodysheep.

[@lukiraq]

He linked it in the desc

[@LendriMujina]

@@lukiraq It wasn't there at the time I made this comment.

[@valantisalatsas7249]

I can't even be mad about the rickroll, that was absolutely brilliant

[@MrDiaanimer1982]

I'm really exited for 25b

[@dafoex]

I saw that coming from a mile away, but I don't mind because I unironically love the song

[@infinitivez]

Ya know, I can't even be mad being rolled like that when it's all about space and science. 😄

[@solidhyrax]

Getting real tired of this "representation" needing to happen. If this is one of the few reasons to restart the return to the Moon and not for some actual cause. Maybe it's not worth doing this.

[@VoidHugger]

Bruh. It obviously is not any sort of reason to go to the moon. It is just a welcome side-effect of going to the moon in modern times. Also, you may be tired of "representation" needing to happen because you're already represented. That's just an assumption, though.

[@solidhyrax]

@@VoidHugger Good for you to say it, because it is.

[@VoidHugger]

@@solidhyrax ...yep

[@LineOfThy]

Representation is important because you want to incentivize more people to join your industry in the future, and higher diversity means more candidates. I'm surprised you have the audacity to suggest that you, a youtube commentor, somehow has better judgement than a couple hundred geniuses.

[@solidhyrax]

@@LineOfThy Yes, I have the audacity, because these geniuses are doing it because of peer pressure. I rather have representation via merit, not some bullshit skin color. This breeds low quality workers. You should've known that.

[@scyphax]

Hello Cary! Wondering, what was the backrgound music from 0:58 to 4:20? Greatly appreciated if you could answer this :-)

[@JustFirey2022]

I got the notification at 11:00pm

[@mathiew_]

You should have gotten Michael to do some "I saw the Artemis Launch" line for the video. Also cool rocket launch!

[@TheLux2077]

12:49 HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

[@Thoriumplatypus5263]

Congratulations you have officially created the most convoluted rick roll in history

[@jblen]

Doug Wheelock: put your phone down, just soak it in and buy the photographs after Cut to the launch and everyone filming on their phones (Though obviously I appreciate the filming so I can see it too!)

[@filindoyt6594]

you rickrolled us with the big words somehow i know it Edit: so i got to the end of the video, atleast I deciphered

[@thenewchicken1339]

So good

[@CrayRT]

Hi, welcome back.

[@seacreaturea]

apollo 11… artemis 1…. i see a connection here

[@JonahWho]

it’s artemissin’ time

[@flammables_father]

hey cary,can you make a video of four going back to bfb after the orion launch?

[@tessenary_]

I knew he was gonna pull a bfdi right at the second of the launch.

[@legendaro6308]

9:54 "Here's some random photos that I just wanted to DUMP here as well." *shows himself sitting on a toilet*

[@IloveRumania]

Nice second rickroll, Cary! xD

[@kjanimates]

Plot twist: Cary forgot to press “Record”

[@autonomousfortune753]

Man I can't believe the hurricane prevented me from seeing this. Finally something interesting in my life and it's ruined. Oh well. I'm glad we can go to the moon again.

[@jjam1025]

it launched so awesome

[@LTWindowsMusic]

That’s the third time that Cary Rick Rolled us if I recall correctly.

[@JKTCGMV13]

I worked for Rocketdyne up until recently. Among other things, my code will be used to assemble those RS-25 engines :)

[@just_a_pogo2572]

kerbal space program intensifies 4:02 7:32 9:00

[@shim64]

since i watched the time travel video, i knew what was happening with those capitalized letters

[@shim64]

also didnt you say you were never gonna do this again? why you gotta give us up man

[@shim64]

that was a joke

[@jurakarok3343]

I want the next moon landing to intentionally use a meme for it's touch down statement. A rick roll would be great.

[@kleveronefourthreetwo]

Cary is the ytpmver of all time

[@damagegames3918]

Trusting that you wouldn't rick roll me again is the biggest mistake of my life

[@bobagingo_]

Nice!

[@khalilthehistorian7454]

I Really hope the People at NASA Discover BFDI.

[@DUTCHWUB]

Fun Fact: when Neil Armstrong said "One Small Step For Man", when that sentence is reversed, it sounds slightly like "Man Will Space-walk" (How u know this?, why VSauce of course!)

[@AdityaMehendale]

Of you listen to the audio at 5:04 (watching at 2x-speed) it sounds like the notes in Starcraft's Terran missions/ambience.

[@liamjones8532]

artemis 1 launced on my birthday and i straight up missed it, how??

[@hassananwar2431]

Dude jbaited all his viewers

[@Casonplayz]

13:10 12:52 he got us again

[@m3nmin]

Cool! haven't watched it yet lol hi cary

[@grimtin10]

i saw the word DESSERT in all caps and then i knew it

[@alexsheppard237]

I reached 9:38 before realizing the secret message and I do not have confirmation for what it is so far but if its what I think it is I'll be absolutely LIVID by the absolute ingenuity of carykh.

[@alexsheppard237]

it was a good cryptic message and one the moon will never forget.