I Asked An Actual Apollo Engineer to Explain the Saturn 5 Rocket - Smarter Every Day 280
5M views · Dec 26, 2022 · Science & Technology
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@smartereveryday · 3 years ago · pinned
Luke Talley is one of the most interesting and impressive engineers I have ever met. I decided to do my best and capture Luke's thoughts as much as possible, because this is the rare opportunity to hear about the Saturn V program straight from the Horse's mouth! I hope you enjoy this video, and if you'd like to hear more of what Luke has to say (Including why he won the award) that's over on the Second Channel. Here's a link to that video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUkbdqw9pBk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUkbdqw9pBk</a> Also, friendly reminder that the Holographic Stickers will go out to Patrons at the beginning of the year. If you're considering supporting, (I'm grateful by the way) I'm going to lock in the Patron list at the end of the year. Here's the link if you're interested: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday">https://www.patreon.com/smartereveryday</a>
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@chuckb5074 · 3 years ago
I worked with Luke Talley at IBM-Charlotte in the mid-1980's. I was a new mechanical engineer out of college and Luke was the system engineer for the printer we were developing. I loved the stories he told about Apollo. In 2016 I was visiting my son who is an aerospace engineer in Huntsville. We decided to tour the Space & Rocket center. As we were walking by the Saturn V, I was telling my son some of the stories Luke told me. When we reached the Instrumentation Ring, there stood Luke working as a volunteer. It was great to see him again after almost 30 years. Destin, I am so happy you are capturing Luke's stories so that a large audience can hear them.
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@kentium4 · 3 years ago
Not every channel can publish a 58 minute video that I want to watch completely uninterrupted and without distraction... but you've done it
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@TimeBucks · 3 years ago
My condolences to Luke on the loss of his wife
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@teganmullins687 · 1 year ago
i use to work at the u.s. space and rocket center as a janitor (i cleaned this same building you were in) i had the opportunity to stop and talk to this gentleman. he’s an amazing person and he’s so so incredibly smart. the amount of knowledge this man has made that interaction with him incredible. much respect for him for stopping and chatting with me for 10-15 minutes.
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@chriscorscadden2484 · 3 years ago
Craziest part of the video is hearing that companies were willing to train their employees instead of expecting 10 years experience before you graduated
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@FSAPOJake · 3 years ago
Man, it's almost intimidating just how brilliant Luke is. It's like he operates on a whole other level compared to the rest of us, even most modern engineers.
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@AuthenTech · 3 years ago
The amount of knowledge in that man's brain is beyond incredible. 🤯
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@cykeok3525 · 3 years ago
This is an incredible man.<br><br>The fact that he graduated from college in 1965 with no experience with digital computers, and then proceeds to design the computer control system for the Moon missions in a handful of years. <br><br>This means mastering not only digital computing (both hardware and software design), but ALSO obtaining a deep understanding in the physics and engineering behind space travel (i.e. rocket science)... all in just a few years.<br><br>The gargantuan gulf between his awe-inspiring genius and his humility is.. I don't know.. I'm floored.
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@stevering4450 · 3 years ago
I am 75 years old and am basically a space nerd. I can't thank Destin enough for putting together this video. I could listen to Luke for hours. Thank you guys for this great video!
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@augl2702 · 3 years ago
10 seconds after this man started speaking, you can tell he knows his stuff. What an incredible individual, with an incredible story. Thank you for all the hard work, Mr. Talley. Your efforts inspired millions of people around the world. It will be remembered for the rest of human history.
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@spellxthief · 3 years ago (edited)
"they knew there would be a lot of us alabama guys working on it, so 33 22 11, they were keeping it simple" <br>such a funny guy. rip Kitty <3
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