What If We Turned On Voyager 1’s Camera?

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Voyager 1 has been in space for over 40 years making it the furthest man made object. Despite this, the Voyager 1 cameras were turned off in 1990 leaving Voyager 1 completely blind. But why were they turned off in the first place and what would Voyager see if they were turned back on? In this video I cover just that as we learn more about the Voyager 1 camera system and why Voyager 1 is Permanently blind.
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00:00 What If We Turned On Voyager 1’s Camera?
01:25 What Kind of Camera is on Voyager 1?
05:02 How Does Voyager 1 Send Data to Earth?
06:06 Why Was The Voyager 1 Camera Turned Off?
07:02 How is Voyager 1 Powered?
07:52 What Would Voyager 1 See Now?
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Narrated by: Beau Stucki (beaustucki.com/)
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[@TNitroH]

That picture of Earth was taken as a request from Carl Sagan. He convinced NASA that it would be tragic not to take that opportunity. Never again would this opportunity exist. Thank you Dr. Sagan!

[@primalspace]

Much appreciated and absolutely worthwhile!

[@SpectreIsSpectral]

thanks for that in-fo-mation :P

[@akatmountain3098]

You're welcome. Yes, I have shuffled off my mortal coil, but can type through a medium I knew in Ithaca.

[@tooprivate6775]

@@akatmountain3098are you dead?

[@envitech02]

Thank you Dr Carl Sagan. Effectively he is the author of the Pale Blue Dot.

[@JamesR624]

I gotta say. For a "digital camera" of the 1970's, a ~600kb is insanely impressive. And a transfer rate of ~100kb/second is even more impressive from that time and distance.

[@duranium4445]

The camera is even older. The tech was already 10 years old when it launched.

[@imonit4272]

I thought that too.

[@Nitrogang]

To compare many decades later we still were using 56k modems for the internet.

[@aigmatic]

And thats still faster than my wifi 😂

[@lukttk]

Tbf its spacecraft technology it gotta be the best it can make

[@ArchusKanzaki]

Hearing about “Pale Blue Dot” always makes me shiver. To know that something out there took photo from that far away…. It truly represents humanity’s potential, that we may eventually travel that far.

[@primalspace]

Same. Pretty mind blowing to think about and really provides hope for the future in a lot of ways.

[@nuntana2]

Hopefully, if our crappy politicians focus on peace.

[@Nautilus1972]

We did.

[@Amacherasu]

Why…?

[@fxdelusions77]

I had to do a class project on the Voyager 1 and 2 satellites. At the time, I had an uncle who worked at JPL, and he gave me the opportunity to speak with engineers who worked in communications, and on various satellite programs. Even though I was only in 4th grade at the time, just being able to walk the JPL campus, and interview the amazing women and men who worked in various capacities, at JPL, I’ve always looked back at this as a life experience. Nowadays we have the internet and technology to assist with research. Back then, all I had was a journal, number 2 pencil, college ruled paper, people to interview, and books to use. Truly a fond memory that your video has brought back to mind for me. Thank you very much 🙏

[@markm2778]

Just wow

[@ctmdrivetest789]

now you became what ? still just listen and look?

[@exxonsnail]

@@ctmdrivetest789 what kind of question is this???

[@spqr888]

Can I ask what year you did this class project? Were both or either Voyagers still in our solar system?

[@johnfinnegan9647]

im so jealous! thats awesome

[@Deepak-ul9om]

Getting the final transmission from the Opportunity rover that read, *"My battery is low and it's getting dark,"* was one of my favorite space moment. Despite being designed to function for only 90 days, the rover continued working for a full 15 years until a massive dust storm finally led to death for the solar-powered rover.🥺🥺

[@berigg5940]

Ikr, it’s incredible and that last transmission is just sad

[@wallyman292]

@@berigg5940 Better than it singing "ON a bicycle built for two"

[@brianbauer7560]

Damn. That's really sad. Did it really say "and it's getting dark"?. I know it's just a machine but that's really 😢😭... Great comment.

[@Deepak-ul9om]

@Banter Maestro2 oh really! Didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.

[@RandomizerLab]

You know that didn't happen right? It never said that. Its a fucking computer.

[@richardsimonik7355]

My favourite space moment was the moonlanding. It may seem like a lazy choice, but when you watch the 50-year old videos it still gives me a goosebumps,that people actually walked (and played golf) on a different cosmic body. Seems so fascinating and sad that last mission was completed before 50years

[@Hypersonic_Industries-ESI]

Same profile pic lol

[@tranquil0335]

@@Hypersonic_Industries-ESI I use that same pfp for everything but KZbin. Haha

[@primalspace]

Agreed! Not a lazy choice at all. I feel the same.

[@arstotzka333]

I bet someones gonna say "BuT IT WaS FaKE" or some shit

[@GodzillaJawz]

@@arstotzka333DISCLAIMER THIS IS A JOKE!!!!!:but it is fake how did the sun not appear on the night time side of day when a pair is the radius of Pluto times 5 if the moon landing was real?

[@davidp7414]

This video answered MANY questions I have had for years. I have always wondered about the resolution and transmission rate of this era's spacecraft. My favorite memories were the very late Apollo missions (moon buggy) and early shuttle eras.

[@primalspace]

So glad that you found this video helpful! And thank you for your comment as well!

[@ncard00]

This is why we need to be able to travel at light speed, so we can send out new and updated space objects frequenctly, that can travel far, without having to wait forever to get results and get the objects into the right places in space. Voyager it still over 70.000 years away from the closest other star to us, but a lightspeed space telescope could reach it in a litttle over 4 years. This is why we need to, well, first solve climate change here on earth. But then, we need to invest all the money in space technology, so we can unlock light speed travel as soon as possible.

[@xNSHD]

@@ncard00 pretty sure traveling as fast as the speed of light is impossible. no material object that has mass can travel at the speed of light atleast not with our current understanding of physics, which means for it to be possible a scientific breakthrough that basically debunks everything we think we know about how the universe and physics work would need to happen for it to be even a possiblity.

[@gimlithepiggy5366]

My favorite is voyager, but a very specific aspect of it. The golden record carried on it. All kinds of languages, music, important things to us. It just shows how we as a species are so inclined to reach out and connect with others.

[@primalspace]

A great answer! I have always held a special place for the golden record for the same reason. Definitely a favorite of mine too. Thanks for sharing!

[@rustler160]

Especially when we want to put our best foot forward!

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Voyager was NOT filled with tech that was "way ahead of its time". In fact, by the time of launch, its tech was almost 10 years old. The planning, production and testing of Voyager was so intricate and complex, it was impossible to update its components once the planning was complete and production began.

[@misticnumberone]

are you gay

[@WafflesInTheRain]

And I think it’s safe to say, they nailed it.

[@QualityPen]

This is almost always the case for any government project, including “cutting edge” military tech. Historically, complex hardware like tanks and jets have taken 10-30 years to go from concept to mass production. Even if a recently introduced system is more advanced than anything else out there, it’s actually been in development for years and relies on individual components which are likewise years old. By the time one generation of military hardware is finally deployed, the next generation has already been in development for a while.

[@TheRealtimeG4M3RS]

Much like James Webb, if we started designing a successor now, 20 years from now at launch many of the components would be outdated comparatively.

[@underthetrees4780]

No technology that exists is ahead of it's time.

[@radcanadian7365]

It's sad that we won't ever be able to see images from Voyager 1 again, but it's nice knowing it's out there somewhere, for possibly millions of years after we're gone. Kind of like a memorial of Humanity's achievements edit: I understand that there's a possibility of the Voyager 1 getting hit, but I'm talking about the possibility that it doesn't get hit.

[@primalspace]

Agreed. Something very cool thinking about it outliving all of us.

[@sendthis9480]

“The Future Of Football, 17776” Is a fun story, told from the perspective of three satellites 15,000 years after they stopped being useful. They just float around space and watch humanity and football. Lol

[@radcanadian7365]

@@sendthis9480 I'll check that out lol, sounds neat 👍👍

[@radcanadian7365]

@@primalspace For sure! It's very neat, maybe if other life does exist they'll find it at some point

[@mkb7001]

I think it's still broadcasting science data, just not pictures

[@bboomermike2126]

It is hard to believe it has been that long. I was part of the deep space tracking team, DSS14 Goldstone tracking station. It took many many weeks to get ready for Voyager 2 and 1 launch. All the other missions we didn't start tracking until the spacecraft was in deep space. For reasons still unknown to me, we where to start tracking on the first pass. We had to make many modifications to our tracking system because the signals were too strong. Even pointing the 64 meter dish antenna was a challenge.

[@raithryn6427]

@Darkfarfetch nothing exists and no story has the probablility of ever happening huh?

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

I was in grammar school following it in the newspapers. Awesome project to have been a part of!

[@bboomermike2126]

@@msgfrmdaactionman3000 Yes, but with the internet you can follow it just as well I did.

[@muresanandrei7565]

[@jordanwardle11]

funny to think that now having issues getting the signal, that you would have the signal be too strong to start with

[@opiumextract2934]

The most defining space moment for me was the space shuttle challenger explosion because as a 6 year old boy who had never experienced a death, it made me realize just how precious life is. Sitting around my classmates watching it happen and everyones jaw dropped and not knowing how to react. Our teachers played a pivotal role in how we handle death. I may get some flak for that, but that's the moment that stands out.

[@dennisturman1726]

I agree. I watched it from my 8th grade English class window. It was life changing.

[@ltbarkley]

I was about the same age, and watched it live in the sky above my head when that happened. I still remember the adults around me gasping and being silent, before crowding around our car to hear the radio for what happened.

[@MS-ii1sv]

I just remember the jokes about it.

[@MrVikingsandra]

Wow, hearing about the voyagers always gives me the chills...the distances they're traveling!

[@primalspace]

Same! Pretty mind blowing!

[@taragnor]

The thing that's really crazy is that despite the massive distance it has travelled, 24 billion km is nothing on a cosmic scale. What sounds like this massive distance to us is a grain of sand on the cosmic scale. It's less than how far light would travel in a day.

[@loczek25853]

@@taragnor And in cosmic scale even lightspeed is nothing :D

[@dustinplatt6882]

Voyager has traveled such a small amount of distance. It was launched in 1995 and has traveled 23~ billion kilometers. The crazy fact is that it will take it 17,669~ years to reach a light year. The Milky Way is 100,000 light years across Our Local Group is 100,000,000 light years across The observable universe is 94,000,000,000 light years across. Space is f u c k I n g unfathomable as how we conceive distance. I don't think Voyager has even made it to the Oort Cloud yet.

[@realdeathpony]

@@dustinplatt6882 launched in 95 and camera turned off in 90. Ok

[@exoticarcher6625]

My favorite space moment was the hammer and feather test on the moon. I am currently in college studying physics and when I first saw that video I was blown away. The fact that when two masses fall without air resistance and land at the same time is unbelievable.

[@davidcurtis7236]

I mean... Terminal velocity is the same for everything.

[@connergalles7106]

Didnt know that

[@assetaden6662]

@@davidcurtis7236 you really had to write that, didn't you? A person was sharing something happy, yet your pretentious ass just wanted to ruin that. Yeah, everyone knows that terminal velocity is the same. But hearing "three objects of different mass fall at the same time" isn't the same as seeing that happen.

[@Brixster]

@@davidcurtis7236 What does terminal velocity have to do with this? They dropped them like 2 feet on a planetary body with little atmosphere. There is literally no air resistance to stop their acceleration even if they were to be in freefall for miles.

[@FlorenceSlugcat]

@@davidcurtis7236 nope. Terminal velocity is not the same for every object. Terminal velocity is limited by air resistance. The terminal velocity is the maximum velocity an object can accelerate to for its given resistance. A good way to think of it is a parachute. A parachute will never reach reach the same speed as a rock if falling in atmosphere. Its resistance is sufficient to slow down the user upon deploying. Terminal velocity is technically the velocity at which the sum of drag and buoyancy equals the force of gravity. The faster an object goes, the more drag it has. The more surface area perpendicular to the the gravitational force an object has, the more drag it has. The more dense an object has, the less buoyancy it has. Thoses 3 variables are not the same for two different objects, so the terminal velocity is not the same

[@LionheartedDan]

The sheer vastness of space is humbling.

[@gaynzz6841]

wait until you look through a microscope

[@MrPerson61]

I think it'd be cool to do a hypothetical video on what if we had a probe with modern equipment out where Voyager 1 is right now. Would it have a higher data transfer rate? How much better quality and resolution would the pictures be? Could we see anything now that we couldn't before? Would it have more battery life to be able to keep all its systems on for longer?

[@airr01]

Wow that really would be an interesting video

[@kafiravadh3934]

@primalspace We want a video on this pls.

[@TheBcoolGuy]

I still think it'd be best to wait until we have profitable nuclear fusion before we create another Voyager-type probe, or it won't be that much better, speaking from a pragmatic standpoint.

[@thecma3]

I would also love to see the video, but just to throw out some thoughts on these hypotheticals... If we built another Voyager in a similar way to how we build deep space probes now, the data rate wouldn't be astronomically higher. Physics is the main limitation at the end of the day; a larger dish, more powerful amplifier, and different frequency would definitely make a marked improvement, but it wouldn't be on the orders of magnitude that other technology has improved. Power would be difficult; we'd probably use really similar nuclear power sources (RTGs) to Voyager, so, again, not a significant improvement. The instrumentation may be much improved. Camera sensors, like you suggested, are probably the biggest leap since voyager, but leaps and bounds have been made across both in-situ and remote sensing. I imagine a modern-day Voyager may also include instruments that are fundamentally different than we used in the 70's like active radar.

[@batbat224]

If the new voyager was using the new DSOC (deep space optical communications) then yeah it would have faster data rate I think.

[@matthews2804]

My favorite space moment was the launch of JWST last year. It was the most exiting and nerve racking launch I have ever seen, and the pictures it’s taking now are amazing!

[@primalspace]

💯💯

[@palerider2143]

Exiting….?

[@claytonmarchetti724]

There are quite a few space moments that come to mind, like the first shuttle mission that was really fantastic. I’d have to say I just loved watching the real time video when a Father and son sent a lego shuttle to space. The sent it up on a weather ballon with a mini figure glued to the wing. It was so awesome, and you felt you were there.

[@mxly358i2]

My favorite space moment is preserving the images from the James Webb Telescope such as the "pillars of development" image. These images inspire me to delve further into the subject of astronomy.

[@buckyV]

I think my favorite space moment was watching the two side boosters from Falcon Heavy land themselves. Probably because that’s the biggest space achievement I’ve actually gotten to watch in real time. Keep up the great work on these videos, I love them! :)

[@primalspace]

💯💯 there's really something to seeing the moment happen in real time. You can feel the excitement and energy without even being there.

[@jannikheidemann3805]

The only thing that went to space is those boosters kinetic energy, which they provided to the part of the rocket that goes into space.

[@KarpucMotoring]

@@jannikheidemann3805 what? the point?

[@rohanlorange3660]

Agreed

[@zaiz6018]

The most amazing thing about these things is that after launch, that’s the technology it has and we’ll just have to work with it. Like some of them run on systems only a handful of people today actually know, cause those systems have been replaced long ago. They really put a lot of work into keeping them going as long as possible

[@stile8686]

My favourite is from the Voyager probes flyby of Jupiter. In particular you can hear interviews from the scientists involved that they looked at the moons mostly as an afterthought, expecting them to look much like our own moon. The amazing differences between the four Galilean moons of Io, Europa, Ganymede and Calisto revolutionised our view of the smaller elements of the Solar System. Whole new worlds in themselves. That amazing moment when someone discovered that Io had active volcanoes. Utterly amazing.

[@primalspace]

Oh I love this one! It really just goes to show how much is "hiding" out there if we make the effort to discover it!

[@pyropulseIXXI]

"We have a sample size of one Earth moon. Therefore, us very smart scientists declare that we expect Jupiter's moons to look the same as Earth moon, and they are just an afterthought; again, we are super smart scientists."

[@stile8686]

@@pyropulseIXXI That's the great thing about scientists. They love being proved wrong. It just means the universe is even more wonderful than they thought.

[@MagicToadSlime]

@@pyropulseIXXI easy to say in hindsight

[@ploploppol]

As a younger space enthusiast my favourite moment was seeing the Cassini mission's recap video. It felt surreal to see all the achievements it had across it's lifetime and gave a unexplainable sense of how small we were.

[@TysonEmmy]

Talking about Nat Geo Cassini Farewell video?

[@ploploppol]

@@TysonEmmy yes!

[@davekendall9749]

As a very small boy seeing the silent running film near saturn thought to be an impossible distance back then, made cassini close to my hart ,amazing humans achieved that.

[@reactions4u438]

a huge coincidence that I check this out on the 33rd anniversary of this picture. Such an incredible perspective comes from seeing this picture

[@primalspace]

Perfect timing!

[@user-ks6fl9eu2m]

Space a vast frontier and this probe still has a long way to go, who knows what might be found out there!!!!! This is some fascinating stuff, what a great education!!!!!

[@letmewatchmymoviable]

I think watching Bruce McCandless making the first untethered space walk is my favorite space moment. The images of him float all by himself, alone in space, are striking. I also have to admire the guts it took to try something like that. Truly showing he had the right stuff

[@primalspace]

So true! Definitely a braver man than I haha.

[@RT-qd8yl]

I'd do that right now without hesitation. If it went wrong then at least I wouldn't have to pay rent or buy food next month.

[@jamescheddar4896]

jesus can't find you if you die in space

[@llywelynddraig853]

Not that i blame him but i couldnt think of a job where profesionalisum and safety are more important. Not the mention the millions it costs to get them up there. It kinda shows he doesnt have the right stuff.

[@AnonURnot]

@@RT-qd8yl you mean for the next two days if you didn’t slam into something

[@barbarianpirate]

Probably my favourite space moment is the first image of a black hole. We already knew how it would roughly look like, but it is still absolutely mind-blowing to confirm it looks like that. I just don't really have much words about it, is something absolutely amazing

[@LannasMissingLink]

I think what's so cool about it is thinking about the first images of, say, Pluto where its super grainy but exciting. And in a couple decades (or maybe sooner with James Webb?) We'll get to have a better look at it. That's what I find so exciting! Thinking about what's still there to discover

[@HamBurgerHam.]

Imagine if it was rainbow colour

[@primalspace]

Agreed! An amazing moment!

[@TheMalogBal]

I don't know why but it makes me cry Thinking about the beauty of the universe, our existence in it, and our perseverance to put something out there that says "we were here" Even if no one ever sees it, I still think it's really beautiful

[@eastcoastmostwanted710]

I like your thinking

[@SachinPatel-dl4rs]

I feel you :)

[@Chafflives]

A bit like ‘space graffiti.’ 😬 If only everyone appreciated how vast and awe-inspiring this universe is. Finite too. All relative. We may be living in an instant within another entity. Enjoy it while it lasts. 👍

[@MunishO1]

how can Voyager survive even when we are gone ?

[@colinhaggarty4618]

I have to say my favourite space moment has been the first successful landing of a Starship prototype. It seems to represent not only a massive (and necessary) step forward in rocket technology but a shift in philosophy regarding how aerospace engineering is done. I can’t wait to see what the future holds!

[@primalspace]

Yes. I have a real appreciation for moments in history that get the world excited for the future!

[@infernohr]

From my experience, my favorite space moment is when we recieved the first image of a black hole back in 2019. That day, I watched the reveal live on my phone hidden in a pencil case during a school class. Also, the launch of JWST deserves a mention as it is the most advanced and expensive space project yet and I didn't want it to fail in any way. I was very happy when I heard it was fully deployed and my jaw dropped when the first images were published.

[@primalspace]

Great moments and memories! Thank you for sharing.

[@mohnjarx7801]

It's not an actual photo though...

[@arijeanz]

@@mohnjarx7801 it's still a historical international collaborative effort and it proves that our imagined renderings of what black holes look like was correct, so I'll still take the black hole picture as a win :)

[@scottburns2600]

My favorite space moment was when Barf was jamming out to BonJovi in the winnebago

[@FalandoOQueQuiser]

Poor soul

[@JustAnotherGuyRep]

This is the most explained video on KZbin about this 2 space probes, and in 10min or less, bravo Sir bravo

[@lazzybug007]

Everything about voyager is so fascinating..wish we have sent more of these into deep space 🚀

[@AssociatedDairies]

Personally I absolutely love the JWST launch as it’s the biggest leap into space observation we’ve had in a while and the pictures it takes is absolutely amazing. Can’t wait for the next one! 😊

[@RisingFlag100]

We should get it to take a picture of voyager 1

[@AssociatedDairies]

@@RisingFlag100 omg yes

[@riccards]

@@RisingFlag100 doubt that its even possible to see it with JWSR

[@RisingFlag100]

@@riccards yeah I know

[@Wheresmy240]

@@riccards agreed. There's no way it could see either of the voyagers at the distance they are from jwst. They're too small and too far. Also, there may not be a "next one" in our lifetime. It looks like we're all about to go nuclear on each other and end society as we know it.

[@alicesmith2636]

One of my favorite space moments was when the New Horizons images came back. I remember sitting on my bed, watching as the images slowly loaded in of this planet so far away. It was a surreal moment, and one of my favorite memories.

[@primalspace]

This is a great one! Definitely a memorable moment for sure!

[@friedfish80]

My favorite space moment was as a kid sitting at the dinner table hearing about Voyager. It would be on the news as images would come back to earth. My dad would tell me what it was like working in the clean rooms as he was part of the team building the communications platform on the spacecraft. Voyager 1 and 2 hold a very special place in my heart. My dads handy work is traveling threw interstellar space.

[@primalspace]

Oh wow! What amazing memories and an even more amazing connection to Voyager. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@friedfish80]

@@primalspace I been wanting to get a tattoo of the golden record as well. But I don't think the intricate design of the record will translate well as a tattoo.

[@paulkerr782]

When I was a kid we lived in Fiji - from 1969 to 1971. I remember back then being fascinated by the moon landings. We even got to watch the Apollo 11 moon Landing on the big screen a few weeks after it happened (there was no TV in Fiji back then) on Super 8 Movie - silent of course. On one of the Apollo missions back then - I can't remember which one - we got to watch the re- entry from or front porch - my Dad got us up at about 4.00am and we got to watch a white streak in the black sky - it was a returning Apollo mission. My favourite space moment.

[@primalspace]

Oh wow! Those are some pretty amazing memories. What a special moment to share with your dad as well. Very cool!

[@SlashersGaming]

There are so many space moments throughout history that have been amazing, it is hard to choose a favourite. I would say one of my favourites is the design, launch and usability of the Hubble telescope. It has allowed us to discover beyond our understanding and the science that it has performed is outstanding.

[@primalspace]

Yes! 💯💯 This is a great one!

[@n8dawg640]

My favorite space moment in my living history has to be the first flight of falcon heavy and seeing both boosters land at the same time. The energy, the hope, the exhilaration, the joy, all the emotions of that landing still give me chills and choke me up sometimes

[@primalspace]

Love that. Nothing like a moment that gives you a reaction like that one. Very memorable indeed!

[@lellopesce]

I also would say the first landing and walk on the moon would be my favorite moment. Alas, I was in the middle of the Mediterranean sea on a cargo ship, and the TV was broken. Of course we listened on the radio, and were very proud of what was going on. I remember the captain made a cheer for both the landing and the first walk. But my moment was later on, when I walked outside. It was a beautiful night, with stars everywhere, and the moon very bright high up, and while looking at it, thinking "There are people walking over there. How cool is that. Way cool." and also I remember grinning while thinking so. I felt my spirit elevated to another level at that moment. That is a memory that is present in my mind like it happened yesterday.

[@kjugirl]

This was for sure the best introduction to nord vpn EVER. And they are all over KZbin. Well done

[@primalspace]

Haha thanks! Glad you enjoyed that one!

[@milesbowen9433]

My favorite space moment was Gagarin’s orbit of earth. He explored what every man from the dawn of time had seen, was sent as the first of many to leave the earths atmosphere, into the great unknown. He saw the earth from orbit like no one has ever seen it before. Truly a hero of our time.

[@primalspace]

Agreed! A very cool moment.

[@Tykdhep]

who asked

[@Jaskab0b]

@@Tykdhep Primal Space asked.

[@Tykdhep]

@@Jaskab0b did i ask?

[@Jaskab0b]

@@Tykdhep You actually did. :)

[@christianhawkins2428]

My favorite space moment was watching Starhopper make its first untethered hop, as that was when I really felt the new space race had begun, and every starship flight (and now Artemis 1) since then has been an absolute treat and joy

[@primalspace]

A truly great moment. I personally love any moment that gives me that feeling of advancing forward and excitement around what's coming next!

[@1mariomaniac]

I haven't been around to see very many space achievements. So I have to say my favorite space-related moment has probably got to be the launch of Artemis 1. I wanted so desperately to be able to go to Cape Canaveral to see it in person, but even just seeing it on the TV screen was breathtaking. I was and still am so excited about this successor to the famous Apollo program, and I'm so excited to watch the launch of Artemis 2 in November of next year!

[@phillipclark6854]

I was alive for the space probe to pluto. Just an announcement over my elementary school at the time, but loved the images we got 15 years later 😁

[@1mariomaniac]

@@phillipclark6854 I was very little when it launched, but I loved seeing the pictures New Horizons sent back!

[@phillipclark6854]

@@1mariomaniac Very vague memories of the send off myself

[@Cotton9403]

My favorite space moment was all of the excitement around the release of JWST's first images. HST did incredible things but getting to see that leap in capabilities after such a complicated deployment for JWST was incredible.

[@primalspace]

💯💯💯

[@cripejl0]

Agreed! My grandfather was one of the many engineers that helped assemble the HST. If he was still with us, he'd be so excited about the JWST. It's so cool to see the new generations of space technology. I'm excited for what's to come.

[@thespacepeacock]

There are so many great moments to choose from, but if i have to choose one it would be Starship SN8’s flight. I had been following the Starship program for the very beginning, back when Starbase was just some tents and Starhopper, and had been looking forward to the first flight attempt for months. I can clearly remember the adrenaline and overwhelming amazement i felt when SN8 finally lifted off. I don’t think i’ve ever felt so excited in my life. I was literally cheering and shouting in on as it hit each milestone. I completely lost it when it relit its engines for the landing burn and flipped vertical again. When it ‘touched down’ (lol), i just sat there completely stunned. Even got a bit emotional. For me, that was the moment it really dawned on me that we are on the brink of a new age in space exploration. I walked away from my pc that day, brimming with excitement for the future, and more inspired than ever.

[@primalspace]

Love this! So many memorable moments but it really is those times that get us excited for what's to come that stick out I think.

[@srf2112]

The fact that Voyager could be 23 billion kilometers from earth but the star constellations would still appear exactly the same gives you a sense of the unimaginable scale of interstellar space and the universe.

[@St8Genesis]

False, they aren’t exactly the same at all.

[@ZygonesBzygones]

most bright constellation stars are within about 30 ly, so a displacement of that order is sufficient to see the constellations change. 30 ly is huge but far less than 1000s ly as he says

[@ZygonesBzygones]

the parallax shifts voyager sees right now are tiny @@St8Genesis

[@Anon24052]

Personally my favourite space moment from my lifetime was New Horizons’ photos of Pluto for so many reasons, but mostly it was so special to finally see such a distant world after years of mystery.

[@Js16108]

I was born 10 years and 2 days late for this. But for some reason, I’ve been asked “ how were you posing for this” several times and am just finding out I wasn’t born yet

[@colinessary9555]

My favorite space moment was the capturing of the first photo of a black hole. It may not seem like much but I thought it was cool to finally be able to see something that was previously labeled as a concept and could not be seen.

[@primalspace]

Agreed! Definitely a really special space moment and a favorite of mine also.

[@ThisHandleIzntAvailable]

My Favorite space moment is hard to choose but I am still perpetually wowed by the fact that we launched a space telescope, realized after it was already in space that it had an issue, and then WENT INTO Space just to fix it. An amazing display of what was possible.

[@spaceflight1019]

Field service at its finest! Anything, anytime, anywhere. That's our mantra.

[@primalspace]

💯 agreed!

[@integr8er66]

Im am always awestruck when I think about the size of the universe. The fact that as far away as it is already isn't a drop in the ocean compared to the next galaxy is staggering

[@primalspace]

Agreed. Pretty overwhelming at times as well.

[@PaniczJaszczur]

Just curious: would be possible today to create such a battery that is charged by a laser pointed directly at a spacecraft and possibly maintan contact with it indefinitely? I know there are ideas of "engines" capable of remotely accelerating a probe to 1% or so of the speed of light, but never heard of supplying energy to internal components. Probable reason may be that nuclear energy doesn't require maintaining but on the other hand it isn't indefinite ;)

[@daemongamingtv]

My favorite space moment? Probably the identification of 'Oumuamua as the first interstellar object to be detected. I always like to think about how the universe around us affects us here on Earth, and for us to observe it actively happening, even in a minor way, is incredible. How far it must have traveled, how much it must have witnessed.

[@zachhoy]

not identified, still theorized, but cool nonetheless

[@beliallordoflies7121]

It couldn't have witnessed much

[@wanderinwolf3804]

@@beliallordoflies7121 we don't know where Oumuamua came from, thus we have no idea how long it's been on it's interstellar journey. But either way, it got a wonderful view.

[@beliallordoflies7121]

@@wanderinwolf3804 99% of space is empty

[@wanderinwolf3804]

@@beliallordoflies7121 who is saying it's close views? you can still, well maybe still, see the other celestial bodies in the distance. Out in the vastness of interstellar space you will most likely be able to view the other stars still, possibly even see close, relatively, by nebulae. Once you are outside the blinding rays of a nearby star that is.

[@bradgawronski]

What an awesome video I love the way you went into technical detail about how the camera operated. A lot of other videos skip over this sort of detail yet trying to find it out online is difficult as it is too technical for me to understand! So thank you 😊

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad that enjoyed the video and those details that interest me so much as well 💙

[@brianbauer7560]

Goodbye Voyager 1. I love you and I already miss you. Great job friend.

[@primalspace]

💙💙💙

[@Generalkidd]

I imagine the New Horizons probe could probably fulfill this purpose and continue to take pictures in interstellar space. That probe still has a lot of life left and is a lot more advanced than Voyager as well

[@TheGreatBloxxer]

Damn you're here to?

[@CovenantFieldMarshal]

was not expecting to see you here, def a surprise

[@Scout025]

My favorite space moment is when the first images were captured by the James Webb telescope. Compared to the Hubble telescope, the images are so much more detailed and vibrant, it really takes your breath away.

[@primalspace]

They really do! Another great moment. Thank you for sharing.

[@wolfshanze5980]

Well Hubble was always drunk.

[@cbboswell7910]

My favorite space moment isn't necessarily some big thing that happened, but I remember watching a stream of the shuttle as it was getting closer to the ISS back in the late 2000s. Then my dad takes me outside to look at the shuttle and iss rise and set in our sky. It was amazing and you could even see them get visibly closer in that time frame. We then of course finished the stream after going back inside.

[@primalspace]

That's so cool! Such a great moment and amazing memory. Thank you for sharing!

[@dalelerette206]

@@primalspace Might have even felt like something angelic.

[@shauryasaxena485]

Imagine some aliens trying to reverse engineer voyager1 but the nord VPN stopped it

[@primalspace]

😂😂😂

[@astroinfinland6680]

"This mission was sponsored by Nord VPN"

[@supaflask1275]

I love his honesty that we won't be around to know anything about what ever happens to voyager 1

[@OliverTheSpaceNerd]

My favourite space moment was probably the SpaceX Crew 1 launch. It was so inspiring to think that humans were orbiting the earth. It got me back into space again and I have been invested in it ever since!

[@primalspace]

Love this! Nothing like a historical moment to reignite that flame 🔥

[@Inkwell905]

Can we all respect the amount of effort this legend puts into his videos.

[@primalspace]

🙏🙏 thank you so much. I really appreciate the comment and love creating these videos for you! What an amazing community we have here!

[@canadianoofy5292]

@@PartyhatRS wtfh

[@andreaswedlich7060]

That was the best NortVPN transition ive ever seen. Greate job!

[@primalspace]

Haha thanks 😅🙏

[@Stet709]

Favorite space moment: I remember when I first heard that the Cassini probe had finally landed on Titan after following it for a while. Saturn is my favourite planet so hearing that a probe was being sent to its largest moon (the only moon with an atmosphere in our Solar system) was intriguing.

[@primalspace]

Very cool. Another great moment in space. Thank you for sharing.

[@radovanholcik6010]

My favourite moment has to be the launch of Crew Demo 2. I was always interested in space, watched space shuttle documentaries instead of cartoons as a kid. But never really watched anything live. That moment changed the whole thing for me forever. I can still remember the excitement I felt when I saw the engines ignite and realised that it was happening at that very moment, not many years ago.

[@primalspace]

Yes! I love this so much. Something about seeing these moments live just makes them all that much more exciting and so memorable! Thank you for sharing.

[@dnakatomiuk]

I love the fact that it worked all this time, that nearly eveey book you will read or video you watch quite a lot of that information came from this fabatstic piece of history

[@s3rverlord]

I’ve been struggling to get Wi-Fi signals across the rooms. Thus making me appreciate this to a next level.

[@primalspace]

🤣🤣🤣

[@joes9954]

My favorite moment was seeing a night shuttle launch during the time I lived in Florida. Seeing a launch alone was amazing, but seeing the night sky nearly seem like day was incredible.

[@primalspace]

Very cool! Thank you for sharing this moment!

[@simonlouw7361]

Probably my favourite space moment was when SLS was rolled out of the VAB for the first time. I know it hasn’t actually launched yet, but to me this rocket represents our future as a multi-planetary species, and seeing it outside for the first time really made so hopeful and excited for the future of human space exploration.

[@primalspace]

💯💯 love this one!

[@janvanbunningen6468]

Yeah, the SLS uses old space shuttle technology and can only be used once.. no really the future of human space exploration

[@rairaur2234]

If I ever gotta make a sponsorship ad in life I'll be sure to remember your videos, mate. This is how it's done, it's funny, so the ad becomes a part of the show XD

[@JangoAC]

This is a very cool video. I like how straight forward it is, detailled but not too much information. I dont like the music though, there is really no need for it. All in all very well done.

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! So glad that you enjoyed the video and the way that the information was presented. I appreciate the feedback regarding the music as well and will definitely take that into consideration. Thanks again!

[@tesla3442]

my favourite space moment is definitely a few of first images provided by JWST. I remember waiting for them like a maniac and comparing them with hubbles photos. It was amazing to finally see these higher quality photos after so many delays of webbs launch.

[@primalspace]

A great moment for sure!

[@codywlsmith]

Crew Demo-2 was really the time that got me back into space heavy. I have always loved space and space exploration. But when Doug and Bob went up after a decade of the Space Shuttle being retired, it really ignited that passion in me and I think we have seen such a boom in the space industry because of it.

[@primalspace]

Love to hear that! It's such a great feeling when something happens to ignite that interest all over again!

[@shreetherock]

what mic do you use

[@salvatorederosa6937]

Favorite space moment: on ISS cosmonaut was unscrewing a bolt on an air vent and the nut crashed to the floor resoundingly. Second favourite Astronaut Cristoforetti explaining how to bathe on ISS with towels and she is hit on the head from a water drop above her. Third the glass of water on the table in ISS.

[@boonooboonoo1783]

My favorite space moment was definitely seeing the Hubble Deep Field image for the first time. It still fascinates me that this image is taken 20 years ago when pointed at an empty pitch black region of the space that is the same size as the dot on the letter “i” on a book extended at an arm length. Whenever I look at it again, it never fails to impress me. I even have it on my lock screen so it constantly reminds me how insignificant everything is 😂 (in a good way because it motivates me to keep going when things are rough). Although I do like the JWST version as it is more detailed, I like the Hubble more because I believe it really helped to pave the way to as well as revolutionize modern astronomy.

[@primalspace]

Love this! A great moment, a great memory and a great reminder to keep on going! Thank you for sharing.

[@galaxybolt1748]

Yeah that makes sense that i motivates you, it’d insignifigant what someone might have done because well look at this deep field imagine. Atleast that’s how i’d look at it.

[@OceanDragon]

My favourite space moment is either seeing the first photos Percy took on Mars or the sounds from Mars. Although the other rovers have taken images, Perseverance has much higher res images combined with hearing what it sounds like on Mars is so surreal

[@primalspace]

Very surreal. A truly great moment. Thank you for sharing.

[@jimonthecoast3234]

You mean if the power supply was still strong enough to power everything? The camera was one of the first things powered down, I think the software has been updated to eliminate the lines of code to operate the stuff that is powered down

[@TheDwightMamba]

50 years to travel 1 light-day. Incredible.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

Mind-blowing.

[@Wytchandwyvern]

My favourite space moment thus far was watching the Artemis 1 mission launch live. The wonderful thing about modern technology is how accessible it makes these things.

[@primalspace]

Agreed. I feel like so many moments have been made that much greater through the ability to watch them live with the rest of the world (or even just your family.) Something about that energy - so cool.

[@TZG41]

My favourite space moment was probably the landing attempts of the first spacex starships, not because it was the biggest archivement ever, but more because of the community and the anticipation of it, all the failed experiments and explosions while looking at them in different streams,while hanging around. I really enjoyed the different streams and times and the hype around it and then the success of SN15.

[@primalspace]

Love that. Something about the community aspect of it all definitely makes a difference!

[@Christin5554]

I remember when they launched those space crafts. I almost forgot about this one. Very interesting to see our earth as such a small dot.

[@primalspace]

Agreed. Pretty amazing perspective as well.

[@justgjt]

That kind of makes one human being feel really insignificant yet as a species very significant in what it can acheive. Thank you.

[@EricKlopp]

My favorite space moment was the launch of STS-1. I remember sitting as a 5-year-old boy in my grandparents' living room, staring at the TV and waiting to watch this event. This has shaped my interests up to now. For a long time, space travel for me was the Space Shuttle until I read about the other space programs. But every launch brings back vivid childhood memories.

[@primalspace]

Love this! A great moment made even more memorable having shared it with family. Thank you for sharing.

[@Lerxstification]

My fav space moment was when after several attacks, the Romulans, almost beaten, plant a nuclear weapon amidst jettisoned debris. When Spock detects a "metal-cased object", Kirk orders a point-blank phaser shot that detonates the device. The Enterprise is shaken by the blast and many of the phaser crew are incapacitated, requiring Stiles to fill in. Kirk orders operations to work at minimal power to exaggerate the apparent damage and lure the Romulans in for a kill shot. Although the Romulan commander suspects Kirk's trap, Decius, a politically well-connected member of the command crew, pressures him to attack. When the Romulan ship decloaks to launch a torpedo, Kirk tries to spring his trap, but a coolant leak in the phaser control room incapacitates Stiles and Tomlinson. Spock, whom Stiles had called "Vulcan" and insulted as being unneeded in the control room, returns to rescue Stiles and fires the phasers, mortally wounding the Romulan ship. That was awesome!

[@marcchapuis9399]

I was a 10 year old boy sitting in my grandparents living room and it was my birthday. That and other events have always made me interested in our universe.

[@colacoleslaw6742]

My favourite space moment is the replacement fender that the astronauts had to fashion for their LRV on Apollo 17, made of lunar charts duck-taped together. I think it's a fun example of the kind of problems that arise and might have be to solved in the moment. Something you might not consider as being particularly important, such as a fender, has a much more pronounced purpose out in the harsh environment of space, but it also highlighted the whole methodology of problem-solving and creative thinking that was prevalent in the Apollo era.

[@primalspace]

So true. Some absolutely amazing and mind blowing problem solving goes on behind the scenes and I'm always in awe of things like that (no matter how "small")

[@hiramlewis3873]

Think of the advancement of Technology since 1977. Just think if we knew then what we know now, how much advanced the Voyagers would be

[@aerosolizedaids7476]

I love how this guy talks, so clear and precise. I'm a native English speaker too...

[@ZygonesBzygones]

it's ai, no?

[@gaynzz6841]

lol

[@blammarus7166]

I can't lie, the Pale blue dot picture is my favorite moment over all. I'm 18 and new to this game to the point that watching old videos of some simple staff being done years ago gives me chills. Love thinking what can we achieve using technology we got today. So hyped about the Artemis mission too, missed none of the tries of getting it launched.

[@primalspace]

Agreed! Looking back at so many moments in space history and thinking of the technology we have now gets me so hyped for what's coming next and all the possibilities!

[@ChrisDaFlack]

My favorite space moment would definitely be Carl Sagan's speech on the Pale Blue Dot photo. It's just so humbling.

[@primalspace]

Another great moment for sure.

[@rafael_13]

bro this video is so well produced you guys def deserve the views!!!

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! Really means a lot that you enjoyed it. Cheers!

[@colek2470]

I remember as a kid I visited JPL in California for a field trip and they have a huge board that updates when ever they receive a transmission from a space probe and they had voyager 1 and 2 along with a couple others and it would be like 2-3 minutes before they got a ping from voyager 1 this was almost 15 years ago and I wonder how long it takes now to get a ping back from voyager 1

[@lucas_evans2207]

the first shot looks so retro and also loved the blue marble shot

[@primalspace]

🤣🤣 it really does.

[@thomaswade3072]

My favorite space moment of all time (so far) was when the ISS became 'international' with the couplings of the American and Russian modules. Second, the successful alignment of the JWST. I think my next will be when Lunar Gateway comes online or when telescopes find proof of habitable exoplanets.

[@primalspace]

🙌🙌 love this! So many amazing moment so far, but lots more to come I'm sure! It's only just the beginning 🚀

[@GustavoSN]

I don't have a favorite space moment but I am posting here anyway just to thank you for the great video. I love to know about the tech that goes on space devices and the Voyagers are one of the most interesting things for me. So thank you and keep up the great job!

[@nalgene247]

Fun fact: though the mechanism is entirely different, modern GOES ABI imagery (the color satellite imagery of clouds and storms) is still a composite of individual colors, specifically R, G, and B images. Technically the G used isn't even in the green part of the visible spectrum, but is processed from a nearby wavelength.

[@angonsframes]

Thanks for this information. I love science & astronomy. I have telescope & I observe Sky.

[@lakshaymd]

My favourite space moment was the Falcon Heavy launch. All of the bigger space events, I did not get to experience since they were far earlier. I still remember the excitement of watching the launch with friends, and the suspense of whether it will clear the pad, and the synchronized landings, and the mystery of the center core right after.

[@youtubehandol]

me too, bro. And it was on my birthday! I got very little work done that day.

[@pranjalvw2193]

Sending data from 1970 spacecraft using NordVPN Thata Amazing.

[@primalspace]

Hahaha I mean ... is there anything NordVPN can't do? 😂😂

[@paradox2412]

My favorite space moments were: 3.) the first (and only) pictures from the surface of Venus 2.) the last pictures from the Probe Cassini dying in Titans atmosphere 1.) (there are 2 no.1) landing the first Marsrover and see the first pictures / the Rosetta mission landed its Philae probe on a comet

[@AbiGail-ok7fc]

My favourite space moment is the landing of the Viking probes on Mars. The later rovers were impressive, but man, those first colour images of the surface of Mars, you never forget.

[@jhulsla]

For me, it was the first clear images from Hubble after the lenses were adjusted. It was so inspiring and I was left awe struck

[@primalspace]

I can definitely relate. A pretty amazing moment for sure.

[@justinwhitchurch9860]

My favorite space moment was when they discovered Neptune based entirely off of inconsistency in the orbit of Uranus. That's really neat and crazy math :D