The Fraught History of Re-Usable Rocketry

Pre-order your Reusable Rocket pin all this month here: https://dftba.com/scishow Reusing rockets just makes sense. But making a reusable space vehicle is harder than it seems. Here's how we got from the Space Race, to the Shuttle, to the likes of SpaceX and Blue Origin. Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishowFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/rocketpark/saturn_v.html https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029.pdf https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/evolution-fireworks https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/rocket/BottleRocket/13thru16.htm https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140905-the-nazis-space-age-rocket https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/vonbraun/bio.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition30/tryanny.html https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/space-race/online/sec500/sec540.htm https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/07/final-flight-superb-performance-sts-135s-srbs/ https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/index.html https://www.xprize.org/prizes/ansari https://www.blueorigin.com/new-shepard/ https://www.space.com/spacex-transporter-6-mission-launch-success https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/30/15117096/spacex-launch-reusable-rocket-success-falcon-9-landing Image Sources: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/history/50thgallery/1969-07-16-5.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_11_Columbia.png https://images.nasa.gov/details-201304210013HQ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fire_arrow_rocket_launcher.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5in_FFAR_F4U_MAG-33_Okinawa_Jun1945.jpg https://images.nasa.gov/details-6864662 https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/gallery/msfc_iow_12.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delta_Clipper_DC-X_first_flight.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/space-shuttle-in-sky-with-stars-and-clouds-rocket-royalty-free-image/1360144430?phrase=rocket&adppopup=true https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcPtQYalkcs https://www.nasa.gov/langley/100/making-space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:STS120LaunchHiRes-edit1.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shuttle_profiles.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flight_16P_taxi_pre_launch_photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel02/36103651636/ https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/falcon-9-rocket-with-dragon-spacecraft-vertical-at-launch-complex-39a https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-a-rocket-k4.html How to Launch a Rocket (Again)