A thorough look at past, present and future space weapons systems for combat and defense. TSA-SOV-TTM-ASWS-20157 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrxzBeF8vEU

The Terran Space Academy brings you an analysis of the decision to kill the Apollo program and the forces that led to one of the worst decisions in America's history. TSA-SOV-SB-WKA-20245 What killed the Apollo Program? I have heard many suggestions. My more liberal friends will say it was that warmonger Nixon…needing more money for the Vietnam War…he destroyed one of humanity’s greatest achievements. My conservative friends will so no! It was canceled to pay for all those wasteful social programs the democrats wanted. As an independent I often find myself trying to find a middle ground…these days if you say you don’t want children to die from preventable illness one side screams Communist! Then if you would rather not be arrested for hurting someone’s feelings the other side screams Fascist! I always think that if these people could spend a few days in Germany in the 30s or Russia in the 50s…they would not be so quick to throw those words around. But that aside…what did kill Apollo? Why did the country that turned national power into an artform destroy a launch system capable of getting 125 tons into orbit? Why? If the concerns were military…did they not assemble orbital battle stations over the enemy and dominate everything from space? Why not put a colony on the Moon and mine the titanium for building even more space infrastructure? The reasons are historical…. America had come through World War One determined to avoid all war and had become isolationist. The United States at that time was a nation of farmers and ranked number 13 in military power. Britain ruled the Earth. When World War 2 started Americans did not feel that it was our fight. We believed that our geographical defenses…two massive oceans…would protect us. When Pearl Harbor was attacked that all changed… we built equipment to help the Russians and the British fight because none of our factories had been bombed. Americans are often taught that the United States defeated Nazi Germany. That is not quite accurate… it’s like waiting until Mike Tyson has fought 100 other boxers…then knocking him out and bragging. Russia had fielded 35 million fighters… 16 million of whom gave their lives on the battlefield. Most of the European countries had exhausted their militaries and been defeated…except Britain…Britain had the English Channel to keep tanks from coming over easily and with constant resupply from the US…was able to hold out. The US did not join the war until quite late in the game but definitely turned the tide…leading to the fall of Hitler’s Reich. General Eisenhower became President Eisenhower and…seeing the massive business interests that had developed in the US to profit off warfare… gave a warning in his most re ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rsbHnPy2AI

Proven and recently developed ground transportation systems for the Moon and Mars is discussed in detail. To properly explore these worlds it will be necessary to cover a lot of ground. The US and former Soviet Union have built and deployed dependable systems for this purpose and several companies are rushing to fulfill this need in the new space economy. Several companies have built very dependable rover systems for off-world exploration and newer companies have Earth vehicles that might be easily modified for off-world use… Many companies have recognized the potential market for these rovers. Elon Musk has already said that a pressurized version of CyberTruck will be used on Mars and presumably the Moon while Toyota has been designing this Rover. Which the Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, plans to use on the Moon. And then there’s this one by the European Space Agency. All of these vehicles will use the knowledge gained by the Apollo Rovers, Lunokhod and modern systems to develop robust, dependable means of transportation so we can safely explore the Moon and Mars and start building off-world colonies so that our children can have a better future. Exploring the Solar System will require Rovers and RVs capable of all terrain travel that will not leave you stranded… An off-world Rover has already been built and tested on the Moon. The Lunar Roving Vehicle was built by Boeing…back when the engineers were in charge and they were an amazing company…dedicated to humanity’s survival in space. The Lunar Roving Vehicle was a battery powered vehicle used on the last three Apollo missions to the Moon. These rovers had a mass of only 210kg and could carry up to 490kg of explorers, equipment, and samples. It was supposed to have a top speed of 13km/h (8mph) but when you put a test pilot behind the wheel of anything you will quickly find out what its real limits are and on Apollo 17 they were able to get it up to 18km/h (11.2 mph). Thank you, Eugen Cernan, for setting the Lunar Land Speed Record. Which I hope someone listening to this lesson will break someday. This may not sound that fast but when you consider that the average walking speed of a human is at best half that, and you’re burning a lot of oxygen traveling on the Moon. These rovers folded up and were carried in the Quadrant 1 bay of the Lunar Module. During all three missions they traveled an average of 30km and were of course left on the Moon. The first selfie near one of these will probably get you in serious trouble with the NASA historians… What can we learn from these rovers to apply to the ones we will need on the Moon and Mars in the future? The Moon is easy. You will always know when solar energy will be available on the Moon and will have to plan for darklune ope ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjf0yfWtwMs

After a half century of not leaving low Earth orbit humanity is once again looking to the stars. The first era of space exploration was fueled by the rivalry between two competing superpowers The United States and the Soviet Union. But the world is a different place now. As private companies cut through bureaucratic inertia and do great things in space… Old enmities rise again. After almost three decades, Russia has decided to back away from cooperating with the United States in space… And is looking to join with the economic superpower that is modern China… To start building a colony on the Moon… The importance of this alliance cannot be understated. What could Russia offer China in this partnership? And what is the future of Russia in Space? TSA-SOV-TTM-FRS-21077 Please help support our channel at Patreon.com/TerranSpaceAcademy Music credits: William Rosati "Parzival" Credits Associate Press NASA SpaceX Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Gunter’s Space Page False Steps Military Review Astronautix 3D Horse Global Security Exosnews Roscosmos WizScience Zamanda Yolculuk Ars Technica Dreamstime STEPS SeaLaunch Spektr Haze Gray Art DTA Red Abandoned Exploring with Dali CGAU Corrections: 4.1 meters for the Polyus… we forgot to say the decimal. Ten to eleven time zones for the Soviet Union… not six. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luzcAt0l7vk