NASA | Space Geodesy Profile: Chopo Ma

Space geodesist Chopo Ma explains the science of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI): using radio emissions from distant galaxies to create a precise reference frame for the Earth.

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[sanguma]

I love this kind of reasearch/data collection :-) keep up the good work!

[hardyr]

I've seen the inside of it before. It's just some electrical and mechanical equipment for powering the telescope. It might look like a larger version of what's in your basement. The telescope is controlled from a nearby trailer.

[Strideo]

Now I want to know what is in the little room he came out of at the base of the radio dish.

[andersism]

It looks like a public toilet with a serious tv dish ^^ Like it, tho'!

[hazyhalfmoon]

i watch this and all i heard is elevator music