We Are the Explorers

Why do we explore? Simply put, it is part of who we are, and it is something we have done throughout our history. In NASA's new video, "We Are the Explorers," we take a look at that tradition of reaching for things just beyond our grasp and how it is helping us lay the foundation for our greatest journeys ahead.
HD download link: archive.org/details/WeAreTheE...

[@DocWolph]

"This is Optimus Prime, on Cybertron, and I hope to see you here someday soon."

[@Deathmonkey7]

Man, Peter Cullen makes everything sound just that much more epic. Great choice of narration.

[@horselynn]

I love the sentence"WE MUST GO!" so determined !!!

[@ChrisMcGrathDev]

is that the voice of Optimus prime? =D

[@StsFiveOneLima]

Yes. Peter Cullen.

[@kelseycable7449]

Optimus Prime is that you?

[@johnjliam]

Yess, Optimus Prime... who plays "Peter Cullen" here on Earth... & gives Voice to our Nature to Explore. Thank you. Just ...Thank You. That was awesome=)

[@lipingrahman6648]

Optimus Prime commands us to be assume till all are one!

[@zioMav89]

Lots of tears everytime i see this

[@StsFiveOneLima]

Every. Damned. Time.

[@jennaclark3867]

OPTIMUS PRIME!!!!! His voice and imagining he is narrating this makes me want to listen ten times more.

[@triton2toro]

To me this is all about the quest for knowledge and innovation. For my parents' generation, seeing man walk on the moon was what encouraged many young people to become engineers, scientists, mathematicians, etc. While we may sometimes think that going to outer space is a waste of money and resources, the minds, careers, and technological breakthroughs spawned from the space program is immeasurable. I'll never be against funding imagination and innovation. Go NASA!

[@taltigolt]

optimus prime should make every presidential speaks

[@BobBX542]

Dear lord, just do whatever Optimus says. This is the coolest NASA video I have ever seen, and it's the most generic one ever made. God bless you Mr. Cullen.

[@AldenFrautschy]

Maybe it's because I'm a huge supporter of NASA. Maybe it's because I'm something of a romantic. Maybe it's just Peter Cullen's amazing voice. Whatever the reason, this is an absolutely chill inducing video about why we are explorers, and a rally cry for why we must continue to explore new worlds. We've only just begun.

[@mitchell2719]

I completely agree. How can anyone in their right mind say it was uninteresting? Yes, perhaps the way it was portrayed was a little bland and a little too movie-trailer-ish for my tastes but the impact of each of the shots reflects the enormity of humanity's accomplishments in the last 70 years. I'm Canadian, but I will say this, "NASA, that was pretty damn impressive."

[@yuzoookun]

One of those videos which gives you goosebumps, no matter how many times you watch it.

[@el33ment]

I've watched this video countless times over the last eleven years. The picture included already did, but not its message.

[@LaurelN1]

Love it! So inspiring! The voice of Optimus is awesome but what is more awesome is that we (humankind) have achieved incredible wonders all in the last 100 years. Now we are ready to step past our forefathers' dreams and into our own dreams of our future. I know we have incredible things awaiting us everyday! My mom always thought I would go to space. I am 32 years old and I know in my heart in my lifetime I am going to see my planet from high above even if it is the last thing I ever do.

[@clownkilla15442]

I love Peter Cullen's epic voice. I just imagine Optimus Prime narrating this, and I get chills.

[@ds2227]

FANTASTIC work! Bravo, Streeter!!

[@Vinco]

in college as a mechanical engineer major, wasn't entirely sure what i wanted to do until i realized engineers helped with NASA. now i wanna work with or for NASA, if possible.

[@brandonwoods2985]

Standing ovation. Great great commercial.

[@wolfofmibu66]

This video made me weep with joy, and with sadness that all of humanity can't get the idea through their heads and eons-old hatreds. That if we all worked together, life would be better for all, and we would be out there, dancing amongst the planets of our solar system, and the stars beyond. We have the potential to go farther than our ancestors and even some of the greatest minds of our past dreamed. It should be the priority of all of us to go beyond our world, and seek out new ones.

[@ImperatorZor]

Simply Beautiful

[@kreeaytive]

Goosebumps... Everywhere

[@nikitadancsecs8997]

This put me to some very inspiringly happy tears. Amazing ad!

[@14strighttuck12]

I have seen this video 4 times already since its been posted and I get chills every time I watch it.

[@BionicLightandShadow]

So many chills watching this, simply superb

[@JenniferNg0529]

I got chills watching this video!

[@hagamablabla]

Beautiful.

[@ericcartmansh]

chills and goosebumps at the same time

[@Nycmissy402]

lovin the narration and voice!

[@joshuazamarripa4862]

Wonderful video!

[@theworstben]

Goosebumps!

[@DisProveMeWrong]

Showing this before a Star Trek movie is preaching to the choir, we really need to show this before all movies, get news coverage, take ad space. Get the word out. Its time to explore.

[@PeZook]

Truly yours is an incredible argument full of concrete and irrefutable facts that I cannot hope to counter in any way.

[@icykidd]

Chills. Chills everywhere.

[@Mech610]

It is in human nature to explore. We must always boldly go where no one has gone before.

[@rdyramos]

I wish that every Human Being on this Planet, had the insatiable drive to explore the unknown. What a wonderful World that would be.

[@MrKENNYSOCOOL]

Can't help but to put a smile on ones face!

[@shortbusheros4]

2 and a half minutes of chills!

[@bunnyhops6]

This is awesome! Can't wait to see it again when watching Star Trek.

[@JorgeRamos1701]

"That may be the most important thing to understand about humans. It is the unknown that defines our existence. We are constantly searching, not just for answers to our questions, but for new questions. We are explorers."

[@Certifiable]

Cullen, with this you are redeemed for partaking in The Bay Trilogy.

[@ScarletWitchJakarta]

That was beautiful.

[@folkengames]

Can you imagine being the son or daughter of Peter Cullen (narrator of this video & voice of Optimus Prime)? Breakfast would be inspiring. Dinner would move you to tears. Parent-Teacher conferences would be epic. I'd break stuff just to get yelled at. I hope he is now the permanent voice of NASA.

[@fcinternetmarketing]

Great video.

[@vp21ct]

This invokes the Toonami Shorts that also had Peter Cullen talking dramatically about an interesting idea... And it is awesome for it.

[@barenas6]

It is an extraordinary experience for humanity and it must be continued...!

[@johnshah9830]

Great video

[@DanJenification]

Inspiring!

[@prosenteach]

OMG - Brilliant!

[@fontekk]

best NASA movie I have ever seen

[@HaploBartow]

Thank you.

[@ajtronic]

Inspired on this Monday.

[@StreetFighterFan86]

Simply EPIC!

[@TAURUS858]

YES !!! WE ARE THE EXPLORERS AND GO AHEAD !!

[@ChrisAstro]

LOVE IT!!!!!

[@butterflyed]

I....I..can't handle.....too epic!!!

[@Liscom]

Outstanding, inspirational promotion video. Gave me goosebumps. Well done!

[@RaddSpencer]

Not to mention the important part, going into space forces us to develop technologies that make Earth better. Healthier food that lasts longer, stronger materials to build better housing, new sources of energy and other resource. As well as a more educated population.

[@graveey]

my thoughts exactly!

[@SpiderBite90x]

This really hyped me up, only because Peter Cullen and his godly voice narrated this.

[@LindenHS-Hillcraft]

God I love inspirational things like this.

[@folkengames]

Totally. We (science lovers) are lucky to have Dr. Tyson.

[@reef_hood_killz330]

keep on doing the goooooooooooood

[@AC_WILDCARD]

damn right, well put.

[@user-ro7km7ew6g]

Wow 😱very nice

[@stromulus]

Very inspiring =)

[@kienanvella]

to say that i like this would be an understatement.

[@KoeSeer]

thanks kurt!

[@BorcishHorde]

I can't wait for the webb man... like... i look forward to it daily..

[@crazycanook102]

Tears were shed..who is cutting onions?

[@Laserbeak316]

If Optimus says we must reach for the stars, we must do so. GOD his voice is epic! That is one of the reason Optimus Prime is my childhood hero! Maybe in the future when we explore other planets we'll discover a real life cybertron

[@psychoxander]

Powerful video in and of itself. But if this video had been set to the tune of "Arrival To Earth" from the Transformers soundtrack... man... Tears, I tell you. TEARS.

[@catchaser52]

"Thinking Is The Best Way To Travel" 🎶

[@user-rz3oy5uj9s]

Cool video :)

[@StsFiveOneLima]

I wish that Peter Cullen had more spots like this. His voice work for this is perfect.

[@SilentKnight773]

My thoughts exactly.

[@BorcishHorde]

Good luck. I hope you get to. I think every human being would benefit from seeing our planet from above.

[@aethelwulf19]

@MrTimmah316 Awesome! Cant wait for ME3!

[@floridashorti]

the best vid this side of DEEP SPACE

[@ChopMax2]

Explorers. An amazing purpose.

[@whiteraptor97]

love the narration by Optimus Prime. Very fitting. Cool Video.

[@TheWeid0Group]

I see a Kerbal with sun glasses. Awesome.

[@jamoXDlemon]

Using the guy who voiced Prime to narrate this was the smartest thing NASA has done in the past decade.

[@Grimlock64]

Awesome video. Also, Peter Cullen/Optimus Prime FTW!

[@michbalbi]

Really cool video! We can be from different countries, but i think every single scientific achieve must inspire us as what we really are: the humankind. And we should go outside as that, an united group that shares the thirst for knowledge.

[@Masterpain33]

This is surreal...something is going to go down.

[@TheMuffinBurgler]

It's possible to do both at the same time, you know. There's no reason earth would be neglected while we also focus on space. People CAN multitask.

[@AmericanFightingMan]

made me tear up.

[@SuperRobiWanKenobi]

The Voice!

[@originalarmo]

Transform and roll out!

[@teenee4]

title should read : "We are not the only Explores in space there are others"

[@ParinBhagat]

"Small steps and giant leaps in that pursuit" Love that wordplay

[@knightsplitter]

The reason we must go is so that humanity can continue to exist.

[@lavabeard5939]

It's going to be in the theatres during movie previews, so the narrative voice fits the occasion.

[@chaosbahamut123]

The ocean's bigger than your country too, remember. We'll get a lot more exploring in every direction. Space is just one of the more valuable ones because, well, there's more out there than there is down here.

[@Clonetrooperkev]

Optimus! Imma go on an adventure!

[@PoliteElliot]

I used it to explain NASA to my nine year old. I explained to my six year old it was a message from Optimus Prime :)

[@wsadhu]

i like it! but: what is the tempo of background music? and, are there only the vocals available, without music?

[@ReptileViking]

Damn it NASA, you made me cry.