SpaceX Reveals EVA Suit - China Launches Moon Mission - Deep Space Updates May 4th 

The cool thing about the Starliner launch is that this will be the first manned Atlas launch since the days of Mercury and John Glenn 60 years ago. Another feather in the cap of the Atlas program before it finally sunsets.

".. and the doors blew off. Next up... Boeing" 🤔 Missed opportunity for a nice segue Scott.

a heads up display on a space suit is badass

12:32 - "Dragonfly will charge it's batteries with a radio isotope thermal de...(t̶o̶n̶a̶t̶o̶r̶)...generator" Dragonfly will truly be an attack on Titan XD

13:00 "yes, I'll be an older man" We'll call you Scott Older Manley then

-"This is a blast door, it will handle anything!!" -"No dear, that's a sheet of fiberglass and you've just done millions of damages just because you don't talk to each other"

The elevator doors blew off! Speaking of Boeing, the Starliner....

SpaceX Extravehicular Activity Space Suit ... SXEASS ... Is there any way to pronounce this other than "sexy ass"?? "This is Major Tom to Ground Control. I'm in the SXEASS now, poking my head through the hatch." "Houston, my SXEASS is venting gas."

As a paraplegic who uses a walker, I found that Skywalker joke very funny!

Lots of people are missing the "5 PSI" part of the pure oxygen in the EVA. Put another way, pretty much the same amount of oxygen you're breathing now...

Almost said "radioisotope thermal detonator..." I see the Star Wars certainly is strong with this one today.

“ Scott Manley: ‘The booms” Me in a Peter Sellers’s voice: “yes that’s what I said the. Boombs the boombs.

I hope NASA remembers to get FAA approval to return ISS to Earth.

"SpaceX reveals EVA Suit" I've seen enough Evangelion to know where this is going...

4:20 Working as an ESA subcontractor, let me tell you: asking them WHAT launcher they intend to use for their current and future projects is a big no-no. I've seen a semi internal press release about the future Mars mission... "Launching from KSC". Couldn't get an answer on what launcher they were hoping to use, 'cause from Florida it sure ain't an Ariane...

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My old friend helped me get my IT job at Ames 25 years ago. I was in his office last week and he showed me the portable saw he designed to chop up the Orion heat shield for analysis. He had samples, and has been traveling the past few months to where the shield is getting dismantled. Fascinating stuff. 8 of the saws were built locally for use in this project.

I am a huge fan of Sunita Williams. She gave the best tour of the ISS. I look forward to seeing her launch again.

Aw mate, the sound of absolute pride in your voice as you reported on rocket launches from Saxavord 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😊 🚀 I might even be able to watch a launch one day too 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks Scott! Glad WorldView Legion made it to space finally and that my model has made a home on your desk too!

Scott, when i WAS 6 yrs. old I sent away to NASA to get info on the space program. They sent me back a binder with assorted books explaining what they were doing. I wanted to be an astronaut. At 7 y o I was hit by a truck while riding my bike resulting in many fractured and broken bones. The Bishop from my parish visited me in hospital and asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told him I wanted to be an astronaut and he told me they would never accept me now. Talk about dashing a kids dreams. The closest I got to space was choppers in Nam and the occasional plane flight. What if?

[6:35] Fascinating to see so clearly the different colours of the exhaust flames!

Can't wait to see spaceX's eva suit next to the NASA eva suits one day but for now for these spacewalks during Polaris Dawn I just hope no one gets hurt. It's complex stuff and a lot can go wrong so as long as no one gets hurt they can improve the suit endlessly.

Solar sails get me hyped

Thanks Scott for these nicely compressed but nevertheless quite broad news updates.

I like your story about the David Clark headsets. To my knowledge, David Clark has been making headsets and ear protection back as far as the very early 60s.. I think the key to the success was the ability to injection molding of the domes.

Thanks for the update Scott!

it was cool to see maxar's rockets dump fuel over Estonia, local time was around 23:00 when it passed over, the sun had just set but the fuel dumping was very visible and it looked as if the moon was behind a thin layer of clouds at first :D

brand loyalty is dumb, but those headphones are now instantly cool to me XD

David Clark headsets were the defacto aviation standard for decades. In fact they were also used widely by NFL and college football coaches for many years. But, they lost their dominant position and now there are way too many options to choose from. I still have my DCs from 20+ years ago - still love them. Good choice!

4:58 heartwarming. I'm content with watching 20 minutes of encyclopedic content to catch those update-worthy moments

When i hear "it will be fine, it doesn't worry us", i worry. The Space Shuttles Columbia and Challenger come to my mind.

May the 4th be with Earth ❤

Dave Clark's have been the go-to headset for General Aviation for as long as we've been using headsets (circa 1985 at least). Cool to see them on astronauts. I wish them a smooth flight. I'm not unconcerned regarding the safety of the Starliner.

Your videos are amazing. I’ve seen hundreds of them. Thank you for the information and entertainment!

3:04 never let progress stand in the way of tradition.

Scott has the most comprehensive info on space ever. And "Since Starlink started taking over the world" is the greatest understatement ever! Low latency for satellite communication is the mandate of the future and Starlink has the lead by far. Thanks for all the info Scott. Fly Safe!

Good update as usual! Thanks.

I remember David Clark aviation headsets from back in the 1970s/1980s. My brother and father (both private pilots) had them back then, as it seemed anyone else who had a serious interest in aviation did. If you watch for non-military fixed-wing or helicopter scenes in movies and TV from the 1970s onward, likely to this day, anyone in need of a headset will almost certainly be sporting a David Clark.

“May the Forth be with you.” Every Lutheran responds, “And also with you.”

2036?.... I will be more than just an older man.... I will most probably be dead..... Love your shows, btw, Manley.

I'm so hyped about launches coming to Scotland being from the UK, myself. It might mean I can actually be able to see a launch in person one day!

thanks scott love everything you do, from a danish molecular biologist that is facisiniated by space exploration. Fly safe.

YES! Finally some actual video of the new SpaceX EVA suit... So many videos in the recent past had CLICKBAIT titles on many channels here on YTube about the suit were just showing the old suit clips while guessing about the new suit. Really happy to see the new suit on this channel before any other channel lol

For heaven's sake, I'll be 77 when that Titan probe lands. It's not fair - I saw the moon landing - I have rights! 🤣

Thanks Scott

Dave Clark headsets - astronaut-grade kit, and pretty much indestructible. Love your 'I've got an astronauts headset' excitement 😂🥰

Started flightraining in the US in 1986. Two first things I bought was Rayban sunglasses and a David Clark headset.😊

Congress removing funds and then complaining about projects being canceled reminds me of back in the 90s during the "peace dividend" complaining about closing bases and weapons programs while they were taking the funding away.

Thanks, Scott! Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are the bravest people I know. Godspeed, and good luck!

Scott, we see you're feelin' ( DOOF-da-da DOOF-da-da ) Glad All Over about that headset, so glad it's yours. (Special DJ segue there.)

Lmao a Skywalker launching on a Falcon. Love it

Now if Boeing would only stop offing their whistleblowers

The David Clark Headsets are golden dude. They use em in the air force helicopters.

I'm happy to report, my David Clark's are now almost 40 year old and still working well. take good care of them and they'll take good care of you.

There was also a candle wax-powered rocket test in Australia two days ago by German space rocket company HyImpulse. The 12-meter, 2.5-ton test rocket dubbed SR75 lifted off shortly after 0500 GMT from a launch site in Koonibba, South Australia. It is capable of carrying small satellites weighing up to 250 kg (551 pounds) to an altitude of up to 250 km (155 miles) while being fueled by paraffin, or candle wax, and liquid oxygen. Paraffin can be used as a cheaper and safer alternative fuel for rockets, reducing satellite transportation costs by as much as 50%.

Search for Destin's video on the NASA dive tank simulating the starship landing on the moon. "How We Answer This Question is More Important Than You’d Think- Smarter Every Day 296" He opens the video explaining the benz around 9 minutes in. At 17 min he goes over the suit pressure for the existing NASA suits. At 39 min he covers the psi's being tested with the moon landing suits. The entire video is a must see. It has only been out for a month.

What's cool about SpaceX and Musk is it that it seems so similar to companies and people you read about in space opera books. Those of you who read those type of sci-fi novels know what I'm talking about. Guy hires the right people, pumps money into several things, constantly improves upon those things, crazy new tech deployed etc etc...pretty cool man.

Thank you for the updates! Please, don't forget ths spanish rocket Miura I big success. II and series III are on develop...

Kinda random, Scott but I wanted to say thank your for everything you've taught me (and all of us really) about space over the years. I learned so much about rocketry and orbital mechanics while playing KSP that now when I watch SpaceX, RocketLab and other launches I know what's going on/the terminology. Thanks again for all the hard work!

Regarding the ISS: The ISS is a large amount of mass already put into orbit at a high cost. Why isn’t anyone talking about ways to recycle some or all of it’s components?

I find it something to be proud of that when SpaceX has to expend a booster that has already flown almost 20 times, it is a big deal and only done in extraordinary situations. If the Galileo satellites had launched on Ariane 6, the ESA would have happily expended the entire thing. And those Ariane's are overly complex, with expensive HydroLOX engines that end up in the ocean. It is crazy how impractical the economics of rockets were before SpaceX. The trend was toward more and more expensive technology (such as HydroLOX upper stages) to get just a little more performance out of the vehicle, and then throwing the whole thing away every flight. Simply ludicrous. SpaceX did the right thing on Falcon 9. The simplest engine possible, with the best thrust to weight ratio and a decent amount of efficiency, coupled with common technology on the upper stage to simplify manufacturing. And even though it wasn't originally designed to reuse, they were able to incrementally add reusability into the design over time. Now I think they made the right choice again with methane. None of the stupid finicky aspects of Hydrogen, but the clean burn for reusability without coking, and better efficiency than the Merlin. And then the fact that they can manufacture methane on Mars, and you have a very well thought out plan. I still think all these companies using HydroLOX engines, thinking they can reuse them in space, are going to be rudely disappointed when those seals start leaking. Hydrogen has a nasty habit of leaking out of almost anything. And on Earth we have to DRY OUT the entire engine system between firings. How are they going to deal with that in space? I expect a lot of iced up hardware and failures to ignite on HydroLOX engines refueled and reused in space. And I still think the idea of spewing valuable lunar water out into space as "rocket fuel" will turn out to be the most short sighted idea in history and future lunar dwellers are going to curse us for it.

Looking at the heat shield, it almost looks like there were voids in the coating, and when the plasma reached the void it just excavated everything around and below it, all while the ablation continued from above, and then bam, chunks come blowing out too. Hopefully they figure it out, cause I sure wouldn't want to take Orion back to landing with that issue, and that's not even considering what's going on with the bolts.

DC headsets were the ones we all wanted. In the 70s when I got my ticket they were a financial reach. I might have first seen them on Apollo airways. Not sure though since it's been a while.

Quick question. Do you have any plans to do a deep dive on the status of KSP-2?

The Starliner crew are either true heroes _or_ suicidal, what with agreeing to fly on something made by Boeing into space.

16:47 Now that is a cool way to show off OLED screen.

Cool looking prop for a movie.

Best space news on this planet!

I caught that "radioisotope thermal detonator" slip up, Scott :)

With an adapter those headsets would make great DJ headphones!

When I flew professionally I used David Clark headsets. The best.

Something mentioned in the Artemis I report, but for some reason never included in these YT overview videos (not just Scott's) is that apparently NASA OIG also learned that the batteries on Orion cannot provide sufficient power to complete a launch abort - and what's worse, even as of the report's release date, NASA still had not come up with a plan to fix this issue. To me, this was about as much of an "OMG, WTF" moment as learning they used fiberglass for "blast" doors on the launch pad elevator, and put frangible bolts through a freaking heat shield, _deliberately and by-design_ 🤦‍♂️

Read about the issues NASA is having with the Orion heat shield and boy oh boy does it sound like they got lucky. Apparently the bolts on the shield almost melted through in addition to huge chunks of the shield coming off. The spacesuits and the lander might be big issues, but they don’t mean anything if the astronauts get cooked alive on the last stage of the mission.

Love the headset, noice!

For a moment at 03:00 it felt like Scott has switched over to Mandarin completely.

I had a set of green DC headphones in the 1970s...they have been around for a while.

As a proud owner of a David Clark headset, I'm totally with you on this one 😎

"Fly safe-securely hugged by your David Clark headset, of course!" ;-)

12:31 I know Scott wanted to say radio isotope detonator for a second there 😂

Scott 'geeks out' because he's got the same headset the astronauts will use on Starliner. I can get behind that. 😁

Will the Solar Sail cubesat be visible from the ground with naked eyes?

You make me cry scott

Awsome vid.

Starliner finally launching on its retired vehicle. They've got enough rockets for their NASA contract, after that they'll need to find another human rated rocket. I'm sure NASA would prefer that it isn't Falcon 9 which defeats the point of selecting two separate companies in the first place.

The guy that saluted the booster at MECO had to have served in the military in some form because that was a damn crisp salute in military style

Finally have some redundancy is space? SpaceX and their Dragon capsule is their own redundancy! 😀Great channel, Scott!

Well, now I need a David Clark headset. :)

NASA and the european agency really need to get on a project for one/or several massive telescope in orbit built by several launches like the ISS... One JWST is nice and all but we should have several of em in orbit... If we make several ones built in smaller parts I bet you could have like 5 of em for the price of 1 with a bigger resolution.

Screw the FAA come and land in Australia, we welcome you with open arms.

Lee Gong!!! Let me tell you, that guy loves to party! 🎊

The moments I saw Scotts eyes brighten up in glee abou the headphones I remembered to click "like".

Scott? Why no Falcon 9 or Falcon Heavy or Crew Dragon models?

What do you want to bet that Orion's heat shield problems stem from eliminating asbestos from the ablative material?

I don't know anything about this Dave Clark outfit, but I sure hope they have a product called Five

Seems to be for refueling the 2 ships will have to dock in opposite vertical orientation so fuel will drain out of the forward direction ship into the backward direction ship. Think of 2 soda/pop bottles with drains near their bottoms..

China just seems to have a big long checklist and they just keep checking things off, exactly as planned. No hurry, no fuss, steady as she goes. They don't have their super heavy lift rocket yet, but they did just test the engines for it, so that's progress. 6 years to certify a brand new super heavy lift rocket though will be a challenge.

You would think we would have learned something about pure oxygen atmospheres since the apollo fire.!!🙄

D/C headphones; D & C stand for "Dented Cranium". They always leave a mark and a sore head for many hours.

Thanks Scott. o7 .