Monday, February 1, 2021

The Angry Astronaut

I watch a lot of YouTube videos that cover spaceflight, whether that be about the history of the Apollo Program, the shuttle, or the current advancements of SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, or Blue Origin.  On that account, The Angry Astronaut appeared in my feed.  Though not an astronaut, he is angry.  Initially, I was turned off by his angry shtick and ditched out of the first video I watched.  However, he kept showing in my queue and some of the topics were not covered by other vloggers.  I gave him another shot.  It turns out that he has an encyclopedic knowledge of space-related topics.  He is the biggest cheerleader for a Mars colony with the exception of Elon Musk.  His channel covers every idea you can imagine about space exploration, from spacesuits and nuclear engines to possible life on Venus, Mars, or beyond the Solar system.  He is often pissed off by great ideas that were considered in the 1960s but never implemented.

If you are following the current space race, The Angry Astronaut provides great insight into almost every facet of it.  Highly recommended.

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