We Are the Explorers

Why do we explore? Simply put, it is part of who we are, and it is something we have done throughout our history. In NASA's new video, "We Are the Explorers," we take a look at that tradition of reaching for things just beyond our grasp and how it is helping us lay the foundation for our greatest journeys ahead.

[Deathmonkey]

Man, Peter Cullen makes everything sound just that much more epic. Great choice of narration.

[DocWolph]

"This is Optimus Prime, on Cybertron, and I hope to see you here someday soon."

[pandaC]

I love the sentence"WE MUST GO!" so determined !!!

[johnjliam]

Yess, Optimus Prime... who plays "Peter Cullen" here on Earth... & gives Voice to our Nature to Explore. Thank you. Just ...Thank You. That was awesome=)

[yuzoookun]

One of those videos which gives you goosebumps, no matter how many times you watch it.

[ChrisMcGrathDev]

is that the voice of Optimus prime? =D

[wolfofmibu]

This video made me weep with joy, and with sadness that all of humanity can't get the idea through their heads and eons-old hatreds. That if we all worked together, life would be better for all, and we would be out there, dancing amongst the planets of our solar system, and the stars beyond.

We have the potential to go farther than our ancestors and even some of the greatest minds of our past dreamed. It should be the priority of all of us to go beyond our world, and seek out new ones.

[brandonwoods]

Standing ovation. Great great commercial.

[tritontoro]

To me this is all about the quest for knowledge and innovation. For my parents' generation, seeing man walk on the moon was what encouraged many young people to become engineers, scientists, mathematicians, etc. While we may sometimes think that going to outer space is a waste of money and resources, the minds, careers, and technological breakthroughs spawned from the space program is immeasurable. I'll never be against funding imagination and innovation. Go NASA!

[LaurelN]

Love it! So inspiring! The voice of Optimus is awesome but what is more awesome is that we (humankind) have achieved incredible wonders all in the last 100 years. Now we are ready to step past our forefathers' dreams and into our own dreams of our future. I know we have incredible things awaiting us everyday! My mom always thought I would go to space. I am 32 years old and I know in my heart in my lifetime I am going to see my planet from high above even if it is the last thing I ever do.

[taltigolt]

optimus prime should make every presidential speaks

[jennaclark]

OPTIMUS His voice and imagining he is narrating this makes me want to listen ten times more.

[lipingrahman]

Optimus Prime commands us to be assume till all are one!

[strighttuck]

I have seen this video 4 times already since its been posted and I get chills every time I watch it.

[clownkilla]

I love Peter Cullen's epic voice. I just imagine Optimus Prime narrating this, and I get chills.

[ericcartmansh]

chills and goosebumps at the same time

[AldenFrautschy]

Maybe it's because I'm a huge supporter of NASA. Maybe it's because I'm something of a romantic. Maybe it's just Peter Cullen's amazing voice. Whatever the reason, this is an absolutely chill inducing video about why we are explorers, and a rally cry for why we must continue to explore new worlds. We've only just begun.

[mitchell]

I completely agree. How can anyone in their right mind say it was uninteresting? Yes, perhaps the way it was portrayed was a little bland and a little too movie-trailer-ish for my tastes but the impact of each of the shots reflects the enormity of humanity's accomplishments in the last 70 years. I'm Canadian, but I will say this, "NASA, that was pretty damn impressive."

[nikitadancsecs]

This put me to some very inspiringly happy tears. Amazing ad!

[PeZook]

Truly yours is an incredible argument full of concrete and irrefutable facts that I cannot hope to counter in any way.