Why a Mission to The Sun is Really Hard - Orbital Mechanics

Sending a spacecraft to the Sun is a lot more challenging than you may think - it's not as simple as heading straight there!

Scott Manley's space videos:
Special thanks to Artemis Wishfoot for the little cameo! His channel:
Gameplay footage from Kerbal Space Program:

My Patreon and Twitter:

Fursuit by The Fur Collective!

Music:
"Making Water" and "Hexadecimals" from The Martian: Original Motion Picture Score
Imogen Heap - Climb to Sakteng (Instrumental)

Extra special thanks to NASA
Editing timelapse was ~14 hours of footage

[Scurrow]

I can related, Sometimes i orbit my kitchen 7 or 8 times to get enough momentum to go outside in the world.

[glenngriffon]

Hiyu i wanna thank you for breaking the magic as it were and showing us how you acheive the "in space" look for your videos.
I don't think any of us realized just *how much* work you put into this. Not just in the editing but the building of your set to make it look so good. I'm dumbfounded and while some folks might not enjoy peeking behind the curtain I find my enjoyment of an artist's work increases when I know the effort they have gone to.
And you *are* an artist m8. Truly. And I lift my glass to you and your work.

Not only do you provide some excellent scientific information without getting bogged down by a lot of technical talk about inertia and speed (which has its place and I like to see just not when I'm watching cute furry animals). This is the kind of content I would like to see out of a children's science program. Cute furry guy explaining science in a way that's simple to grasp, not too technical but also doesn't feel "dumbed down" or like the presenter is speaking down to the audience. As someone who has tried that kind of thing, i've found it aggravating to do *because* I want to write out the details and "show my work".

[beufis]

I'm really impressed with your station setup. More so than if you were really up there. Idk what you would need to go up the actual station, (probably lots of money) but considering what you managed to accomplish is significantly more impressive then just buying your way into space. Your skills are impressive.

May your channel reach to the stars!

[isaacarthurSFIA]

That was great, love the presentation style, nicely done :)

[PRWolf]

Factual, funny and technically stunning. Hands down one of the best videos ever produced by this community!

P.S How hot will the Parker Solarboye get?

[onivlasbrony]

What's the most satifying thing here ?
That Hiyu posts a new video ?
That I already knew most of this thanks to Kerbal Space Program ?
That we have Artemis doing his own version of Jebediah Keman ?
That the last three minutes demonstrate just how much Hiyu deserves love from the selfless work he puts in all those videos ?

[wyattfunky]

The extra effort you put into the space station really sets your videos apart. Nice work.

[SciFurLycan]

I love how the first thing you say in the video answers the question you put in the title. And once again you made an informational, educational, well-structured, and entertaining video of you floating in the ISS in fursuit; if that isn’t a 10/10 video, I don’t know what is ❤️
keep up the great work!

[McHeisenburger]

Yep. Yep, you’re definitely my favorite YouTuber.

[WuschelWolf]

The amount of work and passion you put into this video is astonishing. Had no idea it's that much work to be honest. Thank you! :3

[JohnWest]

I'm just waiting for someone to say that your building that astounding set only goes to prove just how far the powers that be will ultimately go to conceal the fact that you're actually up there on the International Space Station!

Seriously — thank you for yet another genuinely inspiring, informative, and highly educational video. You deserve a TV show (if anyone's still making those).

All the best!

[tauritv]

I just wanted to say thank you for your videos and for all the hard work you put into them. Because of you I plan to major in astrophysics!

[revvingnoodle]

Fursuiter with essentially astronomy 101, you got my attention, cheers to this fuzzball.

You deserve much more subscribers

[yoannexocat]

I'm Pretty happy i got to register to have my name written in the sd card they'll send in the parker solar probe X3

[cloudy]

Hiyu... I want to say wow to your stunning work. Honestly. You are my greatest idol over everybody else because I, myself want to go into, and learn everythibg there is to know about astronomy and aeronautics. I also want to have that pro-editing style you have, hoping to kick off on YT, and making videos like you. Thanks for adding more meaning intoy life, aswell as helping to shape it. ❤

[ayvenmoor]

Using science in cheeky ways is honestly the most fun thing ever. Love the video Hiyu! Also, It's really cool how you put your setup together and showed us the process for it too. It's great that you do so much for us :) Thank you for it!

[NidonocuPoisonBunny]

Was great meeting you at CFz! Finally we learn the secrets of your videos too! Great work on this one again! <3

[redstripecougar]

Great video, Hiyu!  I remember the first time I saw one of your videos (I think it was the Living in Space one), I thought at first, "Holy crap!  A fursuiter in space!"--but then noticed little details, like the fact that your tail wasn't floating around, and when you turned around, it was always on the same spot, and knew it wasn't real.  And I already know that going to space is extremely expensive, and we furries tend to spend that money on conventions and fursuits instead.  But to get back to my point, I'm glad you showed us your film set, and how you built it.  I also love how quite a few non-furries seem to enjoy your videos (judging by the comments), and they act as if fursuiters and science are a normal combination!  I think you would make a great science teacher, either in a school or on television.  Probably better on TV, because in person, your students would probably be distracted by wanting to hug you!

[entobird]

WOW! Another amazing video Hiyu! I loved seeing your process at the end too, its amazing seeing all the work you put into your set, and the animations and figures you create in post to help with the presentation. Thanks for sharing and keep up the amazing videos!

[drbuilderbro]

Good use of ksp to give a more visual explanation. Good job on the entire video. Keep up the great work!