THE VIDEO SHELF · space exploration vision
THE SAGAN SERIES - The Frontier Is Everywhere
A short unofficial NASA-style spot from Reid Gower's Sagan Series, setting Carl Sagan's words about humanity spreading through the Solar System to visuals and music.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a motivating, long-horizon vision that puts everyday concerns in perspective.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Reid Gower
- Topic
- space exploration vision
- Format
- other
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2011–2016
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
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
The Frontier Is Everywhere – the first video in the Sagan Series by Reid Gower: [VIDEO] It gives me the motivation to work towards a goal which lies tens, hundreds, maybe a thousand years in the future. Seeing this video puts my own selfish needs …
adwn on Hacker News · 2014-10
In Ask HN: What are your sources of inspiration and motivation?Check out Reid Gower's videos as well, the Sagan Series, a collection of videos he did that also used Carl Sagan's voice. [VIDEO] And of course, Cosmos, which is where all the audio is from in all these videos [LINK]
frinxor on Hacker News · 2014-11
In Wanderers: a short film of humanity's expansion into the Solar System [video]“Our remote descendants, safely arrayed on many worlds throughout the Solar System and beyond, will be unified by their common heritage, by their regard for their home planet, and by the knowledge that, whatever other life may be, the only humans in all the Universe …
JorgeGT on Hacker News · 2016-09
In Why Bezos’ rocket is unprecedented–and worth taking seriously
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