This woman found an astronaut forgotten in space

[@Ripsidus]

Its awful that ive heard of this man setting the record for longest amount of time in space but they never mentioned his circumstances.

[@alexpascal5403]

it turns out the astro aunt was circumcised

[@troyallen8223]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@YoshiLikesFate]

@@alexpascal5403 what

[@MikeMcRoberts]

Was it an astro aunt or an astro uncle? ​@@alexpascal5403

[@toidIllorTAmI]

Is this what smooth brains say? ​@@alexpascal5403

[@TheBritColl]

Maggie is the real one though keeping Sergei sane while he was stranded

[@naattxxnaattxx7055]

A true hero. If not for her, he would have gone crazy probably.

[@liliaaaaaaaa]

Did Maggie ever write a book about her story & connection to the cosmonauts? She was like a life saver to them, remaining as a connection to their home planet who could tell them the real news when the USSR broke apart.. while their own people back at home were unable to communicate beyond the radio silence covered up by the swan lake ballet on endless repeat..

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@liliaaaaaaaaProbably kept it to herself and her family. Not everything has to be public information, as cool as it would be

[@kazikian]

Swan Lake was the goto for Soviet television in times of crisis. When it was on TV, you knew things were bad.

[@davepost7675]

Now the scene on For All Mankind makes more sense.

[@classicclassi6146]

Ironic Segei learned more than anyone at home, except for maybe those in the Baltic states catching enemy radio waves

[@kazikian]

@@davepost7675 is it worth watching?

[@mofik26]

@@davepost7675 Honestly I immediately understood that it was revolution time when she saw the ballet on TV.

[@teunkoenderink7971]

@@davepost7675 Yes your right!

[@Snezzleify]

I hope Maggie got a humanitarian award for her help. Wonderful what she did to keep Sergi in the loop

[@RisottoNero-z1w]

Even in an impossible situation like this he was concerned with preserving the legacy of what once was. Truly a brave man.

[@k.elysium6819]

Imagine going to space and when you come back, your country is just gone, replaced by several smaller countries.

[@brodriguez11000]

Poor America.

[@mrowlsss]

​@@brodriguez11000huh?

[@Thirty_Five]

​@@mrowlsss plot twist: he's a time traveler and in 2054 america will split into 4 smaller countries the east and west coasts hold most of the population, fueled by a corrupt and capitalist government everything in between is left to starve, much as the impoverished regions of the USSR did eventually, the midwest and mountain regions secede from the USA, leaving a great chasm between west and east the coasts form their respective unions, establishing even more polarized governments meanwhile, the people living outside of these regions starve, receiving no support from elsewhere due to them leaving

[@chance9512]

​@@mrowlsssimagine being a US astronaut in a space station during the 2024 election. It doesn't matter who wins, when you touch back down, the world will not be the same.

[@bigboi9856]

@@Thirty_Five are you sure your not just a time traveler looking for an excuse to talk about the future?

[@SqueakerBunny]

they should make a movie about him, and call it: The Last Soviet.

[@Emsev100]

That’s actually a good idea! 😁👍🏻

[@cockinyoursis7992]

The last soviet Astronaut makes more sense.

[@pemegangkoencisyurga]

Spot on!

[@ellugerdelacruz2555]

Tagline: "He's stuck in the one place not corrupted by Capitalism"

[@Snezzleify]

Why is this not a movie! Yes!

[@unnamed8978]

*he got stuck in spectator mode*

[@txca.pixy.official]

💀

[@jwalster9412]

He died in hardcore and the game soft locked

[@colver88fazer62]

😂😢

[@zackatwood2867]

😂

[@knxkbxk]

he accidentally went into fullscreen and it went black and didnt come back

[@TeeKing]

I can only imagine how utterly alone he must have felt, and I have a vivid gnosis of that mood. I appreciate his longing for peace on the planet we all share. I enjoyed this episode immensely.

[@melody3741]

Reminds me of the vibe of the game “iron lung” Your home is gone. You are stuck un remembered and unloved alone forever as everything falls apart around you

[@xxmrrickxx]

Just FYI, ham radio is very much still an active hobby. You can talk to the ISS this very day, as well as people all over the world.

[@turtl3h3rm1t]

Do they get mad if you call them up there?

[@chef_hood]

Also an FYI it is highly illegal to operate a HAM radio unles su have the proper licenses

[@peterstefanik713]

@@turtl3h3rm1t They actually appreciate it that they can talk to someone other than mission control. I as a Ham Radio operator talking to the astronauts on the ISS on regular basis on behalf of organization ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) can confirm that they are glad for every call from Ham Radio operators they get!

[@nogrammer]

@@chef_hood why?

[@chef_hood]

@nogrammer just a federal law I have no idea why but u have to have a license to use them 🤷‍♂️

[@KidarWolf]

It will forever be amazing to me that the act of traveling into space has such a profound effect on those lucky few who have done so as part of non-commercial space missions. It proves that perspective and isolation are incredibly powerful experiences. I admire Sergei for his dedication to maintaining the safety of MIR, and I admire Maggie for extending the olive branch to every Russian crew she spoke to. I hope she got to meet many of those cosmonauts in person before she passed away, because that sort of friendship is something truly special.

[@sidneybailey9217]

A friend of mine talked to him on shortwave as well. He didn't get exited about much, but I remember him being very exited about it.

[@mcdjinn6975]

Excited

[@0_Ed]

The biggest fear of any astronaut

[@MinTheFou]

I would literally die from anxiety

[@retinasw]

To.. Find your lost comrade?

[@Lordoftheballers]

@@retinaswno, to be in space while your country falls

[@jnharton]

The only worse than certain death is inevitable death because no one is coming to relieve you, resupply you, or help you return to earth...

[@minteline]

@@jnhartonwouldnt certain and inevitable death be the same ? they’re both GOING to happen no matter what…

[@dennisanderson3895]

I consider Sergei a hero of Man's space efforts: He selflessly volunteered to remain to assure the safety of the next crew. Bravo, sir!

[@cen7ury]

Apparently Sergei's perspective shift is quite common, if not universal, among those who have been to space. Something about seeing the planet as a whole, instead of just the tiny patch you're standing on when on the surface, really helps drive the point home that, for better or for worse, we all want the same things, and we're on this bus together, may as well come together and make the ride more enjoyable. Heady stuff, to be sure. Hope you all are doing well, no matter what part of the globe you call home. Ciao for now.

[@munchkin0.o]

magic mushrooms will do that to you too xD

[@RECK317]

6:30 for anyone wondering who that is, it’s Chris Hadfield. He’s from where I grew up and he’s super laid back, down to earth, kind of guy and we even have an airport named after him!

[@BTenold]

I hold a very long conversation with him on the ISS in mid 2011 I think? Can't remember what year. He used to call me when he flew over :)

[@hansisbrucker813]

Hehe "down to Earth" 😂

[@CriminalonCrime]

Id say he's not down to Earth at all in the literal sense; 😂😂😂

[@stevenschnepp576]

@@CriminalonCrime Sometimes he is. Other times, he's a bit over the top.

[@ZacabebOTG]

🎵 This is Ground Control to Major Tom... 🎵

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

Poor Sergei. I can't imagine how hard that was for him.

[@Michael_Insects]

this is truly a crazy story, this is one of the reasons I fear space, and it’s crazy how this story isn’t more popular! I love this channel!

[@astr0jack440]

Fortunately the Mir station always had a escape Soyuz spacecraft for emergencies, if the crew performed a calculated engine burn they could easily return to earth whenever they wanted

[@bung1029]

Don't feel bad. People fear a lot of things that aren't real.

[@aerindinescarro47]

@@bung1029why wouldn’t space be real?

[@raeraebadfingers]

​@@aerindinescarro47maybe it's like the birds aren't real thing which I don't understand

[@sometf2player752]

@@aerindinescarro47don’t mind him he’s probably legitimately thinks the earth is flat

[@Marylandbrony]

The "Russian White House" is not in fact the President's residents but instead where the Parliament meets.

[@ccaagg]

Also misuse of the term 'president' - Yeltsin was president (of the RSFSR) and Gorbachyov was general secretary of the Communist Party. Words have different meanings across governments and this seemed a little careless. The Duma is not 'Congress' - it can be 'like Congress' and is a parliament but it isn't a one-to-one analogue to the US Congress. There's no reason to try to 'translate' these words and it only makes things more confusing.

[@jwenting]

@@ccaagg no, Gorbachev was (for a very short period) the first (and only ever) president of the USSR. A position created to facilitate the changeover of power from the Party to the Duma and cabinet. This position lasted only a few weeks.

[@ccaagg]

@@jwenting I stand corrected.

[@quijybojanklebits8750]

​@ccaagg congress is a metting among delegates, politicians or experts in a field. So the word congress can be used as an analog to any system where delegates or political members meet to decide how the country is run. For all intents and purposes the word president can be used to explain the position of Gorbachëv to people in the US. Though I do agree he should have just said Byli Dom instead of russian white house because that one really made no sense, and is more a kin to our house of congress. The only thing is it is called the white house in russian since byli means white and Dom means house. So in a way it is the russian white house but not the way people in the US would understand. I understand russian and German aswell.

[@ccaagg]

@@quijybojanklebits8750 The usual non-specific word for what the US Congress is is a parliament (though 'congress' still works but is heavily associated with the US Congress and isn't normally how we talk about the legislative bodies of other countries), and the non-specific word that applies to both President of the United States and General Secretary of the Communist Party is 'premier'.

[@UK_Marine]

R.I.P Maggie 🇦🇺 ❤

[@UK_Marine]

Thank You guys for all the likes ! < 3

[@MyNathanking]

0:34: You know what? Just these 34 seconds of this video makes me think of something I once heard, a long time ago, about what I think might have been a Russian astronaut who was quite literally forgotten for five months as he circled the earth in a space capsule while the country down below was in upheaval. Again and again he called Earth on his radio, with no response. I don't remember how he got rescued, but ever since then I have always wondered how his food, water, and oxygen held out, along with his waste disposal facilities, especially since it was supposed to be a routine space launch lasting perhaps only a few days or weeks, except that after he was gone the national turmoil started.

[@chisaki703]

Not going insane after being away for so long and worrying about the state of your country and family while all you can see from above are yellow-green pieces of land is so unimaginable, he's a legend

[@NekoXY]

Brew is so amazing and he's literally the reason i keep getting A's on biology, history and science thank s Brew!

[@GetoCumDumpster]

You’re talking about him like he’s a real human being

[@PuceGaming445]

ay lil bro stop glazing 😐

[@zaidranger666]

Lil bruddah

[@bung1029]

But not grammar, clearly.

[@aikou2886]

​@@bung1029Grammar is a racist, colonialist concept that needs to be deconstructed.

[@Rennu_the_linux_guy]

Old Thinkpad cameo lets go. Those laptops were the 3 piece suits of the lsptop world. Servicable, modular, durable, easy to take apart and fix. It will outlive your entire family lineage

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

They truly aren't the same after IBM sold the department to Lenovo. Even some of the old Dell Latitudes are pretty neat. And I mean the actually old ones. I set up one for a friend a couple years ago, the machine was already 20 years old and hopelessly outdated, but the keyboard was still snappy and it worked perfectly fine despite the age.

[@krumelkatze6558]

She communicated with cosmonauts, yes, but there was never a forgotten astronaut or anything like that.

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

Brew is an astronaut lost in space.

[@indiemacabre9777]

“Cosmic Castaway” as a name absolutely tickled me. It’s the best song on the Titan A.E. soundtrack

[@GeekFilter]

He was not forgotten. There’s an entire podcast about this called “The Last Soviet”

[@twocvbloke]

A map with no borders, a very idealistic view from above, sadly not something many people down here on Earth will ever share, instead putting up walls, whether ideological, economical, or even physical... :(

[@napoleonfeanor]

your view is silly and naive.

[@SimulatedGoat]

​@@napoleonfeanor BUT THAT WAS THE BOSSES WILL

[@napoleonfeanor]

@@SimulatedGoat the boss? Who? The whole idea is silly and will lead to anarchy, chaos, wars of ethnicities, religions and for plain resources. I want a world of nation states based either on ethnic heritage or a common ideological framework. Good borders make good neighbors. Many borders should be changed and new countries formed, mainly in Africa as the local elites who fought for independence from colonial powers decided to keep the artificial borders. Almost all of their wars are ethnic ones. Coalitions of different ethnic groups fight against other coalitions to rule a failed state. Most extreme case of failure is probably Somalia and yet, the so called international community doesn't want to accept the quite stable Somaliland as independent state.

[@Emsev100]

It’s a nice thought but sadly not realistic at all.

[@RadenWA]

We had no borders for the majority of human’s history…and then we made those borders ourselves.

[@SWISS-1337]

That story really is out of this world. In seriousness, I have had nightmares where I am suddenly on another planet, alone, floating in a frozen sea with only the tiniest amount of light. I can imagine that he felt similarly watching the space ship detach and leave him up there.

[@Mkaythen]

Everyone gangsta until dude pops up with alien militias.

[@My-sunflower]

That is so crazy. To be up in space during all of that was definitely a blessing and a curse.

[@j00bs]

beautiful message from Sergei. one the world needs right now

[@FaesSpaceChannel]

Imagine the loneliness he must've felt!😅

[@Pulverrostmannen]

Did you hear the story of the claustrophobic astronaut? He just needed some space!

[@TigersRforever]

I've heard of this story many times but never in this detail. Thank you!

[@soupthought]

thank you for mentioning what happened in lithuania in january events!! it means so much to us!

[@foxybrown1g]

I got goosebumps at then end when he quoted Sergei’s letter. It was beautiful.

[@sandrafaith]

Pale blue dot. Aww, I still miss Carl Sagan.😢

[@horizon319]

He was and will always be a legend. 🌎

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Carl Edward Sagan, 9th November 1934 - 20th December 1996. Rest In Peace. Gone too soon.😢 Much missed. Never Forgotten.

[@HellOnWheel]

I remember learning about this briefly in a history class in college. Just a footnote really. Fascinating to hear the full story.

[@eddythefool]

The Soviet Union had some of the smartest people in the world who managed to achieve miracles with barely functioning super outdated equipment. I'm reminded of a story about how a conference of soviet mathematicians who still used abacus to do complex math were gifted a Casio calculator when they had recently been released and for them it was the greatest gift anyone had ever given them their whole life.

[@tomcurl8034]

I’ve heard of Sergey before, but you’re telling of the story provided details that I didn’t previously know, including that he continued his career afterwards

[@DaveEtchells]

I love the mega-tardigrade in the tank in the background 😁

[@Meveze]

The story has triggered my anxiety. Seriously

[@bsadewitz]

That's your mind telling you something, and it probably doesn't have anything to do with space.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

You're not going into space anytime soon. Don't sweat it.

[@bezbezzebbyson788]

Practice being more in control of urself. It improved me a bit. Just don't passing feelings/ideas affect you much because at the end you give them their power by focusing on them more than you should.

[@Meveze]

@@bezbezzebbyson788 thanks for supporting 🙏

[@Saeqoii]

@@kutter_ttl6786 yeah but it still can still make some people nervous just by thinking about it

[@andywolan]

People always joked about talking to the astronauts in orbit. Even "In Living Color" had a joke about it in one skit. But Maggie actually did it, and with a ham radio of all things. I would like to see her setup as I am curious.

[@SharpnessSword]

I love that this video doesn't repeat itself like what i was used to seeing from brew

[@Svensken8R]

So there are real time-travelers.. far out! How cool is that.. Thanks "Brew"

[@Leonsshow]

Y'ALL WAKE UP, THE KING POSTED AGAIN🙌

[@PuceGaming445]

no bro fr stop glazing 😐

[@rockateart9752]

Best glazing act.

[@Leonsshow]

@@rockateart9752 thanks!

[@FoNgThOnG]

About time Brew threw something new at us instead of regurgitating a story that has been told millions of times already.

[@brianbrian1769]

@FoNgThOng IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU WHINE!

[@drewt1717]

What a bizzare story! Thanks for sharing it.

[@astral6749]

3:50 Man.. high school teachers were built different back then.

[@ellugerdelacruz2555]

Sergei when he returned: "So basically, I was stuck in the one place that hadn't been corrupted by Capitalism..."

[@Darknight_84930]

Love that the laptop he uses is just like my old Lenovo model

[@Vicki_Benji]

Brew is bringing facts to the masses. Kudos!

[@Amonimus]

Damn, this is extremely emotional.

[@trabant601e]

Still not as crazy as my missions in Kerbal space program where jeb is in space for 10,000 years because i underestimate fuel

[@voltare2amstereo]

This is ground control to major tom 🎵

[@GabyAR7575]

I thought about the exact same song

[@kittykate09]

I forget the name of the song but i like that one

[@Seegtease]

What an absolutely fascinating video. Thanks, really liked this one.

[@bnthern]

well presented / one of the best - thx

[@LovSven2011]

Between cheesy puns (stellar 4:25 , spacewalk in the park 8:10) and a touching morals at the end, this turned out to be - stellar episode! :-D 😀

[@joshuagoodyear3687]

I love your videos :) they are one of the only breaks I take from work:)

[@Gh_0ul]

Being stuck in space isn’t a nightmare, Watching swan lake without your will is

[@Croydon387]

Is there a goose lake?

[@89BlackGatomon]

That was one impressive story and video, liked and subscribed 😊

[@rhyspatterson679]

I grew up on a small army post called fort Greeley Alaska in the early to mid 80’s. It was the size of a mall plus parking lot just below the arctic circle. Thank god my mom paid extra to get us satlite tv. But the thing I remember most was how often the guys on post would talk to soldiers in Russia with ham radio. Many played chess together. We once had a technician come over and my mom who was community health nurse at the time got the job of taking him out to get incidental things done like food or shopping. He said his wife wanted a blue dress so mom took him to the px. It was larger than a normal px but even saying that maybe a third the size of a Walmart. The guy’s jaw just dropped and he couldn’t process all of what he was seeing. He had never seen so many products before in one place at one time. His wife just had her size and blue dress he had no clue what to do with options he never had before, forget style of dress just the fabric choices threw him off. He ended up taking copious amounts of notes back to his wife and when he returned 6 months later finally got her the dress and several other things. Even as a kid in the middle of no where I understood how bad things over must have been to be that floor by our small store. I ended up learning a fare amount of Russian as a kid from the ham radio in the winter there was just nothing to do but be inside for 8-9 months out of the year. Thank you for this video

[@wxsnene]

i cant explain how much i love these videos, oh my god

[@lovauradragon1819]

This is the video that is making me sub. Nicely told man 👌🏽✨

[@just0focus]

I almost didn't watch this because I'm thinking, this lady is listening in to somebody pranking her on a walkie-talkie?

[@wcsoblake85]

So that lady went from working in a chocolate factory to being an astronaut?!?!

[@sureshmukhi2316]

Yes, just like Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator. 😁

[@davidhealdjr.513]

The Terminal, Extreme Edition

[@Preview43]

Colac? of all places. One of my old stomping grounds. There'd be more things to do on MIR than in Colac. I watched MIR go over just days before it burned up. It was very bright.

[@itsprivate3061]

its kind of incredible they dont do headcount on space missions

[@lospettatore_]

This video was so great

[@Likeomgitznich]

Maggie is a true MVP

[@mellowapocalypse]

i can’t imagine being stuck at work with no way to get away from it especially for that long

[@R.Marcatti]

This channel is sooo well written. Congrats from Brasil!

[@sonder2164]

Brazil

[@R.Marcatti]

@@sonder2164 actually we write it "Brasil" here in Brasil :)

[@sonder2164]

Oh, I did not know that. Thank you for enlightening me. 🙂

[@R.Marcatti]

@@sonder2164 we don't have to know everything :)

[@redmountaincomms]

Hello! I am an ham radio operator I recently have made a couple contacts off the ISS Callsign here is KK7GKG In Utah

[@InWitheNew]

That feeling when the quest giver is dead but you need to turn it in

[@axallotofquestionsMusic]

Introspection and existentialism brings unity and togetherness, Allowing for that different perspective.

[@whtkngofc]

Sergei is an example of why it sucks when you get too important at your job.

[@DeepWater-rm8vo]

Kazakhstan was the last country to leave the Soviet Union. Russia left before them.

[@munchkin0.o]

'pale as flour and sweaty like a lump of wet dough' that's how i feel 24/7 with osteogenesis imperfecta lol i was wondering where it was coming from xD

[@wilfred5179]

I feel like a movie could be made out of this

[@AaronAnimates19]

Among Us Singleplayer Mode be like:

[@Mr_3raqi]

12:50 I was doing something else and was absent minded here 😅 I thought she drowned in a boat

[@ApricotStone]

This needs to be turned into a romcom

[@kristaaaaaaaa]

Real

[@teremin]

Respect to Sergei. It would've taken me 3 weeks to go absolutely bonkers up there.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

500 Rubles a month? Digging into what that would be worth, it turns out _"very little, and quite a lot"_ depending on whether you mean compared to another currency or the buying power within the USSR.

[@thenightcorecrafter]

ah yes waking up with brew,a meal and my own brew

[@mariosolanonavarro4320]

I loved this story almost brought me to tears 😢

[@MsHojat]

And he wasn't even the person that spent the most time in space on a single trip; That goes to Valeri Polyakov who stayed there for 14 months.

[@michaelhowell2326]

I don't think the people were yelling "back off". But you're probably only two letters off.

[@SouthsideHardhead601]

Definitely the first two😂

[@billyjoejimbob75]

Plot twist: Next time this happens the radio operator on the ground is a flat earther and doesn't believe the guy on the other end when he says he's in space.

[@Weird_but_neat]

Wow that woman is incredible

[@andres-vi1uy]

I don't understand when or how he was forgotten? a really good story but it seems like people knew he was in space but didn't have the resources to get him back / he couldn't get back because there was no money to send someone to replace him. also how did the woman find him? it sounds like he contacted her?

[@brianbrian1769]

In Space No one Can Hear You Scream 'I WISH I'D BEAN A BARISTA!'.

[@GamerBoy705_yt]

Maggie is a big part of what may have kept Sergei sane and alive all those time, hats off to her and R.I.P.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

One day in 2007: _"I can't help but think we forgot something from the old days, Comrade. .. Cyka Blyat"_

[@FryGuy-]

She did what nobody else cared to do, find the Nigerian prince in space. What a hero 🥲

[@soniabesri4254]

I don't know why this made me tears up a little bit...

[@jujuu1339]

we can fly among the stars, but we have yet to live among each other as people