Revolutionizing the Logistics of Spaceflight - Firefly Aerospace

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Credits:
Producer/Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus
Head of Production: Mike Ridolfi
Editor: Dylan Hennessy
Animator: Eli Prenten
Animator: Stijn Orlans
Sound and Production Coordinator: Graham Haerther
Sound: Donovan Bullen
Camera Operator - Evan Crowley -
Camera Operator - Chandler Jowell
On Location Audio -Bryan Hagemann
Launch Footage: Trevor Mahlmann
Launch Footage: Cosmic Perspective
Head of Moral: Shia LeWoof

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Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.

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[RealEngineering]

OMG the audio for the joke at 28:31 got cut off somehow?!

[TrevorMahlmann]

So cool to see some of my footage in here right from the start. What a neat opportunity it is to work with Firefly—can’t wait to watch this ep of Real Engineering!🎥🚀

[Rickardsson]

18:50 that animation of the fuels mixing was extremely satisfying.

[NickyLunaLove]

I think both Bridget and Jordi are my favorite engineers you’ve ever interviewed.

They are SO excited about their work, it’s infectious. <3

[SuryaGanesh-pe]

Minor correction: The SpaceX rocket that failed to launch the Facebook satellite cost was worth $200 million, not $2 billion. :)

[judeackland-patel]

Having a chief engineer called Jordi at a rocket company has gotta be a deliberate nod to startrek TNG

[DustinHasVideos]

Composite tanks are the future. My friend told me he trusted them so much he was going to take a composite tank and a controller to look at some boat wreck. Must have been so much fun bc I haven’t heard back from him in a couple years

[paulmuriithi]

from Kenya, i am recommending this channel and a nebula sub to hundreds of parents with science loving school goers. your team makes educationals that are worth investing in. Amaizing work.

[JustSilen]

There is nothing cooler than seeing people who are really excited about their work talking about the cool things about their work.

[blackeagle]

16:19 Correction Raptor is not the First Full flow staged combustion cycle engine. That honor goes to the RD 270 developed in the Soviet Union. And then there was NASA's integrated powerhead demonstrator in the 90s, which was just the turbo pump assambly of an FFSCC Engine. Raptor was only the 3rd of its kind, but it was the first engine of this type to actually power a vehicle in flight and reach space/orbit.

[parrisracing]

The engine names are great. All of them Firefly show references. Love it.

[lazercheesecake]

The first pilot onboard firefly: I’m a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar.

[joelallen]

7:23 the launch abort system is armed before propellant load, this means that the crew dragon would be safely pulled free from the launch pad, nothing apart from the launch vehicle would be lost.

[minikretz]

Bridgette is so amazing at explaining complex topics simply, awesome work by firefly, it's exciting seeing these innovations

[wormyboot]

I like Jordi's passion. He was really enjoyable to watch.

[PhNIXx]

The story of them making their own component in record time was really inspiring. You could feel the fire in him!

[ilessthanbees]

"I'm trying to get rid of the cork." I love that guy. You know you've reached max engineer when cork is too heavy.

Edit: That guy next year be like "this aerogel isn't light enough"

[lanzer]

Everyone is too caught up in claiming this and that is the next SpaceX. The truth is that all these new providers are here because their find their niche to exist along side SpaceX. They focus on different payloads, offer better turn around times and dedicated orbits. None of these companies are delivering the same (22, 000kg) payload for less money, nor developing a fully reusable rocket.

I'm really happy that RealEngineering got to be up close with the team at RocketLab. But at the same time the biases were starting to show. The whole thing about how "a problem during refueling could be very costly if the cargo are human lives" was hard to listen to. Every enthusiasts know that there is an abort system in place, so the risk is at a minimal.

[alexmhbr]

7:24 the Launch Escape System is armed before the propellant is loaded, so in an event where the second stage explodes, the crew dragon would escape

[nate_]

I have to say I am really liking the more personal style your videos have had recently!