Neil deGrasse Tyson Opens A Rocket In His Office

Neil deGrasse Tyson Opens A Rocket In His Office | TIME

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16 жыл бұрын

TIME recently went to interview Neil deGrasse Tyson and we noticed a huge crate had been delivered to his office. He was then kind enough to open it on-camera. The back story of this gift is that Neil was adamant that ABC News include the Saturn V Rocket on its list of The 7 Wonders of America. The folks at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama were so grateful, they sent Neil a replica.
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@DreableNeebal10 8 жыл бұрын

"It's not heavy, it's MY rocket."

@Allazander 9 жыл бұрын

How could anyone not simply LOVE this man? He's like a kid in a candy store and the universe is the store he loves the most.

@NumeMoon 9 жыл бұрын

I wish I was even half as passionate about anything as Tyson is about space.

@rolfmeyermusic 10 жыл бұрын

This guy is the greatest! Every time he talks its like he's doing a documentary!

@tuhinlahiri24111992 8 жыл бұрын

now thats what i call unboxing video.

@Wizarrdd 15 жыл бұрын

I love how he appreciates what exactly the gift is.

@TheDragonoftheWeast 10 жыл бұрын

Neil deGrasse Tyson is jacked.

@TracieHolladay 8 жыл бұрын

He used to be a wrestler.

@DoctorApotheosis 11 жыл бұрын

He is such a big kid about space. Watching his interviews, whenever he gets on the subject his eyes just light up. I wish I could be so passionate about something like that....

@thedarkfaegaming 10 жыл бұрын

He's just a big kid with his new toy

@marcospiazza2961 7 жыл бұрын

lordoftime001 There's a saying that goes :"big kids, big toys"

@jimalbi 7 жыл бұрын

I would be too!

@AmpZillia 10 жыл бұрын

I know he felt like a kid again

@STSWB5SG1FAN 10 жыл бұрын

A pity we've lost our capability to do bold things like Apollo. Maybe someday we'll get it back.

@GSTHb 10 жыл бұрын

you see, we didnt lost our capability to bold things like apollo, we still have it, but it seems that we prefer to use it for other things, like, lets say military.....

@scottstackhouse4180 10 жыл бұрын

The next bold leap for mankind has to be one of thought and understanding.

@sabatino1977 10 жыл бұрын

A point that NDT makes very often is that the space race was an extension of the cold war and the reason we invested the time and money was because there was a "I don't want to get bombed by another country" driving force. It was not, as many of us think, a kind of "let's go explore and see what we can learn" thing.

@pragmat1k 10 жыл бұрын

In a green house gas conscious society I think it might be pretty irresponsible for us to do something like that again...

@pragmat1k 10 жыл бұрын

***** Touché androgynous named science person.

@justingodbout538 7 жыл бұрын

He's like a little boy holding his Christmas present lol awesome video!

@prot07ype87 6 жыл бұрын

I was JUST thinking about this when I read your comment, haha!

@Kataang101 11 жыл бұрын

I love his passion for discovery and science!

@MondrosenPrime 13 жыл бұрын

I lost it when he hugged the model after a lady said "And you have a model in your office?" AWWW

@TracieHolladay 8 жыл бұрын

Come to Florida and see the real thing. It's mind-blowing. Truly mind-blowing.

@Nirvana_Replica 7 жыл бұрын

Tracie Holladay I've been there once as a kid, they got moon stones as well.

@timsaurusrex 11 жыл бұрын

I love that line, "It's not heavy, it's my rocket".

@astroboy9841 7 жыл бұрын

My Inspiration!

@protocol512 15 жыл бұрын

lol!! I was thinking the same exact thing when he pulled it out of the crate.

@BetterOffDamned 12 жыл бұрын

I love this video!

@vvald008 12 жыл бұрын

I always see him in a tie and suit, and I love seeing him dressed so casually and laughing it up with his colleagues.

@gobbledygookie 16 жыл бұрын

his enthusiasm is infectious, great clip :)

@SandWolf_ 12 жыл бұрын

lmao, his face when someone said it's your rocket now!

@0Tanker0 12 жыл бұрын

I saw the saturn five in person, seeing something so collosal able to reach the stars got me hopelessly in love with space.

@bdf2718 15 жыл бұрын

Love the Hollies reference.

@robdotcom71 15 жыл бұрын

What a fun guy to work with. There'd never be a dull moment.

@darkyn1138 12 жыл бұрын

His love for science is infectious. "Awesome" should be measured in Tysons.

@bigalwrth 12 жыл бұрын

The thing that I love about Neil deGrasse Tyson, is not just the vast amount of knowledge he has about what he does, but how much he loves what he does and how excited he can get about it

@dpepps01 12 жыл бұрын

I learnt more watching this 4 minute Neil deGrasse video than a whole semester at university.

@XxerikpereyraxX 11 жыл бұрын

3:39 Priceless!

@NATESOR 12 жыл бұрын

@GowanBray well said

@fasteddie4145 10 жыл бұрын

I joined the USAF right out of HS and had the honor of working on the ICBM version of the Titan II.......literally 1/20th the size of the Saturn V...it still blew my mind the first time I saw....35 years later I still get chills remembering that moment...

@SilverandButters 11 жыл бұрын

He had that "I'm not impressed look." lol

@resoprint 12 жыл бұрын

I can't believe someone can be this smart, cool and funny at the same time.

@geksii 11 жыл бұрын

i love how he is so enthusiastic about things that we wouldn't even think twice about or question..

@JacobHayden911 6 жыл бұрын

Love Neil! This is awesome. Can't believe I'm just now seeing this!

@n64jerry 13 жыл бұрын

@supahsekzy That is, in fact, one of the things that makes a great scientist. I love this guy. Cheers

@fabioproductions 12 жыл бұрын

I learned so many things in just 3 minutes. He makes a fantastic teacher.

@ardvark84 11 жыл бұрын

I'm proud to be one of he's kind!

@mush01 13 жыл бұрын

Humanity needs more people like Neil deGrasse Tyson.

@akindad 15 жыл бұрын

That's a great looking crate it came in.

@nazaxprime2391 9 жыл бұрын

That excitement... XD

@TheClassyHat 13 жыл бұрын

@slacker4rent It all comes down to perspective really, like how the Spanish coming to the Americas was like exploring another world to them.

@walkerneo 13 жыл бұрын

"It's not heavy, it's my rocket" is a reference to "he's ain't heavy he's my brother" by the Hollies.

@caddy1010 13 жыл бұрын

@JeefCakes Thank You! PEACE!

@EeekiE 13 жыл бұрын

@caddy1010 You're not stupid. I knew nothing much of Apollo till a few weeks ago. It's truly awesome stuff! What you've said is absolutely correct. the S+C stays in orbit around the Moon waiting for the LM to touch down, take off, and rejoin. Then all 3 connected parts rocket back in to Earth's gravity. It only takes a small amount of fuel in the S+C mod to do this, as it never had to come from the moon's surface, is already going fast, and only has less than 1/6th gravity to escape from.

@StuartHaitchXbox 14 жыл бұрын

well said.

@Pooverse 12 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic nerd you are Mr. Tyson. Nerd in the most positive awesome way ever, a nerd for science and knowledge. His passion is so contagious as well.

@freakflagflies 12 жыл бұрын

I think one of the biggest reasons I love this Guy is because of his PASSION!

@slugfly 12 жыл бұрын

It's so awesome that he went in cold, not even knowing what it was, and immediately launched into an enlightening and inspiring rant about it!

@yaklin104 12 жыл бұрын

he seems like a cool guy to hang out with, kind of like a grown up kid, i can't help but smile as i watch this video.

@Zephollus 12 жыл бұрын

At 1:35 I was reminded of Slim Pickens.

@danthemanzizle 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea! I shall hereby award you 7 Tysons.

@cbsk341 13 жыл бұрын

@bradkrit I try to articulate my thoughts as best I can, so if the end result is somewhat flowery so be it.

@ExhumedThallid 12 жыл бұрын

"Yes it's heavy but it doesn't matter because it's the Saturn 5 rocket." I know that feel, bro.

@aeroeng314 13 жыл бұрын

Just in case no one's said this yet, to answer the question posed in the video, each F-1 engine in the first stage of the Saturn V consumed consumed about 670 gallons of propellant each second meaning a total of about 3350 gallons of propellant was consumed each second. This thing was a beast.

@mccote 16 жыл бұрын

I saw an interview where Neil was talking about how he first met Carl Sagan, and how Carl was so nice and generous and respectful and unassuming, even though Neil was basically an unknown at that time. If only Carl could see him now :)

@angelanalog 12 жыл бұрын

I haven't watched a video with Tyson in it where I haven't smiled. This guy wins human of the year award.

@supahsekzy 14 жыл бұрын

I love this guy's constant childlike sense of curiosity.

@incandesantlite 12 жыл бұрын

he's sooooo excited lol!

@misssheatherskye 11 жыл бұрын

"aahhhh" That's the sound my anxiety makes

@robman200 12 жыл бұрын

See, watching this, I just really want a job in his office now. :) haha

@freedomland11 13 жыл бұрын

@1:36...I think we all thought the same thing!!!!

@chillbrotha01 11 жыл бұрын

right on man

@ROBLOXobama1337 10 жыл бұрын

Where can you get one of those? I have a Saturn IB, but the Saturn V takes the cake.

@assail 11 жыл бұрын

opens box, sees its for second, tells you the name, what its done, what its capable of. true genius and a great man to listen to. i wish this guy was my next door neighbor

@nermid 12 жыл бұрын

I was sent here with only the information that this was a video of Neil deGrasse Tyson opening a box. Honestly, I was willing to be happy with this video at 0:45. The next 3 minutes were just gravy.

@Scarr420 11 жыл бұрын

He is like a kid at Christmas. I love this guy.

@Skyerzen 13 жыл бұрын

this dude is soooooo awesome!

@bobibest89 10 жыл бұрын

gotta love that guy

@SakuraiMei 13 жыл бұрын

Is that a "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" reference I see there 8D

@nuclearbox2 13 жыл бұрын

THIS IS GOLD. AND HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS

@nojoek152 13 жыл бұрын

I once heard that the Saturn V rocket at launch get about 5 feet per gallon of feul.

@Anduy261 11 жыл бұрын

Did anyone notice the statue of Newton on his table? He does love his badass idol.

@caddy1010 13 жыл бұрын

@JeefCakes I dont want to seem stupid but the S+C module launches the Lunar Module, it touches down and they leave and meet back up with the S+C Module which has been waiting for re-attatchment, then they launch back into Earths orbit?

@airbusftw7063 12 жыл бұрын

Meeting Dr Tyson is one of my wish list before I die.

@ChrisJS1987 12 жыл бұрын

ME TOO!!! :O would be awesome if it came apart and had a LM inside... But it is awesome as it is!! :D

@AshleyShafty 11 жыл бұрын

i love this man

@BillMurrayIsGod 15 жыл бұрын

i love how everything he does has a scientific demonstration

@phylosophycalwisdom 13 жыл бұрын

@FIGHTFANNERD3 Now you see the LIGHT!! One love.

@gregoryfujita8265 8 ай бұрын

At 1min 49sec,the custodian looks at neil as if to say "..yeah whatever,can I have my screwdriver back man???"

@NAPauliukonis 13 жыл бұрын

If he had a show, I'd watch it every day

@RedPhoenix230 12 жыл бұрын

We have a badass over here! :)

@afridgetoofar1818 Жыл бұрын

“There are five rocket nozzles, hence the Saturn V.” Neil is the king of making up stuff on the spot 😂

@ptroinks 9 жыл бұрын

I want a model like that one!

@Night.League 11 жыл бұрын

honestly.. there are so many things that humans generalize into "awesome" or variants of "sooooo awesome" because we don't have a language system diverse enough to satisfy creating clarity for the various levels of awesome we experience, and so i think this is a great idea.

@5WDFREE 14 жыл бұрын

Darn that makes me want to watch Apollo 13 again.

@JustOneEarth 12 жыл бұрын

Dr. Tyson has an amazing ability to make being poetic and informative look as easy as breathing. He is absolutely one of my most favorite people on this planet.

@pacifiedfools 12 жыл бұрын

He is so cool

@PhilRounds 14 жыл бұрын

Neil's joy of science is infectious!

@EXIx2 11 жыл бұрын

Not just a wrestling but THE wrestler. He was definitely a force to reckon with back then (and still to this day).

@otivaeey 12 жыл бұрын

Boxing strength should be measured in Tysons, but awesomeness in Neils.

@leflipmo 12 жыл бұрын

"It's not heavy. It's my rocket"

@ticrisse 12 жыл бұрын

nice to see even brilliant people geek out!

@gr4ndhustle 13 жыл бұрын

@PatchesRips that's exactly how i feel...

@english1d1 12 жыл бұрын

i want neil to make a youtube channel. he'd become the most subscribed in days.

@amodastra1953 7 жыл бұрын

Where can I buy this!!!???

@kungfuchicken98 13 жыл бұрын

I love this guy

@sirdigby727 14 жыл бұрын

@spydertub3 Funnily enough, when Tyson applied to Cornell, his application actually attracted the attention of Carl Sagan, who was a member of the Cornell faculty and promptly tried to recruit him to Cornell (Tyson ended up going to harvard). So when you say that Sagan would be proud, you are actually right.

@caddy1010 13 жыл бұрын

@JeefCakes Thats just amazing that, that would have that much thrust as small as it is. It just doesnt seem like it would be powerful enough to re-enter Earths atmosphere.