THE VIDEO SHELF · artemis moon program
I Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293
Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day gives a talk to an aerospace audience, comparing how Apollo was engineered and managed with NASA's Artemis program. He raises concerns about unresolved details, the number of launches and in-orbit fuel transfer needed to reach the Moon, and the loss of institutional knowledge.
Why HN readers recommended it
Commenters point to it whenever Artemis, SLS or Starship refueling comes up, as a candid and critical engineering assessment delivered directly to NASA.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- SmarterEveryDay
- Topic
- artemis moon program
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 9
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2023–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I recommend you to watch it, it's really good. But as I mentioned in another comment, here is a relatively good AI summary: [VIDEO] Click on see more, to see 5 minute wise summaries. (Not affiliated with this site, I just use it from time …
SushiHippie on Hacker News · 2023-12
In I was scared To say this to NASA (But I said it anyway) – Smarter Every DayI am not affiliated, but as a fan… Smarter Every Day did a walkthrough with an actual Apollo engineer on the rocket and it was absolutely amazing. Definitely worth watching if you want to understand what this engineering program was up against — it’s kind …
happytiger on Hacker News · 2023-12
In What made Apollo a success? (1971) [pdf]This thinking, or questioning, is needed everywhere. There is so much security paranoia, that it affects any one, just trying to do something. From setting up a wifi router, to seeing up an email account. Passwords must be used. Walt for 2FA before proceeding. Change …
pomian on Hacker News · 2024-01
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