NASA's Secret Weapon

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Published 2020-06-07
During the 1960’s, NASA was under a huge amount of pressure to land humans on the Moon by the end of the decade. But without the help from a truly unique aircraft, NASA would have struggled to assemble the massive Saturn V rocket in time and their ambitious goal might never have been achieved.

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Credits:
Written and edited by: Ewan Cunningham (www.instagram.com/ewan_cee/)
Narrated by: Beau Stucki
All Comments (21)
  • @primalspace
    Fun fact: the original Guppy was actually nicknamed the "Pregnant Guppy" by NASA engineers. Thanks to NordVPN for making this video possible! Get 70% off NordVPN plus an additional FREE month at nordvpn.com/primalspace (promo code: primalspace)
  • @liamc8085
    The beluga: i use the plane to transport the plane
  • @julianmartinezfontaina872
    NASA: What are we going to do? It is literally impossible to fly such a big plane with a lot of... John Conroy: HEY HEY
  • @MarcusBadi
    And I thought the Beluga had an "original" design...
  • @astrumspace
    Loved the video! It's amazing that something like that can even fly. And it was great doing a collab with you, thanks for lending your narration to my video!!
  • @legaldogecoin
    This is how i feel when i answer a hard question on a test
  • @rainz7427
    Lego: Space set Build the rocket NASA: Oh no we do no- John Conroy: HEY
  • @ajcook7777
    Thank you for being a good narrator and not adding in unnecessary fake enthusiasm and emotion like all YouTube Channels think is how to properly talk (and like to hear themselves talk). They use so much inflection and intonation it ruins the story but this video doesnt have that and I'm glad, thanks man
  • @haydenoneil4975
    I had the pleasure of seeing Super Guppy at the 2015 Andrew's AFB air show. It's such a unique aircraft.
  • @Daniel-pf4lg
    Growing up, I had no idea how important the super guppy was, and now every time I see it I like to watch and take pictures as it flys by. It's home is El Paso Tx where I grew up and still live. The super guppy still gets flown several times a year and it's an awesome thing to see lumbering through the sky.
  • @johnleach7879
    I flew KC-97s in the 1950s (the same bird, 52932, for 3.5 years) and can attest to the 377's solid constkuction. Great historical show.
  • @iirzd
    It’s amazing how much a certain thing can advance. This is an excellent example of Neil Armstrong’s famous quote; “This one small step, Is one giant leap for mankind”
  • @cavangriffin1514
    It's so satisfying how perfectly the name "guppy" fits the look of this plane
  • @mgrantom
    We used to see the Super Guppy flying over our house out of Ellington field all the time. Thanks for the video and the memories.
  • @brendoncoss3985
    Very informative narration was perfect, look forward to hearing more from you and this program!
  • @markworrell7865
    Got to walk through the Super Guppy in El Paso, TX Amazing aircraft!
  • @Tordogor
    Again, a thoughtful and educative video. 👏👍 Thanks for showing the history of one of my favorite — but so little known — planes of the 1960s. 🤗