This documentary is like gold dust, James Burke always had the ability to simplify complex ideas for the audience. The BBC must have had such a great reputation in those days to gain access to the command module, mission control and Gene Krantz.
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
It wasn't the BBC's reputation that gained them occasional exclusive access. That was down to James Burke. NASA liked the guy.
@Spookieham
3 ай бұрын
@@analogueman123456787To be fair in those days the BBC would commission a documentary and let the filmmakers get on with it. The standard they expected of their programme makers was a very high bar to get over.
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@atmakali9599 - Why is it you Conspirasists refuse to stick to your own lonely little corner of the internet, and instead insist on inflicting your hogwash on 99.999% of the population who only have the utmost contempt for you? Are you all closet masochists or something?
@atmakali9599
3 ай бұрын
@eoinf2773 I hope you’re not vaccine damaged because you’ve obviously had multiple jabs. Only the vaccinated are gullible enough to believe thIs BS. You’re jabbed alright. 100% certain.
@Chatta-Ortega
3 ай бұрын
@@atmakali9599 F O
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
James Burke was a very rare television presenter - he actually knew what he was talking about. A very clever guy. Even NASA liked him! He's still with us today, now in his late eighties, and continues writing books people take notice of. Without doubt, one of the best presenters of science and technology the UK has ever had.
@richardvernon317
3 ай бұрын
And the thing was, he wasn't a Science guy, but got his degree in English!!! When he was put on the BBC Apollo team he read up on every NASA document that he get his hands on and taught himself rocket science. He said in an interview that it was the hardest thing he had ever done.
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@richardvernon317 - Absolutely true. His talent though was to take something, usually in technology or science, and explain it in a way ordinary people could understand. It's probably the reason why my generation, who remembers him on telly when we were kids, still hold him in such high regard.
@richardvernon317
3 ай бұрын
@@analogueman123456787 He is a classic example where English Language Skills are just as important as STEM. Of course, he added some wit into what he did. Destination....The Moon...or Moscow!!! The Planets or Peking!!!
@mrrolandlawrence
3 ай бұрын
he also has the legend clip where he times a piece to camera that ends with a rocket take off. literally to the 1/2 second. its on youtube. easy to find.
@atmakali9599
3 ай бұрын
Perfect BBC stooge like David Attenborough et al. Of course NASA liked him, he was happy to propagate their fraud convincingly. Gold dust.
@johneagle4384
3 ай бұрын
They don't make them like that anymore. James Burke is gold.
@atmakali9599
3 ай бұрын
Yes they do. Spool back and look at all the scientific covid propaganda. Same deal.
@prestonburton8504
3 ай бұрын
sweeeeet gold - for knowledge is far better than anything you must break your back, to carry
@alo1236546
Ай бұрын
@@johneagle4384 sir james burke ?
@mindeloman
11 күн бұрын
As American, I'm not familiar with many BBC presenters/hosts. His cadence, energy, and directness reminds me a lot of the Top Gear boys. Particularly James May.
@dbaider9467
3 ай бұрын
James Burke always talked up to the viewer: Here, listen here, this is what this does, for this reason...and his whole perfectly written script engaged and enthralled, nothing superfluous that could confuse. Just a really smart, educational presenter.
@rrock2025
2 ай бұрын
Why the ellipsis?
@dukecraig2402
Ай бұрын
Oh yea he's great, even though his documentaries don't really cover things I haven't already seen documentaries on being an American I never saw his shows, he's so good I love watching them even though the vast majority of stuff I've already been exposed to, and he's still alive to, I looked him up and God bless his soul he's still with us. David Attenborough also, love watching his stuff all the way back to the early 60's special he did on Elsa the Lion made famous by the book Born Free and even more famous later by the 1966 movie of the same name. I was born in 65 a year after my sister, so we grew up watching Born Free and in the early 70's especially at that age of being little kids every time it came on the television was a big treat for us, about 6 months ago I watched it here on KZitem and was pleasantly surprised to find Attenborough's circa 1962 special on Elsa and her cubs, he was so young then he practically looked like he was 18.
@dbaider9467
Ай бұрын
@@dukecraig2402 The same couple who made Born Free also made a lovely charming movie called "Ring of Bright Water". This time it's otters in Scotland. Worth a worthy watch. One of my all time favorites. Peace.
@wbertie2604
Күн бұрын
One of the best popular science communicators we've ever had.
@Spookieham
3 ай бұрын
Even after all these years, James is without a doubt the best Science and Technology Presenter who has ever graced a screen. The viewer isn't treated like a moron but it is aimed at everyone however with enough technical detail for those who know what is being discussed.
@fuzzblightyear145
3 ай бұрын
absolutely. Burke, Sagan, Attenborough and Jonny Ball were my teachers as a child
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@fuzzblightyear145 - Don't forget the late great Reg Turnill on Newsround! Anything space-related, and Reg would be there in the studio explaining it. 😊
@prestonburton8504
3 ай бұрын
@@fuzzblightyear145 sweeeet truth
@prestonburton8504
3 ай бұрын
@@analogueman123456787 i'll find him - i probably know him just - not the name? British?
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@prestonburton8504 - Indeed, yes.
@bulldogbrower6732
3 ай бұрын
This dated documentary is still the best explanation about celestial navigation for bringing a spacecraft back to a landing spot on earth. This presentation also accurately depicts the decent procedure for our Apollo landings. Timeless work, much appreciated.
@Folkert.Cornelius
3 ай бұрын
Is this the man who made the most perfectly timed shot in TV history?
@Hiram1000
2 ай бұрын
It is indeed!
@cola98765
2 ай бұрын
It was not ANY rocket launch... It was Voyager 2
@garyowen9044
2 ай бұрын
Yes! He and his team. That was amazing.
@BBCArchive
2 ай бұрын
He certainly is - kzitem.info_jQ5JjvDtKA
@MSalt69
Ай бұрын
Yes
@uuzd4s
3 ай бұрын
That whole James Burke PBS Series called "Connections" was among the best Television I've ever watched. For a STEM Fan, J. Burke managed to keep your attention while you learned of some obscure or little known facts within the "6 degrees of separation" realm. You couldn't always see where he was taking you, but you were All In for the answers that all came together at the end of the story. For my second point, my source is a Rocket Scientist Manager, whom is a very good friend, that worked at TRW (the contractor for the throttleable Rocket Engine that enabled the Landing & Takeoff of the LEM. TRW was later absorbed by Northrop Grumman, the builder of the LEM). What I was told was that at least One of the Computer Overload Alarms, the 1201 and/or 1202 alarm, that occurred during Apollo 11 landing was later found to be generated when Buzz Aldrin switched on the Altimeter Radar without following prescribed training procedures. IOW, he didn't tell Niel Armstrong or Mission control what he'd done until after theye'd returned and done an investigation.
@needleonthevinyl
3 ай бұрын
The late 70s was a nice time for Apollo documentaries. Everyone's memories were still fresh
@swaneknoctic9555
3 ай бұрын
Fresh from what? The acting?
@paulward4268
3 ай бұрын
@@swaneknoctic9555 Well that blatantly proves that you're an ignorant simpleton.😁
@needleonthevinyl
3 ай бұрын
@@swaneknoctic9555 what is wrong with you
@swaneknoctic9555
3 ай бұрын
@@needleonthevinyl nothing at all, people will believe anything. They’re always going on about colonising space so why haven’t they gone back and built a moonbase? You explain to me how the astronauts passed through the Van Allen radiation belt?
@edkrzywdzinski9121
3 ай бұрын
@@swaneknoctic9555Why? You won't believe it. You can also pull your head out of the sand and find it out for yourself rather than just make ignorant comments and the whine when others point it out. The burden of proof is on you as there are mountains of evidence to support the facts of moon landings. But you are closed to the truth and won't accept it.
@dungbetel
3 ай бұрын
A brilliant journalist and purveyor of scientific knowledge. He made a big mark on my formative years and did it without gizmos, gadgets or AI. Why he wasn't knighted escapes me. Anyone who likes this video must try to see his Connections series. Absolute gold.
@hopebgood
3 ай бұрын
I loved that Connections series he made.
@st.charlesstreet9876
3 ай бұрын
You’re right, after Cosmos, The Day the Universe Changed and this, he really should have been Knighted. 🎉
@jameshackett9992
3 ай бұрын
The deep message he says is institutions are built to protect them selves they use gobblegook to stop outsiders getting in. He is anti establishment, removing the curtain to show how it can be broken down into simple steps, not magic
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
It may well be that he has been offered honours over the years, but politely turned them down. I agree though, it does seem a little odd that a guy of his standing hasn't received a single gong to date.
@TheMongex
3 ай бұрын
James Burke's the GOAT of documentary telling... and making.
@ThomasBarone
3 ай бұрын
James Burke, David Attenborough and Carl Sagan are on a level very few others have ever been or will ever be. Just the first sound of their voices snaps my attention around 100%.
@pertwee9376
3 ай бұрын
Attenborough is a globalist climate change propaganda pushing journalist, not a naturalist. David Bellamy was far more qualified but he would not go with the globalist narrative, and died in obscurity.
@Ruda-n4h
3 ай бұрын
Attenborough took the globalist shilling.
@Chatta-Ortega
3 ай бұрын
James Burke's reporting was better than what the US networks were producing. I'm so glad I can watch the BBC content all these years later.
@atmakali9599
3 ай бұрын
Don’t be silly. It’s all BBC 1970s propaganda. He was one of their main men.
@richardvernon317
3 ай бұрын
The real pity is the BBC wiped a lot of their video tapes of the stuff he did for the Apollo missions in the early 1970's.
@atmakali9599
3 ай бұрын
@@richardvernon317 How convenient. They knew the content wouldn’t bare scrutiny in our time. NASA lost all the technology on how to travel to the moon. They must have the same clumsy tape wiper working for them. Ya load of blue pilled brainwashed fools.
@ChatGPT1111
2 ай бұрын
We had Carl Sagan doing the outstanding Cosmos series. He was quite good though James had an entire team of talented people backing him up.
@atmakali9599
2 ай бұрын
@@ChatGPT1111 entire team of BBC shills
@mirochlebovec6586
3 ай бұрын
for some reason these old tech explainer videos are 10 times better than midern ones.
@M0jibake
3 ай бұрын
Because they didn't talk to the audience as if they were dumb, and they didn't feel the need to change camera angles every 1.3 seconds to cater for gnat-like attention spans.
@philhealey4443
2 ай бұрын
Well we don't have any dramatic sounds or irritating music for one thing, or endless rewinding of what has been covered, plus advanced information on what will be covered next.
@Orion-ir9fi
Ай бұрын
I was alive back then and remember it well. What you're detecting is indicative of a major difference in American/Western society in general back then vs today. Watch documentaries and "man on the street" interviews from the '80s and before. Listen to how even common people spoke, young people included, some who had just been through trauma such as having their house destroyed in a storm. Complete, well thought out sentences, no self centered drama, no victimhood hysterics or profanity, just calm, "we'll get through it" self assurance. Even the interviewers/reporters were different, with far less hyperbole and dramatics. I've watched several great examples of this lately here on YT, such as a 1970s documentary about labor troubles in the auto industry, and another doc about the 1974 "Super Outbreak" of tornados in the Midwest and SE, consisting completely of TV and radio reports as it was happening and reporter interviews of witnesses and victims soon after the event. Some were interviewed while still standing in the rubble of their home. Contrast the reluctance of the people in those interviews to make it about themselves vs what we see and hear today.
@lw4dbe
3 ай бұрын
My interest in science was born watching James Burke, and some years later, Carl Sagan. Their contribution to make science easier to understand by common people is an enormous legacy for next generations.
@edwardburek1717
3 ай бұрын
All hail James Burke! To acquire knowledge as complicated as that needed to operate the Apollo program and break it down to layman's terms without so much as a hint of dumbing down is a totally unique gift. Today's TV presenters would do well to study his style very vigorously - and then just give up.
@richardbrayshaw570
2 ай бұрын
Very well said. I hung on his every word back then.
@kam75
3 ай бұрын
...great times...great men...was wonderful to watch live...will never forget.
@AR-jq1hs
5 күн бұрын
The fact that James Burke interviewed the masterminds in the Apollo program is an absolute gem. This is truly a historical part in science!
@mtnimt4724
2 ай бұрын
I've watched a thousand moon landing documentaries but not one explained it all better than this.
@FullFrontalNerdity-e3z
24 күн бұрын
Burke is a national treasure. His documentaries; "Connections, The day the Universe Changed, Connections 2 and 3, The Real Thing" , and others, are masterpieces. They still should be shown in classrooms. I must have seen Connections and The Day the Universe Changed literally dozens of times. I even went so far as to spell correct the subtitles and add music references. As a matter of fact, NO, I'm not OK. 😅
@stephenpochly7003
3 ай бұрын
James Burke really bought the excitement of the missions to life. His knowledge and expertise of how to explain things that a layman could understand was unique.
@maxer167
3 ай бұрын
this is the most elaborately explained documentary from 70's . addressing every point that i am curious about.
@andrewswatland4622
3 ай бұрын
James Burke was brilliant. They found out after the first landing that they had more fuel than they thought. But a sloshing motion in the fuel tank was giving unreliable data. For the following flight, baffles were mounted in the fuel tanks to negate this problem. I just eat this stuff up with a shovel 😀
@TheRealmfc90125
3 ай бұрын
Another example of why James Burke is a legend. Easy to understand and completely relatable. And even prophetic if you listen to his several series.
@TheNovum
3 ай бұрын
James Burke is the best !
@garyowen9044
2 ай бұрын
I am pretty sure James Burke and James Lovell can calm any crisis.
@morlockmeat
3 ай бұрын
These shows were fantastic. They should all be made available to the public again. We’re all stupider for them not being around.😢😊
@atmakali9599
3 ай бұрын
All stupid for watching them. All NASA BBC PROPAGANDA lies.
@MediaArchive2-z9f
3 ай бұрын
I always wanted to see this. Thank you so much.
@GlutenEruption
2 ай бұрын
The full doc is on KZitem. Just search it. Also "the other side of the moon" which was the sister documentary released back to back with this one and even better in some ways. Highly recommended
@andymacfaul2852
3 ай бұрын
James Burke. So good. What a communicator of ideas.
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@atmakali9599 - Nurse! He's got hold of the computer again... 😄
@johnnyallred3753
3 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the video, It took me back to beening a kid watching as much of this as I could find on tv. Their is a lots of great information on going to the moon and explaining the 1202 and 1201 alarms that came up befor landing. I am glad you made it available Thank you!
@colinhurry9798
3 ай бұрын
The Best science presenter Ever. Sublime!
@greg55666
2 ай бұрын
Wow. That's the greatest 15 minutes about space I've ever seen.
@apolloskyfacer5842
2 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@Billybobble1
2 ай бұрын
What an absolutely incredible video, I knew James Burke was responsible for the greatest shot in television, but I did not know of this amazing archive report. I was born in 1979, seeing the analogue technology and the seemingly 'wing and a prayer' approach to progressing human evolution absolutely blows my mind. It reemphasises that even with an unlimited budget and acceptable risks, getting to the Moon is a rollercoaster. Those risks are not acceptable these days and the budget is many fractions from the 60's in comparison. A sobering video, but a story so beautifully and eloquently told by the great James Burke. I LOVE knowing I may very well see a human Mars landing in my lifetime, without James Burke, the telling of the story might seem a barrier to those without a degree in astrophysics. I think Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut could be our modern day equivalent of James Burke, they are special people bringing the extraordinary to us normal folk, to inform and inspire future generations, a priceless talent which I am incredibly thankful for.
@213twinkle8
2 ай бұрын
James Burke was a educated genius. How we miss this excellent reporter in these days and time. Brilliant man.....
@fburton8
3 ай бұрын
This video is gold dust. No, better than that... moon dust!
@Henry-r2f
6 күн бұрын
Probably the best science reporter ever. His "Connections" series is classic.
@markthomas1291
3 ай бұрын
So Nice to see " my pal" James Burrke again...He was a childhood hero...Im 67 now and still fondly think about him Along with Tomorrow's World ! Thanks for posting this video. Very enjoyable
@sandyfoot
28 күн бұрын
Makes it very hard to believe the moon landing was fake. You can feel the tension and authenticity. What an amazing piece of history. Well done gentlemen.
@ladamyre1
3 ай бұрын
I find it amazing that so many people think all of these men are lying, that we never went to the moon. I see their faces, the pride in the accomplishment, the recollection in their expressions and the smiles on their faces: These are not men who are lying and participating in a hoax.
@GlutenEruption
2 ай бұрын
Motivated reasoning is a powerful drug and very hard kick especially when combined with the Dunning Kruger effect. The internet makes it trivially easy to learn just enough about a subject to think you're right without learning nearly enough to know you're wrong, and then seal yourself in an echo chamber of like minded individuals only interested in amplifying evidence which reinforces those beliefs and dismissing all evidence to the contrary. 🫤
@tabascoraremaster1
2 ай бұрын
@@GlutenEruption this missing evidence . 🤣
@stevehageman6785
2 ай бұрын
I was holding my breath just watching this. James sure knows how to make a documentary.
@brianquigley1940
3 ай бұрын
Kudos for the director and/or editor and/or writer... very well told... slow build, tension increases... landing!
@joehoy9242
3 ай бұрын
There's a very good chance Burke wrote it himself, he usually did.
@apolloskyfacer5842
2 ай бұрын
This is an excellent video clearly showing just how involved the first Apollo Moon Landing was. The lesson here is to never underestimate what your fellow man is capable of doing, once he sets his collective mind to a seemingly impossible task !
@pigletsdaddy3052
3 ай бұрын
Wonderful! They don't make'm like that anymore. TV treats everyone like a moron now. Recommend: James Burke Connections is a must see.
@TDog-ic7do
2 ай бұрын
The greatest story teller of my childhood. To this date there isn’t anyone who can even remotely come close to this man’s clarity of genius in explaining the complex theories of engineering, space and science. He is a great man even to this day. Thank you JAMES BURKE for your intelligence, kindness, humility and genuine love for learning.
@BeesWaxMinder
3 ай бұрын
Enviable Access Mr.Burke!!
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@atmakali9599 - Have you really nothing better to do with your time than spam YT videos? I'm sure the nurse will be along with your medication shortly...
@atmakali9599
3 ай бұрын
@@analogueman123456787 anyone in 2024 that can’t see through this BS has had all of their meds regularly. BBC have some brass neck posting this nonsense.
@hopelessnerd6677
3 ай бұрын
Leave it to James Burke to give us the best look at the lunar landing I've ever seen. I still re-watch "Connections" and "The Day the Universe Changed" occasionally.
@theoccupier1652
3 ай бұрын
No matter what the subject if you saw the words (James Burke) you knew it was worth watching ... probably the best presenter the XXX ever had
@naimmegassabi4491
3 ай бұрын
"So he is looking out the window as if his life depended on it. Which it does." Totally cracked me up!😂 5:37
@atomictraveller
3 ай бұрын
because he used the secret code two minutes (tomb innits)
@darranedmundson1505
Ай бұрын
Thank you BBC Archive for sharing this. One of engineering's greatest feats presented by a master communicator.
@frankhoffman3566
3 ай бұрын
One of the better documentaries about the moon landing.
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@atmakali9599 - Have you ever considered hiring a professional handyman? I believe they can help if you have a screw loose... 😄
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@atmakali9599 - As opposed to the twaddle you come out with...
@canister6344
3 ай бұрын
@@atmakali9599 be gone, troll
@atmakali9599
3 ай бұрын
@@canister6344 so trolls are people who have a different opinion to you? That’s how the evil perpetrators of the vaccines were able to get so many people to take them. The voice of descent was nothing more than trolls. Now look at the mess you’re all in.
@canister6344
3 ай бұрын
wow the troll actually disappeared lol
@theestimator
3 ай бұрын
The only thing I can think of as frightening as this, would be watching Fred Dibnah " laddering a chimney and climbing up over an overhang
@liamhemmings9039
5 күн бұрын
My son and I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Burke. He was a very gracious chap.
@bennylloyd-willner9667
3 ай бұрын
I love the older docs. They didn't see a need for special fx and or annoying background music to get viewers attention, just well oresented facts (better have a disclaimer for YT complainers: facts as they were seen at the time of production 😊)
@maxpeck4154
2 ай бұрын
This is probably the best, most concise explanation of the Apollo guidance system I've ever seen, bar none.
@TheJoefussGarage
3 ай бұрын
In 1993, I had just married, we moved into our 1st home, and we found Janes Burke, and "Connections" on our cable tv network, we watched every show, with amazement 😀.. He has this sometimes, not so subtle, though healthy sarcasm, that just drew us in, no matter what the topic of his show. It would society some good, 😊 to bring Connections back, for for streaming And regular TV, what's left of it. I 🤔 think it, could still help develop young minds today... And maybe help save some older, broken minds as well.. Thanks James., for everything.....
@blackhawk7r221
3 ай бұрын
1993 Discovery, History, and The Learning Channel. What the hell happened to us?
@craigcorson3036
Ай бұрын
What an incredible privilege, to be allowed the degree of access that Burke was given!!
@gameeverything816
3 ай бұрын
Epic. The guys were giants. What an adventure!
@JimHenderson-gg6bw
2 ай бұрын
This video is showing me stuff Ive always wanted to see and explaining things about which Ive only had a minor grasp. Love it!
@justgjt
2 ай бұрын
The 1201 and 1202 alarms were caused by the guidance computer being overloaded with additional data as Buzz Aldrin decided to leave the rendezvous radar switched on in case they had to abort the landing. This radar was feeding unnecessary data into the computer whiched caused the alarms. These radar alarms could have had someone panic and abort the landing when it was not needed if the radar was turned off as it should have been.
@willoughbykrenzteinburg
2 ай бұрын
I'm not sure that Buzz decided to leave the rendezvous radar on - but rather, they did not realize leaving the radar on would be a problem until those alarms happened - - - and once they realized what caused those alarms, turning the rendezvous radar off became part of procedure. In other words, I don't think Buzz "failed" to turn the radar off; it was just that the flight plan didn't call for it because the possibility of overload wasn't thought of.
@jrranch9712
Ай бұрын
James Burke never ceases to amaze.
@torqueover
3 ай бұрын
Imagine! You have all of this brilliant engineering, bravery and science explained to you by the best communicator available. But you insist on going with Bob, the flatard, moon denier from down the pub 😂
@porkpie2884
3 ай бұрын
Imagine! You invoke appeal to authority and smear anyone who has not handed over their thinking to that authority
@seaturtledog
3 ай бұрын
All those engineers working together to accomplish a goal. Imagine how smart you had to be to work for NASA.
@torqueover
3 ай бұрын
@@porkpie2884 You appear not to have the ability to think.
@porkpie2884
3 ай бұрын
@@torqueover It's those who invoke appeal to authority who have handed over their thinking to someone else because of their lack of ability to think.
@Ruda-n4h
3 ай бұрын
@@porkpie2884 They don't have any thinking to hand over which is the problem.
@michaelboso9355
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely the best explanations of Apollo systems I've ever seen!
@Dan0__
3 ай бұрын
It's weird to think the average age in Mission Control was under 30! A mature bunch!
@Muonium1
3 ай бұрын
The average age of scientists at Los Alamos on the Manhattan project was lower still; 25.
@vast634
2 ай бұрын
Seems they picked the staff based on skill and no seniority.
@obvious-troll
2 ай бұрын
Steve Bales was 25
@Taketimeout3
4 күн бұрын
My father, for some unknown reason, really disliked Burke. I thought he was good and liked seeing him on Tommorrows World or BBC programmes like this but just because my Dad disliked him I too found myself doing the same for no good reason. I realised that this is what prejudice is and how it colours perceptions. Although I learned all this way back in the 1970s I realise I still have the same emotions which prevent me from admiring him as the great communicator he was. Its sobering to think how long ago this was but most of all that after all this time I havent learned or changed much. However what is clear for all watching is how damned well this explanation gets over the insane difficulty level of landing, not crashing, on the moon. Could anyone have done it better? I doubt it. This is indeed, gold.
@bezerkar5365
3 ай бұрын
At 4mins onwards... they just played the blue danube waltz... and this docks you automatically
@atomictraveller
3 ай бұрын
the GATE generation
@gregor_man
3 ай бұрын
In the early 80s the Hungarian television presented the Connections, the documental series of James Burke. That was a revolution for me. A new side of the tv series. Later I also saw The Day the Universe Changed, another series from him, I still have that on VHS. I love his style, his voice.
@JosephusAurelius
3 ай бұрын
Landing on the moon in 1969 with the technology available back then is truly the greatest achievement in the history of mankind. God bless the USA 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
Careful now... there are lunatics out there who are adamant it was all faked and done in a television studio! 😄
@jameshodgkins559
3 ай бұрын
They expect the Chinese to get to the moon in 2050 . Just think 1960s American/German technology is 90 years more advanced then Chinese technology 🥱😴
@doneB830
3 ай бұрын
Yes and some people still believe it like they do that the vaccine was safe and effective.
@cardboard9124
3 ай бұрын
@@doneB830got any actual evidence the moon landings were faked?
@GodOfVictory501
Ай бұрын
Fantastic intelligent documentary, the kind of which they don't make anymore. Incredibly, Steve Bales was only 26 years old when he worked as guidance officer on Apollo 11. They really were a precocious group of people.
@heathcliff8624
3 ай бұрын
James Burke - Spaceman!
@davidshaw5979
3 ай бұрын
If anyone needs to be honoured by this country its James Burke, thanks for a great post.
@1003196110031961
3 ай бұрын
James Burke was one of a kind. God bless him, his connection series is still my favourite all time documentary series.
@occamraiser
11 күн бұрын
I consider myself to be lucky to have grown up with the BBC. This is a perfect example of Public Service Broadcasting.
@WaterPickle
3 ай бұрын
There are people that need this more than us aka flat earthers and moon landing deniers
@DinoAlberini
3 ай бұрын
Ah, the moon landing deniers, the flat earthers of rocket science. “You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West.”
@michaelcherry8952
3 ай бұрын
@@DinoAlberini "You know. MORONS!"🤣
@BeatlesCentricUniverse
3 ай бұрын
@DinoAlberini Hahaha, Blazing Saddles
@doctordeej
3 ай бұрын
James Burke, the best TV presenter ever. And as for the NASA guys, they were amazing to a man (and woman - yes there were women involved). Those who talk about faked landings need to bow down before these guys (and gals).
@volpeverde6441
3 ай бұрын
so speaks the monkey mind....
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@volpeverde6441 - Presumably you also assert the Earth is flat, Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't a lone shooter, and Area 51 is overrun with little green men from Mars? Priceless... 😄
@volpeverde6441
3 ай бұрын
@@analogueman123456787 ANOTHER NARCISSIST PROJECTING THEMSELVES....MOST CONSPIRACIES END UP BEING THE TRUTH.... WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU TO CATCH UP....
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@volpeverde6441 - Your Caps Lock key appears to have jammed. 😄
@volpeverde6441
3 ай бұрын
@@analogueman123456787 NO ITS QUITE ALRIGHT....I CHOOSE TO USE CAPITAL LETTERS.... you should see a professional about your o.c.d. and FEAR of capital letters.... SYCOPHANTS KZitem REPEATEDLY REMOVES COMMENTS TO PROTECT THE MONKEY MIND....
@kkjrees
5 күн бұрын
I’d pay to watch this all day, long live the bbc
@donjones4719
3 ай бұрын
Probably the clearest recounting of the landing procedures and the personal experiences and the landing itself that there is. One quibble, however. 0:15 The explanation of the hand controllers is wrong. The right one, a conventional looking joystick, controls roll, pitch, and yaw, like the one on a airplane. The left one controls going front, back, and sideways. It doesn't control power like the throttle in an airplane. A movement from each controller causes a single burst from one or more of the reaction control thrusters. The number of bursts applied determines the "oomph". That's the closest thing that's analogous to a throttle.More bursts means a faster roll rate or faster movement in whatever direction, etc. Opposite bursts are then used to arrest this motion.
@boathemian7694
Ай бұрын
I worked for a guy named George Mueller. He was a manager at NASA during Apollo and he was fascinating to talk to about those days. I asked him a thousand questions about these matters and he said it was a big deal to him that the crews knew how to navigate unaided by Houston because he wasn’t convinced they could maintain radio communication out there.
@SelwynRewes
Ай бұрын
and how would radio communication help with navigation?
@krashd
28 күн бұрын
@@SelwynRewes Because Earth is covered in very powerful radio telescopes that can see where spacecraft are at all times, you can't get lost in space so long as you have communication with Earth because your position can be relayed to you at any time. The only time the telescopes can't see a spacecraft are when it passes behind the moon or enters Earth's atmosphere, known as blackout periods.
@SelwynRewes
28 күн бұрын
@@krashd how does a radio telescope on earth help with navigation in space ?
@eddyrussell9853
2 ай бұрын
There’s something really depressing about watching a video on one of the greatest technological achievements ever, knowing that there will be a load of comments and replies from some of the dumbest people on the planet saying that it never happened.
@AshutoshSrivastavaTimetraveler
2 ай бұрын
Using thread rotating gyroscope in space craft..isnt it dumb 😂
@Hobbes746
2 ай бұрын
@@AshutoshSrivastavaTimetraveler No, using a gyroscope in a spacecraft is far from dumb. It was an excellent way to keep track of the spacecraft’s attitude without relying on outside observations.
@eddyrussell9853
2 ай бұрын
@@AshutoshSrivastavaTimetravelerThis is exactly what I mean. You haven’t even taken the time to find out how the gyroscopes worked. James Burke is just demonstrating a gyroscope, not the actual gyroscopes that the Apollo guidance computer used.
@donaldscott3921
3 ай бұрын
If only we'd had this in the NASA-AESP days! This would have been outstanding to use with teachers and high school students. Thanks.
@rdhunkins
2 ай бұрын
As an American , I'm so disappointed that we have to rely on the British to explain this to us, Thanks for doing what our people should have done.
@Mkbshg8
3 ай бұрын
It was basicallly yesterday in the grand scheme of things, we are barely scratching the surface at this point so it's gonna get interesting!
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, the ultimate destination of technological progress is something, because of my age, I won't live to see. One thing for certain, is that innovation has become increasingly constrained by the need for it to make a profit. Back during the politically motivated space race, ambitious targets were set simply because we wanted to, not because it had to make money.
@Mkbshg8
3 ай бұрын
@@analogueman123456787 Wasn't the line not because we need to but because we can, or something similar? But yes, something to consider, cheers.
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@Mkbshg8 - Oh absolutely. A hundred years ago, a man stood at the foot of a mountain would decide to climb it simply 'because it was there'. Today, he would only do so if he could be commercially sponsored, broadcast live on social media, and gain a profitable career in the media upon his return. Our reasons for doing things have vastly altered since the start of the space race.
@Mkbshg8
3 ай бұрын
@@analogueman123456787 That's the one. And thanks for your cynical yet realistic comment lol
@analogueman123456787
3 ай бұрын
@@Mkbshg8 - LOL! You're welcome my friend. 😄
@zaffo757
4 күн бұрын
In the late 80s I was watching this on Public TV with my father who was a Boeing engineer on Saturn V back in the 60s.
@rconger24
3 ай бұрын
And that was _the day the universe changed_ !
@mccloysong
Ай бұрын
Such a stunning lesson on how to very quickly explain complex ideas in the simplest of terms. I know a lot about Apollo but didn't know so much of what I just learned.
@RICHAR-KERT
2 ай бұрын
It's mind-blowing to me that 1979 was "JUST" 10 years after the Apollo XI mission...
@miles-thesleeper-monroe8466
3 ай бұрын
The greatest show on earth
@PaulusN-p3m
Ай бұрын
So great to get access to all this background information after all these years! Gene Kranz is my youth super hero. Especially after Apollo 13. I always wanted to be as cool as him.
@dougm2745
3 ай бұрын
Ahh, back in the days when the BBC actually produced interesting and informative programming…
@Ruda-n4h
3 ай бұрын
James Burke's don't exist anymore.
@chargeriderepeat7024
3 ай бұрын
I watched the landing live, James was the chief commentator for the bbc, and every episode started with Sprach Zarathustra
@user-bl6ne3hc6n
3 ай бұрын
Your life depends on it, which it does 😊😊, that pretty much says it all, man what guts,😊
@foreverinteriors
Ай бұрын
James Burke is a fantastic presenter. If you like this , his BBC series called connections will blow you away
@SimonAmazingClarke
3 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Moon landing deniers need to watch things like this.
@kiereluurs1243
3 ай бұрын
'It was all AI-generated!!'🤪
@SimonAmazingClarke
3 ай бұрын
@@kiereluurs1243 Lol, AI wasn't invented. Neither was CGI.
@SimonAmazingClarke
3 ай бұрын
Lol, they both were. Invented, written, designer, the same thing.
@Orion-ir9fi
Ай бұрын
It wouldn't change their so-called "minds" one iota. There are none more committed to willful ignorance and goalpost moving than moon landing conspira-tards.
@liberatetutemeexinferis5902
7 күн бұрын
Never missed his Connections show.
@RolandoRatas
3 ай бұрын
The UK Space Agency budget stretched as far as training astronauts on Lunar Lander arcade machine by Atari.
@Omegaman1969
3 ай бұрын
Cocktail version
@favesongslist
3 ай бұрын
Besides the dismally small budget the UK did successfully launch a British built satellite on a British design and built rocket Blue Streak in 1971. The UK government were all but useless to support our amazingly clever UK Rocket Scientist and Engineers. Despite the first flight of Mk2 Supersonic Concorde fly be wire passenger jet in March 1969
@Ruda-n4h
3 ай бұрын
The LLTV was built to simulate as far as possible lunar gravity in an earthy environment. It used a downward pointing turbofan engine to counteract five-sixths of the vehicle’s weight which made it difficult to fly and inherently unstable.
@CSMSteel7
3 ай бұрын
Thankfully, one TV network here in the U.S. had the wisdom in the early 90’s to broadcast these much older BBC documentaries. James Burke, Connections, and the show with the two engineer/electrician/scientists who had the old style wonky theme music.
@johnwarwick4105
3 ай бұрын
Love the term “computer” in reality it’s little more than a pocket calculator
@Hobbes746
3 ай бұрын
In reality the AGC is far more capable than any pocket calculator: 1. it could multitask 2. it could automatically recover from crashes and problems (in like the 1202 alarm) 3. it could operate the spacecraft in real time
@johnwarwick4105
3 ай бұрын
@@Hobbes746having just watched another video about how this unit was programmed I have to say I am amazed what it was capable of with so little memory and processing power. You are entirely correct
@ApolloKid1961
2 ай бұрын
I can recommend CuriousMarc's channel. He and his team restored an AGC.
@willoughbykrenzteinburg
2 ай бұрын
I get annoyed with these comparisons to a pocket calculator. How about you just name a task the Apollo computer would need to be able to do to land on the moon that it was incapable of doing.
@johnwarwick4105
2 ай бұрын
@@willoughbykrenzteinburg yes I have been corrected and educated . After reading up on the matter I have to say it is incredible what they managed to achieve with so little memory and functionality
@oatlord
3 ай бұрын
Man I remember watching anything with him in it when I was young. Connections was so well done.
@gregc2467
3 ай бұрын
Raymond Baxter, was his boss and also a great communicator . Tomorrows World, a great series for the BBC !
@mcgeechiropractic2978
2 ай бұрын
So glad I got to see this video with James Burke. He is the best
@madezra64
2 ай бұрын
6:41 I swear to god when I first started hearing him say this I was expecting a sponsor ad, until I remembered this was the 70's lol! I was folding clothes and just listening so I was slightly disconnected from the historical nature of it.
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