Reinventing Space Flight

Follow Dr. Ben Longmier and his team into the rugged Alaskan wilderness on a quest to build a whole new type of rocket engine. Their goal is to test sensitive components by launching them into radiation-filled environments of space aboard helium balloons. Their goal is to revolutionize space travel and exploration by harnessing the energy contained in the dynamic fourth state of matter: plasma.

This action-packed episode explores a big dream at the moment of its birth... taking us along to witness dramatic balloon launches on mountain glaciers, spectacular imagery inside the Sun, and flights through colorful geomagnetic storms.

This exciting show is about individuals who are challenging the odds and striking out to new frontiers. As part of a larger trend of private enterprise in space, their audacious plan is to seize the historic initiative by opening up whole new avenues of space exploration.

[paulh]

I have always had a hard time going to sleep. I have tried damn near everything. Melatonin, vigorous exercise, a couple of drinks, hypnosis.. Etc. Nothing puts me to sleep faster than an interesting video like this. Maybe this is why I was only an average student. I am 54 and still find videos like this fascinating, yet they still put me to sleep. Must be something in my brain that shuts off when I reach a point of not being able to process information immediately. I still want to know everything about our solar system, galaxy, universe, and God.
The human brain is amazing. I wake up the next morning and things that confused me the night before suddenly make sense. The next evening I challenge myself to learn more and the same thing happens. This has gone on for 40 years. I guess I still have the curiosity of a child. Maybe that part of my brain never grew up.

[jib]

Yes these videos are so calming to hear and it reminds me of my high school classes right when they spoke the yawning party began and then 😴 i was out like a lamp

[williehubbard]

i'm into space documentary's because it's educational informative and science is important because science is vital for our survival upon the earth.

[IndyTheGreat]

Always a pleasant surprise to see a SpaceRip video in my subscription box, let alone one that is 49 minutes long.

[valenin]

Большое Спасибо! Все Ваши репортажи потрясающие. Спасибо за ваши познания, которые Вы передаете людям. Всё это шикарно.

[Tbonetx]

Anybody else pop on headphones and use these videos to go to sleep.. lol

[Blazerelf]

I'd like to appreciate for the exceptional videos; at some point I began feeling disappointed of what we (humans) have become and where we are going, but videos like this remembers me that their is still people out their who live life to do good to humanity and are passionate in their search for wisdom.

[McStebb]

I love this channel.  It's like an endelss repository of documentaries.

[RafaelHEscobar]

The panoramic views of the Earth as seen from the ISS plus the footage on the min 40:43, in conjunction with the computer graphics and the detailed explanation of the project, really offered an outstanding documentary as a result.

What are these type of documentaries called ? The kind of where are no other people talking but the narrator. The narrator has a rather monotone and calm voice. All the imagery are usually CGI. I want to watch more of these documentaries about the universe while I'm about to sleep because they make me so serene.

[RichardAllenCramer]

I am from the future. For faster space travel, the hadron collider plays a big part in it. Bill, do your thing. The world is waiting:)

[Spandex]

Dick Rodstein and epic music at the start is enough make me enter the zone.

[TimeMachineMechanic]

I actually watched the whole thing, it was very exciting :D

[gregurbanek]

Failure is the segway to success. Thanks.

[DavidLPeavy]

Exceptional interesting!  Love the guy's

[cypher_spectator]

>Goes to youtue
>Goes to subscriptions tab
>Finds a new SpaceRip video :D
>Plays video then suddenly realizes the length
>Gets off seat and gets popcorn

[chris]

I don't know who you are but I just love the documentaries you post.

[S]

The music is always epic in these docos

[MiguelTorrellas]

Aw i wanted to see those plasma engines on action

[Joseph]

Ben you are the best keep it up don't change anything.