Why NASA Spun Astronauts Around, But Doesn't Any More

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The Multi Axis Trainer, or MAT, is an icon of space exploration and astronaut training. But other than spinning round kids at Space Camp: what's it actually used for?
Thanks to Moriah and all the team at Space Camp! You can find out more about their programs for kids and for adults at www.spacecamp.com/
Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)
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@TomScottGo 5 лет назад

I was in the MAT for a total of five minutes. I wasn't dizzy afterwards, but I did need to just sit straight up and keep my head forward for a while afterwards...!

@unniFI 5 лет назад

2 weeks ago.. stop time traveling

@charleyatkins9094 5 лет назад

Wut

@jonkki 5 лет назад

Have you upgraded your camera gear recently? I think image quality has gone up quite a bit!

@Nosgoroth 5 лет назад

Tom, you keep doing this to yourself...

@johnanth 5 лет назад

Absolute mad lad

@draganoiugeorge6010 5 лет назад

"i forgot to do the outro" oh, Tom...

@bdf2718 5 лет назад

Lamest excuse I have ever heard for getting another ride.

@kevinalavoine1335 5 лет назад

Going to try that at the park next time I go!

@Inn1 5 лет назад

That was halairous!

@Inn1 5 лет назад

+spim randsley seems so but look very fun I wish I could try it.

@9072997 5 лет назад

You think!?! If this weren't a simulation, your channel would be dead right now! Again!

@plasticshorts6972 5 лет назад

This is ground control to major Tom...

@Konym 5 лет назад

I'm surprised I haven't seen this joke more often.

@crystalsoulslayer 5 лет назад

Put on your red shirt, Major Tom.

@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 5 лет назад

@@Konym Because it's the cringiest line in music history

@Basement-Science 5 лет назад

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 Are you telling me there´s an english version of that song? _proceeds to search bar_

@plasticshorts6972 5 лет назад

@@Basement-Science an english version of space oddity? Or what song are you talking about?

@Max_Jacoby 5 лет назад

- "I forgot to do the outro!" - (an hour later, going home) "I forgot to answer the title question!"

@FreeStuffPlease 4 года назад

Yea atleast going into the future. Computers will handle this problem.

@yvrelna 4 года назад

@@FreeStuffPlease Computers aren't going to handle this problem. If the computers have been doing their job correctly, they would never have gotten into the kind of situation that requires this to begin with. This kind of situation is essentially a last ditch effort to hopefully regain control, but in practice, you're effectively already doomed.

@HipEpic 4 года назад

@@yvrelna I'd imagine they'd have redudant systems in place just in case

@VesseshHebbar 4 года назад

@@yvrelna Not necessarily. External events are not in the computer's control. And the physics of a space craft interacting with its external environment are tough. It is quite possible that a series of unexpected, low probability events led to this scenario, and then after a point conditions become favorable again, for the computer to regain control of the craft. Computers are not God like beings that can handle everything. But a computer can definitely do these types of calculations way more effectively than a human.

@TheGbelcher 3 года назад

Thank you

@lucyhtml 5 лет назад

I will never understand where Tom gets these amazing video ideas from...

@jeremylakeman 5 лет назад

From people who invite him to places.

@MichaelSteeves 5 лет назад

This was linked to Destin's Thinkercon in Huntsville. I'm not sure if this was one of the official events, but space camp was involved in the event.

@samuelgarbergs8901 5 лет назад

From people in dark alleys.

@magic_cfw 5 лет назад

go to the pub and not get drunk, but enough to make you think of random things.

@MDZPNMD 5 лет назад

Regulary watching citations needed i come to the conclusion that mr. Scott and and his peers are educated beyond usefulness potentially leading to a greater variety of subjects they talk about. Example, Scott and friend talk about great thing friend has heard of but not the majority of people, scott goes and visits great thing, meets people there or talks with people later on about the great thing that spawn a discussion about another great thing, repeat. If this goes on then at some point Scott covered all great things and starts covering not so great things becoming an influencer.

@ProTon-ne5vi 5 лет назад

Tom Scott has fully transformed into a beyblade

@ProTon-ne5vi 5 лет назад

BEYBLADE BEYBLADE LET IT RIP!

@MisterAppleEsq 5 лет назад

This is what everything up until now was building up to.

@heyitsnotarisatv 5 лет назад

y e s

@aiksi5605 5 лет назад

Nice.

@psycholocke4090 5 лет назад

you do mean "Digitized" or "Digitated" 😉

@mewtwo367 4 года назад

They should add these to amusement parks... Looks fun

@18booma 4 года назад

I've seen a similar attraction, not at an amusement park, but at a outdoor trance festival. Only differences, on the one for fun, you're standing and it's not done via machine, but rather by the rider (with an attendant there to help you strap in and stop).

@m4gnum829 4 года назад

they should just make it bigger so a lot of people could ride it at the same time

@Gaswafers 4 года назад

That's the problem though: You can't have more than one because your stomach needs to be in the center of rotation to avoid nausea.

@fanikr2932 4 года назад

I have been on something similar of this, it was realy fun and it was faster

@kiiturii 4 года назад

@@m4gnum829 that wouldnt work at all. If you listened to the video

@ailaG 5 лет назад

"Hi, this is MAT." "And this is Tom." "And this a sick, weird version of a bench."

@mistythecat3050 4 года назад

😂

@thesalad8553 3 года назад

@signalworks 5 лет назад

Hey I’ve always wondered why NASA spun astronauts around but doesn’t anymore!

@aturchomicz821 5 лет назад

Cool

@andikahetris5219 5 лет назад

Keeps me awake for nights

@anarchyantz1564 5 лет назад

Probably due to them not having a manned space program any more.

@They_all_lie 5 лет назад

because they know it's bs

@vara202 5 лет назад

I didn't know they'd stopped.

@safir2241 5 лет назад

You spin me round baby right round

@robertsteich7362 5 лет назад

Safir damn it!!! Yet an other song stuck in my head.

@certifiedpossum8655 5 лет назад

**2 men calling themselves "ninja sex party" spins around slowly**

@cuzeverynameistaken1283 5 лет назад

Nice mandelbrot.

@safir2241 5 лет назад

An Infestor I love ninja sex party

@poposterous236 5 лет назад

Like a mandlebrot right round round round

@winstoniansmithsonian6367 3 года назад

They say you don’t get dizzy or nauseous when on this thing but I’m getting dizzy and nauseous looking at this

@britpoint7022 5 лет назад

Good thing the Gemini astronauts took part in this, as Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott had to correct a roll of almost 50 revolutions per minute during a malfunction on Gemini 8, forcing them to fire up their re-entry control system and abort the mission.

@StringerNews1 5 лет назад

I recall a couple of instances when rotational motion happened, and was corrected successfully and the mission went on uneventfully. Without any prior training, that might have ended in disaster.

@michalreynaud1422 5 лет назад

Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott never did a training on the MASTIF, ironically ... as per some sources.

@rabrandom 5 лет назад

Tom Scott is the Blue Peter presenter we never got as children. But he’s the one we got as adults :)

@fruitella196 5 лет назад

rabrandom well I’m still a child sooo

@Topperfalkon 5 лет назад

@@fruitella196 isn't it past your bedtime?

@fruitella196 5 лет назад

@@Topperfalkon no, i don't exactly have a bedtime

@DigitalDiabloUK 5 лет назад

I hope we can earn Tom Scott badges that let us get discount entry to interesting places.

@KumaBean 3 года назад

@rabrandom Dude, you couldn't have put that any better if you tried! 👌

@mayocult2025 5 лет назад

2:07 The astronaut's chair would (groans) I see why people want to become astronauts

3 года назад

Omg

@Shrek_Now_go_away 3 года назад

Omg

@raymondha1897 3 года назад

This is ground control to major Tom...

@CrossTrash 5 лет назад

IMAGINE THE VR FLIGHT SIMULATORS YOU COULD MAKE WITH THIS SYSTEM.

@Crypt1cmyst1c 4 года назад

the only control over it is from a motor that only spins one direction. the middle ring is powered by the motor, but the rest of it spins wildly due to being designed to be unbalanced and gravity makes it go crazy.

@mollie-wankenobi8655 4 года назад

@@Crypt1cmyst1c there are full motion flight simulators that already do this, just in a more controlled manner.

@dasgoofinhiemer5039 4 года назад

I went to space camp in titusville back in the day. they had a centrifuge with a tilting cabin and they played a pov jet flight while they spun you up. money no object you put a 6 axis on the end of a centrifuge arm so you can load g's.

@skylinetv2778 2 года назад

Sega R360 and R360Z actually do that

@flossenking 5 лет назад

2:08 the astronaut's chair would have *OOOUUUHHHH* controls on it.. 😂 I feel you Tom

@Venom-kg5hf 4 года назад

If this was installed in amusement parks, then everyone would have been astronauts in the future.

@AnishMurthy1297 5 лет назад

Mariah was my team's mentor when I was at Space Camp for the week I was there, nice to see she's doing well. I was in the very same MAT, so it feels awesome knowing I was in a place Tom's ridden in.

@alphen9487 4 года назад

@@MarkPentler lucky smh

@greenm110 3 года назад

Ayyyyyy what year did you go to space camp

@greenm110 3 года назад

Amish Murthy I went in 2016

@cheshirecynic3061 2 года назад

I am also happy to find out that I've sat where Tom's sat! Can't remember for the life of me who was running it at the time, though, as I participated in the Space Academy and Aviation Challenge back around 2002. I hope you (and any other fellow space campers here) enjoyed the experience as much as I did!

@connormcmillan6761 Год назад

I went too! It was awesome, I got to be the shuttle commander for the mission

@amousenamedjay6638 3 года назад

I've been on that thing! It's super fun and you don't get motion sickness bc your center of gravity stays the same! Space camp in general is an amazing experience, and I had so much fun there!

@xotic4846 5 лет назад

I’ve been in the exact thing! I went there last year on a field trip. Now my life is complete knowing that Tom went in the same machine as me.

@ricelord7736 Год назад

I rode in that one as well (:

@Crypt1cmyst1c 4 года назад

Oh hey, it's Moriah! I work at space camp. I'm part of the team that does the safety checks and routine maintenance on the MAT.

@grasss-eater8928 4 года назад

Crypt1cmyst1c r u sure

@Corn0nTheCobb 2 года назад

Awesome!

@EllipticGeometry 5 лет назад

As someone who’s learned about gimbal lock, it’s all I notice.

@damientonkin 5 лет назад

EllipticGeometry I never fully understood the problems I was having as a 3D modeller until I started studying space history and learned about gimbal lock and floating point variables.

@thehiddenninja3428 5 лет назад

I like your name and profile picture :)

@planegaper 4 года назад

hey eliptic, check out how they navigated the apollo command module, using frames of reference, stars and the gimbal, super clever, you would enjoy it.. it's why it was so important to get the numbers down in apollo 13 , as seen in the film.. also how guggenheim's money revolutionized instruments, Larry Sperry's story is incredible as well.

@noizsegat1924 4 года назад

Nice Mandelbrot.

@jeybird6276 3 года назад

The students at my highschool built one of these over 10 tears ago in welding class. Manually spun, worked amazing

@mr.worldwide4758 5 лет назад

"Are you ready?" "No!" Tom, blink twice if you need help

@jessetorres8738 5 лет назад

I remember doing this when I went to Space Camp as a kid. I didn't understand it, but I enjoyed it.

@duckrutt 5 лет назад

I don't remember going on that. Mind you it was '85(ish) and they were rebuilding everything at the time. Edit: I found the binder and it was the summer of 1986. Also go team Neptune!

@MarineRec 5 лет назад

I remember doing this 2 years ago

@iamthinking2252_ 5 лет назад

MarineRecPlayz it was fun?

@MarineRec 5 лет назад

@@iamthinking2252_ kinda it would have been more fun if my instructor actually knew how to work it. When got on it was very slow but some others went super fast

@slook7094 5 лет назад

Yup. My camp didn't bother to tell us what it was for. It was just "astronaut training." We accepted it and it was a hell of a ride.

@shadeydo 5 лет назад

1:28 says a tiny "yo" in red marker

@o_poky9359 4 года назад

Lmao just saw ut

@o_poky9359 4 года назад

*It

@Mindraker1 3 года назад

How did you spot that?

@Graftin_ 3 года назад

@@Mindraker1 with eyes

@emceebih Месяц назад

I think it's actually upside down. If you look at it the other way it has a checkmark above it and says "ok"

@thatthomasguy1319 5 лет назад

I don't know why I appreciate this so much right now, but thank you for not putting music over the person speaking.

@kaylabrand7403 3 года назад

I wish most videos on RU-vid were like this. His videos are clear and fun, and I learn something every time.

@megarockman 5 лет назад

Oh, goodness, you're bringing back old memories Tom! Shout out to all the Campers on here!

@joeyhomiller7945 5 лет назад

I did space camp at huntsville twice as a kid and the MAT was one of my favorite things there. Kinda bizarre seeing a Tom Scott video of it. It's still sitting in that same spot in the tent-like building next to the giant shuttle replica by the looks of it

@hl.alexis 5 лет назад

It is, I went too!!

@SquooshyShark1000 Месяц назад

yup

@bobmcfishkens6443 5 лет назад

Thanks Tom for another great year

@dlmhdlmd 2 года назад

even if this was a good three or so years ago, the idea of tom visiting alabama at some point makes me very excited as an alabama citizen.

@emiliofernandez7117 5 лет назад

Tom your mission, should you chose to accept it is.. Make 2019 the best year yet! 🍇

@ruileite4579 5 лет назад

Why grapes?

@colinantink9094 5 лет назад

Rui Leite seconded...

@ruileite4579 5 лет назад

Colin Antink ?

@colinantink9094 5 лет назад

Rui Leite I also wonder why grapes. Heh. Can’t spell seconded apparently.

@sally232 5 лет назад

@@ruileite4579 maybe because of his culture, in our culture the more round fruits you collect and display during new year, the luckier you are the next year...

@NathanJamesJerritze 2 года назад

"30 revolutions a minute" sounds like europe to me boss

@motzPHaragas 5 лет назад

Happy New Year, Tom Scott.

@kutsumiru 4 года назад

Surprising to hear most people enjoy this test. I can always count on learning something from Tom's videos

@psycho5815 4 года назад

1:05 dead ass looks like James Charles in thirty years

@everettyoung9325 4 года назад

“Otherwise known as that spinny thing that astronauts get strapped into” Yes everyone calls t then including me

@dipi71 5 лет назад

You really get to play with all the fun toys, Tom. Happy New Year, cheers!

@mojosbigsticks 5 лет назад

Happy New Year Tom and sidekicks!

@FryGuy1013 5 лет назад

They used to have a similar thing to this at amusement parks and carnivals which was just the 3 rings but not powered. I had a lot of fun riding them when I was in my teens :)

@PrograError 5 лет назад

untill someone's hand got jammed in em

@AwakeningEnthusiast 4 года назад

I love here in Huntsville AL, I o to the space and rocket center quite often. And the davidson center too. Highly recommend it to anyone any age!

@MrHat. 4 года назад

What's your age ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@cheshirecynic3061 2 года назад

Sorry to ask a random question on a year-old thread, but curiosity has gotten the better of me: Does Martin Martinez still do his spray painting booth outside there, by the rockets? Honestly, as much as I enjoyed everything else about my time there, the coolest part of my trip was watching him vibe out to his stereo while using actual trash to paint masterpieces in mere minutes.

@Luke_05 5 лет назад

Wow, I like how you don’t get dizzy! Normally I get dizzy easily so I like the look of this.

@justblaze4707 4 года назад

Ive been there! Instantly brought bacl memories from my 7th grade summer experience when i got a scholarship to the robotics camp. Epic

@Halfpipesaur 5 лет назад

Yes, one take. Oh wait, the outro

@Kipricoffical 3 года назад

Me: Realizing I have sat where Tom Scott has Also me: AAAAAAAAAAAAAA YESSSSSSSSSSSS

@alanspeight4922 5 лет назад

Very interesting, thanks Tom.

@SamPhoenix_ 5 лет назад

Woo! I went there 5 years ago on a week long school science trip and went on that exact MAT, it was an amazing experience.

@bruh-di4ku 5 лет назад

Very interesting as always Tom.

@trlittletoaster 4 года назад

"The astronaut chair would, AOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH"

@jks2389 5 лет назад

I did Space Camp there back in the late 90's I think. Was awesome. Still some of the best memories of my life.

@maxsmith1335 5 лет назад

All your videos are so good

@JanSanono 5 лет назад

Happy new year everyone! 🎆

@TannarabianFox 5 лет назад

Space Camp was truly one of the best experiences I’ve had. This particular simulator is cool, but it’s actually, for me, one of the least memorable parts, which speaks to the amazing programs at Space Camp.

@sophieburns1911 4 года назад

Oh my gosh I did that at Space Camp. It was so much fun. They told us to keep our eyes open and if we didn’t we would pass out. I wish I could do it again.

@OmnivorousOtter101 5 лет назад

I love your vids Tom!

@TheSam1902 5 лет назад

How do they deal with gimbal lock ?? Next thing to invent: The quaternion astronaut training camp: gimbal lock free edition.

@maxbradley9477 5 лет назад

You forgot the “That is somthing you might not have known” at the outro

@JTheMelon 5 лет назад

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

@mr.johnzussino6217 2 года назад

Great video - thanks.

@thefreedomguyuk 4 года назад

How many spins does it take to get THAT hairdo ??!?

@KyrstOak 5 лет назад

But why isn't it used anymore?

@KyrstOak 5 лет назад

@@ragnkja Ah, ok. Thanks.

@chris_tzikas 5 лет назад

@@ragnkja I don't think that answers the question. How is it gaining control of the spacecraft in such a situation not as relevant anymore? Update: well I should pay a bit more attention to what the video says haha

@speculativemusings3593 5 лет назад

Χρήστος Τζήκας the shuttle is a different shape, so won't spin the same. They use something else now

@grasuh 5 лет назад

Gemini or similar small "canister" spacecraft have low mass and inertia. When something goes wrong it is very possible the spacecraft could rotate violently and the astronaut could get disoriented or become unconscious. The risk of the fast rotation is much less likely with large ships like space shuttle due to high inertia.

@TheEgg185 5 лет назад

EasiPat - WTF. they don't use the space shuttle anymore. They use the Soyuz now which is a space capsule. I'm guessing the training now is all done in Russia and they probably have one of these there.

@lunavixen015 4 года назад

That looks astonishingly fun

@DrEllie-cb1gg 3 года назад

That looks so fun!

@imveryangryitsnotbutter 5 лет назад

This is ground control to Major Tom; you've really made the grade. And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear.

@eastonsim3723 5 лет назад

happy new year

@daveandbusters7853 2 года назад

Ah, this was a school trip for me in middle school. Definitely a highlight of my childhood, looking up at the night sky from the base of the decommissioned rockets and shuttles on the site and dreaming of the stars.

@RealSalica 5 лет назад

Happy New Year !!

@nono-ky2yu 5 лет назад

Try playing pin the tail on the donkey after a minute in one of these!

@xxiicooliixxrich2351 4 года назад

Your not dizzy so it wouldn't make a difference

@AalbertTorsius 5 лет назад

I've also seen this used on a game show, where contestants had to answer questions while being spun.

@danltg 2 года назад

I went to this exact place in 2017 when I was in 8th grade. Super fun and you don’t get dizzy after it!

@elh93 5 лет назад

I went to space camp as a kid, it was great!

@hiennguythianh2396 4 года назад

When I see this guy: BLIMEY

@skjorta1984 4 года назад

CRUMBS

@TheR971 5 лет назад

Matt: Multi Axis Tom Trainer

@jaguarj1942 5 лет назад

Happy new year from Australia Tom

@emilydavis8180 5 лет назад

Oh my god, I did that at space camp ten years ago! I remember that was one of my favorite parts.

@cooperyancey8518 5 лет назад

I’m from Huntsville!!!! I wish I would’ve known you came by!!!

@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 4 года назад

I spent 2 weeks there in 1999 as a school trip. Great experience!

@daniel-andersson 5 лет назад

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

@sih8283 4 года назад

Is “Geminee” a suitable way to pronounce Gemini?

@sad_ie1015 4 года назад

*nuclear bomb happens* Tom: can we get that one more time please I forgot to do the outro

@christrack 3 года назад

I have just now leaned that Tom Scott has ridden in the same exact seat as I did about a month after I already had. That’s nice

@pinkajou656 3 года назад

Before the video I got an ad with an astronaut talking about preparing for space travel. How fitting

@branden9438 4 года назад

Who else remembers this icarly episode

@fourthpanda 4 года назад

OK but no one in the comments is asking the most important question: What the hell is Space Camp?

@adoor6241 4 года назад

it's a sleepaway camp for a week, in which you and your team of 15 people do challenges against other teams and learn about space. super fun, I've been there.

@sh4dy832 3 года назад

disappointing, I think a spacecamp should at least be on the height of the Karnan line...

@danielgartin6993 5 лет назад

Dude nice video, you have great ideas

@DonutPlains64 5 лет назад

Thanks for stopping by my hometown of huntsville! Hope you come to the Space and Rocket Center again next year!

@ToBeIsWasWere 4 года назад

"what do you want?" "ever seen a brush dipped in red water color?" "say no more"

@RSpudieD 5 лет назад

"I forgot to do the outro" I don't blame you, Tom!

@randalledington4777 4 года назад

I got to use that! It's fantastic! Wish we got to use them for 5 minutes tho... Plenty and plenty of love for the Crew Trainers! You guys are the bomb. 😘

@kkkk-wg6je 5 лет назад

Tom Scott you’re my hero

@dertgild 5 лет назад

That lady looks like Destin from smartereveryday

@thenerdling1 5 лет назад

it is destin

@IzzyIkigai 5 лет назад

So todays episode was MAT and Tom? Is this the continuation of the park bench? And if so, what's it called? Barf bench?

@EdwardMillen 5 лет назад

Spinny Bench Thing (Although they might need to find a slightly bigger one for that)

@Xxx_EvilSmurf_xxX 5 лет назад

They are so fun!!

@llamafromspace 5 лет назад

The operator was really informative, so cool!

@RMoribayashi 5 лет назад

I wonder if Neil Armstrong ever used the MASTIF aka the gimball rig? It would have certainly helped him cope with the disorientation when OAMS thruster 8 stuck open and spun Gemini 8 at nearly 50 rpm.