The Secret Behind NASA's Recent Success with Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen 

I'm not a fan of the "big companies" idea. I think that is dangerous. Big companies are already a threat. However, consortiums of companies bound not by law but by common purpose is a better idea, pooling resources and dividing tasks. Every big problem is comprised of smaller ones.

Yeap I never know NASA was withholding how and why they do things... Grab the pitchforks and torches -- We're raiding NASA !!

What other things is nasa keeping secret? Ancient fraser cain aliens ?

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you're enjoying them.

Much better than the other way around don't you think?

@@brucehansensc Indeed, but it's a real shame because SO MUCH amazing stuff goes on at NASA all the time and about all most people ever get to see of it is little bite-sized chunks of dumbed-down, superficial drivel aimed at children and idiots.

I banned it. But yeah, they work quickly. Beep boop.

​@@frasercainI'm waiting for a browser extension that turns reporting bots into something like guitar hero... Bot Zero: Killing Spam Softly

@@frasercain Mr. Cain censors comments - Learn new things every day.

​@@918Boyz Come on elon got on this idea

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I'm not Fraser (obviously), but I can try to clarify this one for you. Because I don't know how familiar you are with the concepts involved, I'm going to simplify a lot - accuracy of details ,ay suffer. 1. Actually, there /is/ sound in space, but you might not recognise it. Space is not a perfect vacuum - it's just amzingly low-pressure gas. 'Sound' is a just a pressure wave - it's the particles of whatever medium banging into each other, the momentum transferring from one to the other. As those particles get less dense (like Martian atmosphere - or space) that collision becomes more rare, and when your medium is really packed (like inside a piece of steel, say), it happens literally all the time - meaning sound travels at different speeds and efficiencies depending on medium. So...If there was a titanic explosion 100m away from your naked head in space, you might hear a muffled 'thud' just before you died of freezing suffocation. 2. The solar wind is called that because it's an actual wind. Not of the various molecule that make up air, of course, but it's still /stuff/ that's moving - and any material can tranmit pressure waves.

@@CyberiusT thanks. What would be considered the speed of a standard pressure wave in this wind of photons? What generates these pressure waves? And what solar effects could potentially make that wave go even faster than their regular speed to cause them to become supersonic?

@@YousufAhmad0The wind isn't just photons. It's also ionised hydrogen (H+ ie: protons), and He+, a few other kinds of ions, free electrons (ripped off all those ions), and a tiny amount of recombined atoms. You'd need to specify a distance from the sun to get the speed, because the pressure within it will drop as you get further out; whatever the figure is, though, I don't know how dense the wind is at any distance. :/ Sorry. As to acceleration mechanisms... Well, the sun doesn't really have many toys to play with: just gravity, magnetic fields, and temperature (which is also down to speed, from one point of view). I'm going to put a few bucks on magnetic fields, but I could be wrong.

@@CyberiusT thank you. When I heard "supersonic" I thought of a Mach cone. I wonder what that might look like in the context of solar wind. Fascinating subject.

"If you want to look at rocks in space, you gotta help psychos liquify a few children in the third world."

It's reported as such because NASA is the lead agency and paid $8.8 billion of the project's $9.7 billion lifetime cost. NASA, U.S. labs, U.S. universities, U.S. scientists, and U.S. companies developed and/or played key roles in every instrument aboard the telescope. Euclid, in comparison, is also typically reported as just ESA because ESA is the lead agency. Yet Euclid is a collaboration between ESA and the Euclid Consortium, an array of countries and thousands of international scientists, labs, universities, and companies - including key components provided by NASA, and key scientific and manufacturing expertise from a range of U.S. sources in the development of instruments, tools, algorithms, and data analysis.

@@Objectified Key roles were also played across instruments by ESA (various different countries) and CSA, even NASA says it's a collaboration but a lot of media doesn't acknowledge that. Euclid isn't comparable because it has had relatively little publicity in comparison.

*Summary 2/2* *Future Visions and Obsessions* - *45:49* - Expresses a deep interest in discovering life in the universe and the importance of missions like the Europa Clipper. - *46:39* - Dreams of visiting planets outside our solar system and discusses potential mission concepts and propulsion technologies to achieve this. - *48:54* - Hopes for the possibility of finding shortcuts or wormholes to facilitate interstellar travel. - *49:12* - Imagines a future where humanity can explore other star systems, emphasizing the innate human curiosity and the desire to explore the unknown. *Expanding Human Knowledge and Tackling Global Challenges* - *49:58* - Emphasizes the importance of exploring unknown worlds to expand human knowledge and change our perspective on what is possible. - *50:26* - Reflects on personal optimism gained from witnessing teams overcome significant challenges at NASA and beyond. - *50:52* - Raises concern about unprecedented ocean temperature measurements and the urgent need to understand and address emerging environmental challenges. - *51:25* - Stresses the need for massive innovation in addressing climate change, comparing it to the ambitious goal of interstellar travel. - *52:01* - Advocates for a can-do attitude in both the private sector and government to tackle hard problems. - *52:44* - Encourages a sense of inspiration and excitement in facing challenges like reducing greenhouse gases and exploring space. *The Power of Hope and Space Exploration* - *53:10* - Discusses hope as a crucial driver for action in tackling daunting challenges, drawing from experiences with the James Webb Space Telescope. - *53:36* - Argues that hope is a choice and emphasizes the potential of space exploration to inspire positive change in society and beyond. - *54:13* - Concludes the interview with a discussion on finding the next big project to tackle. *Reflections and the Role of Space Agencies* - *54:19* - The interviewer reflects on the insightful conversation and expresses a desire for future discussions as new projects develop. - *55:00* - Highlights the concept of introducing technical risk into projects to advance future technological capabilities and learning. - *56:02* - Discusses NASA and other space agencies' roles in pioneering technologies that address future risks and enable advancements in space exploration. - *56:43* - Cites the success of Mars helicopters as an example of how innovative risks can lead to valuable tools for future missions. Disclaimer: I used gemini advanced 1.0 (2024.03.04) and gpt4-0125 to summarize the video transcript. This method may make mistakes in recognizing words and it can't distinguish between speakers.

He apologized after the interview. 😀

not how funding from congess works

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Uuuum ? I don't get it

Are you having a stroke? Do you smell toast? 😂

​@@RectalRooterthis is a very softball interview. When Dustin had a chance to talk to these people, he told them they were running into a brick wall and it was obvious that everything was going to be delayed. This interview is asking how many more strokes until climax. The cost overruns on web are actually unexcusable. And it was purposeful. They were actively handing extra money to companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin with no rational reason why. NASA is extremely successful with what they try to do because everything they do costs 10 to 30 times what it should. Web is awesome in the science from it is awesome but for the cost we could have also had submarines under the eyes of Europa, mission sample return from Mars and actually had it returned to Earth, and more! You don't pet the rich spoiled kid on the head for having a successful business when it is the outcome of nepotism. If the kid was given a functioning business that made 100 million a year and his incompetence made it drop to 50 million a year. That does not mean that the kid has successfully run a 50 million a year business. He has lost 50 million a year. You don't give the kid praise you ask questions

Weak. Cow cannibalism was already a common commercial practice way back in the 1980's. Nothing about your hypothetical is innovative or ground-breaking. (And that lead to the outbreak of Mad Cow Disease, but that's not relevant to your hypothetical.)

Maybe a universetoday member secretly drumming up comments ?

Nasa has done asteroid sample return mars helicopter, solar probe. Meanwhile other agencies can't even land on the moon properly

lmao