The Jet Propulsion Laboratory W/ Doug Ellison - Part 1

I had a weekend trip to LA for TwitchCon and I took the opportunity to visit Opportunity.... or at least a model of this robot and its extended family. Doug Ellison heard I was coming and helped me get access to the usual public tour and some extra bits behind the scenes.

I grabbed a ton of footage and this is going to be a 3 part series, but Doug did an amazing job of narrating a lot of the details we don't normally get to hear about.

[JettQuasar]

"I'm a photographer on Mars" is literally one of the coolest job descriptions I've ever heard.

[JaccovanSchaik]

I nominate Scott to visit every space museum in the world with a knowledgeable local in tow. Because this was amazing!

[TripedalTroductions]

It's crazy how much you can learn just by listening to two intelligent and well-informed people simply talk about something. Seriously Scott, this is one of your best videos yet.

[ResandOuies]

My god, Doug was a fantastic to listen to. Most interesting video about NASA I can remember watching.

[kainne]

I've been watching your videos since starting my AE degree (and got an A in astronautics because of it) and had the pleasure of working at JPL this past summer as an engineering intern. If it weren't for your awesome videos about spaceflight and KSP I don't know if I would have the same fervor for rocketry or spaceflight as I do now. Working with UCI's rocket team, I can't help but think about the valuable lessons gained as a result of your channel! Thanks Scott!

[BudalaNaKonju]

Thank you Scott and Doug for making this video. I'm a huge fan of space exploration and this made me smile like a small child. Huge thumbs up to NASA and space community.

[kevingrozni]

Great job Doug Ellison for one of the most concise explanations of the two rovers (Curiosity and Opportunity) I have ever heard.

[rescyn]

Absolutely loved this series. Thanks to Doug for being such a gracious, informative and engaging host as well. Cheers lads.

[jtoscat]

I miss it out there so much! I was an intern over the summer working on one of the secondary payloads of EM-1. I get to go back in just a couple of weeks for more training!! Glad more people get to see some of the stuff I saw.

[cooleosis]

'martians will have 100 words for beige when we finally have some'

RIP sides

[AlexTHGR]

I love it when Scott does these, I cant afford to go to the us, and look at all these amazing things. He's the perfect tour guide too!

[cris-py]

Fun facts:
The old NASA logo is called the "worm." The new one is called the "meatball." For external documents and presentations (those that will be seen outside of JPL), JPLers will say "stick a meatball on it."

[joost]

Thanks for sharing Scott, very interesting.

[GeneralJackRipper]

Totally nerding out right now! Thanks Scott!

[Viniter]

This is hands down the best overview of Curiosity I've seen. As well as the other spacecraft. Loving it!

[colsaber]

I am loving this. Cant wait for part 2 - 1000

[nathanglevy]

Thanks for this video, it was very interesting and informative. Doug was great, very fun to listen to. Please pass Doug Ellison thanks from all of us for a fantastic video. And thank you Scott for sharing!

[samphire]

Love the video Scott and Doug, its just like a personal tour with two super knowledgeable guides, cant wait for part 2 :)

[CristianCiotti]

I remember Scott explaining the Curiosity rover a while ago in a VR simulator. Actually, his info were really close to the ones that Doug gives. Congratulations Scott!

[crcpeart]

So much appreciation for this, Scott and Doug. Legends! 🙌
Scott, I am always excited to watch new science videos from you. SUCH great content. Thank you so much.