Astronomical Guest Book - Objectivity 14

Brady journeys to Huntsville, Alabama to visit the Von Braun Astronomical Society - where he finds a guest book with some very famous entries.

Guest camera operators in Alabama: Destin Sandlin and Sean Conway.

Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran

Some keywords: Huntsville, Alabama, Von Braun Astronomical Society, dome, telescope, guest book, journal, Rocket City, James, planetarium, Saturn 5, Redstone Rocket, Army Missile Team, NASA, Kennedy, moon, 1960, Christmas Eve, daughters, signatures, autographs, 1959, Mercury seven, astronauts, Gordo Cooper, Leroy G Cooper Junior, Alan B Shepard Junior, log book, Destin Sandlin, Sean Conway

[Zelmel]

Oh man, I really hope you're doing more Objectivity videos from Huntsville! I love space, and my late grandfather worked on engineering for Gemini through the ISS.

[kaiplue]

So this means Objectivity can also feature places and things outside of the Royal Society? This makes me so excited!

[jnthegreat]

Now i kind of want to go there just to see Brady's signature

[PopeLando]

Twenty-one years ago it was my great privilege to spend 10 weeks in Huntsville, AL and, though I don't know the astronomical society, I remember well those beautiful wooded hills above the town, the southern end of the Smoky Mountains. As a fellow space nut, I loved all the Apollo history that infuses many places in the area, including unused rockets, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and the giant astronaut training tank. But I grew very quickly to love the natural beauty of the whole area of northern Alabama and southern Tennessee, and of course I met many wonderful friendly people.

[veni.vidi.reliqui]

I will say it again, Brady you get to see some of the neatest things in the world! Thanks for sharing!

[FeatsDaily]

Very cool. It's great that you're able to get objects from places beyond the Royal Academy.

[SpiderGirl]

Yay I've signed that log too! Lol

[jdgrahamo]

Braun is pronounced Brown, as in Frau, not brawn as in pawn.

[gpd]

Von Braun was also a nazi guy who suggested that forced workers from concentration camps should be used to make the V2 rockets...

great series though, really enjoying it :)

[erictaylor]

2:35 Well 6 of them were Deke Slayton didn't fly until the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

[Joekosler]

I like the video, but you failed to at least mention Wernher von Braun's involvement with Nazi Germany and the development of the V2 rocket. I think that's quite a notable thing.

[zxana]

WHY didnt i know you were here Brady i would have loved to get your autograph while you were in my home town!

[DenisRyan]

Did you know: The Tracy brothers in Thunderbirds are named after the first American astronauts in space from the Gemini Program, Alan, Gordon, Virgil, John and Scott.

[Horforia]

+Objectivity Is there a picture of the page where you signed the logbook, and if not, could anyone from around there go and take a picture please?

[karmakazi]

Von Braun's daughters were probably trying to spot Santa Claus.

[Asher.Yodaah]

You missed what I think to be a very important and significant part of his career in that he was an ex Nazi and also the designer of the V2 rocket. I don't think you should have forgot that darker part of von Braun's career.

[Taraalcar]

Hey Brady, when will we see those slides that you teased in the first trailer for Objectivity?
(I love these vids btw)

[LearningWithRev]

When were you in Huntsville? I was just there last week.

[dzjad]

"I want to see where I'm going!"

[blogobre]

Von Braun - lead nazi designer of the V1&V2... lets taint his memory with the 'full history', not just what he did after, which indeed was extraordinary.