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Sorry for the low quality video and audio, this was a literal last minute interview opportunity. I hope the high quality conversation makes up for the low quality video.
Here’s a few relevant links:
“Why have SpaceX, Boeing and Blue Origin ditched abort towers” – https://youtu.be/0MaeHNU2660
“A conversation with Elon Musk about Starship” – https://youtu.be/cIQ36Kt7UVg
Great interview. Great to see and hear Jim explain things.
Thanks Tim. I appreciate your work so much.
14:10 wow! how awesome would be watch some justs and sword ….
14:13 oh, those dark ages
Getting recognition for your work from NASA Admin in the end, no big deal.
Keep your great content and enthusiasm going.
“We like both” I wish I could have sherbert AND chocolate in my icecream cone. NASA’s mommy is soooooo cooooooooool!
Everyone knows about Tim Dodd in the space game now lol, he’s getting to speak to all the key players in the business. pretty cool
Then the space aliens land, Tim Dodd will be the first to interview them
*lifts the telephone*
*hangs up*
*Like a boss*
Very nice Tim, would love to see more of these type of interviews.
– I see you online all the time..
– This is what i work for
Great interview! Way to go Tim. I love how informed you are, and how intelligent your questions are.
3:40 Isn’t this what the apollo service module engine did after escape tower jettison?
What a great interview! So insightful.
Absolutely brillant Tim, complements from Elon on your T-shirt & from Jim B on your work, well done
It’s amazing how far you’ve gone, Tim, and the amount of respect you garner from the the industry.
um hm, right, um hm right
“edit, compile, test, curse” the faster you do that, the faster you can move/improve
Great interview. I’m actually a bit surprised how sharp Jim is.
Wow two big gets for the Er’ryday Astronaut. Good job Tim!
Tim, you’re on fire. These interviews have been great. The questions you’re asking are a breath of fresh air from the usual industry interviews. Keep it up!
this kinda stuff inspires me to be the best at my job, love what you do people
Congrats on an impressive series of interviews, Tim! Great that Bridenstine recognized your contribution in engaging the public.
This is a fantastic surprise to come home to on a Friday night. Great interview keep up the good work. There are a lot of us space junkies who really appreciate your efforts.
SpaceX:Fly, test, fix, fly, test, fix
Me: Fly, crash, Revert to VAB, Fly, crash, Revert to VAB
I think I’m onto something 👀
I think your next INTERVIEw should be with “The Gateway Foundation”
8:50 “SpaceX has a different Velosophy” – well if that’s not true, I don’t know what is!
” I hope the high quality conversation makes up for the low quality video.” Dont worry it does.
0:18 There we go!
So, that’s who hung up on me when I called SpaceX.
Everyday Astronaut will be written and will be part of space history.
Basically, I’m hearing the same thing I’ve heard since the last Apollo mission.
“We can do this!”
“Yeah, we’re doing this!”
“We need more money and more testing!”
“Our partners…”
etc., etc., etc.
This was great!! Thnx Jim Bridenstine for your enthousiasm
Nice interview Tim. Loving the access you’ve unlocked! The good stuff : )
“We’ve been waiting” -Astral-not :’)
That actually sounds like a dream came true :O amazing. I really hope that Gateway is the crucial step to space colonisation
If he says that one more time I’m gonna flip.
this is the kind of stuff that makes me so thankful that I was born into this age of humans
Somewhere there’s a 10 year old who will play Tim Dodd in a movie, about how Dodd went from knowing nothing about space, to walking on the moon. The effects will be epic.
6:02 Oh hey! TIm’s interviewing some random guy! … okay, I didn’t see anything.
Tim has interviewd the two people id really like to meet
Wow. Great interview! I am “the general public’ that is becoming so excited about space. Gateway sounds amazing!!
you should call this new series: The Everyday Conversation.
Wonderful interview Tim. I love that you listen to him: that’s the key to good interviewing.
Youtubers are the best source of PR for NASA in its history. They need to use them more
Tim Dodd – You have truly lifted off.
Tim: I’m the boss
Jim: I’m at your service
Alexei Leonov, R.I.P. 🚀
Tims gonna get a free ticket to mars at this point 🚀
There is rumors of a boxing match between Tim and Scott Manley. Is it true?
Or maybe it is Logan Paul? I think I forgot…
Okay Jim, you get a second chance. That hang up was epic. My sides hurt. 😂
Lol at the guy in a salmon colored shirt that was sipping his coffee when he realized he was walking in front of an interview that was being recorded.
First elon musk, then joey b, and now jim bridenstine! Tim you’re on a roll! Whats next? Scott manley?
You know you’ve made when the NASA administrator hangs up on phone calls.
After this interview, Tim D TEDA now holds the record for the most consecutive usage of “yeah, and uh huh”
Great interview, just pricking on you.
You have come from a smiling fanboy to a professional discussion partner; I like it
5:22 “Has NASA maybe almost become obsessed with perfection over ‘good enough’?”
This was an excellent question, took some balls…and lead to a very good description of the relative risk adversity and general approach of these different organizations. Very well put out there, nice!
Well I have to say I didn’t expect to see this in my notifications when I woke up!
I love your “give them a poke and see what falls out” style of interviewing. Just by letting them talk we get interesting long-form explanations from a subject matter expert, as opposed to the “I have this list of questions and I’m gonna need a snappy but uninformative answer to all of them because we’re on the clock” style that seems to be common among journalists. I’m sure it helps that you’re knowledgeable enough yourself to be able to ask intelligent questions instead of being the third person in a row to ask “hOw MuCh WiLL iT cOsT?”
I hope this is the start of a trend and you get the chance to interview more fun aerospace people.
8:16 “SpaceX is really good at rapidly failing”
– Jim Bridenstine, NASA chief.
Tim – this is great – well deserved interview
Man tim. You’re just an unstoppable freight train.
Incredible how you’ve been able to interview these leading figures in space flight lately
Youtube is getting so much more interesting and important with stuff like this.. Super, super thank you for this marvelous interview, learned a lot!
Jim Bridenstine seems like a really good guy. Everytime I see an interview with him I’m impressed by his knowledge and relaxed attitude.
6:26 The president … will have to give a speech … We can’t allow that to happen 😂
SpaceX employees are secretly spying on this interview – oh my is that Jim and Tim!?
Another wonderful interview. Tim you’re killing it.
I SAID IT AGAIN…TIM YOU WILL BE ON THE MARS MISSION, YOU WILL GO THERE.
6:00 Love the guy in the background just like who’s dat interviewing Jim Bridenstine in our mission control?
Well done Tim, well done. This was a great interview and Jim’s enthusiasm to talk with you tells a bigger story. You’re doing good work and you are respected by these people. Again, well done and keep it up.
Getting to interview Jim and or Elon is real dream come true.
I’m absolutely amazed at how big hits your journalism is scoring throughout the world.
Tim is going ballistic. First the best Elon Interview ever and now this. Hoe did you manage to do this. Can you top this? Ever?
4:58 That was Jeff Bezos on the phone.
so there was a moment in witch Tim goes to Elon and Jim and ask: guys can I interview Jim on the control room? And both answer “Yes!”
Jim “American astronauts on American rockets from American soil” Bridenstine
I’ve worked under four Administrators so far and Jim is by far my favorite.
When are you interviewing Jeff Bezos? 😁 great job man!
“Fly test fix” reminds me so much of Formula 1. Being a huge F1 fan it makes sense that I enjoy SpaceX and Tim as much as I do.
“We’re going to Mars. Maybe Starship could be a part of that.”
By the time NASA gets to Mars, Starship is going to have moved on to the outer Solar System…
When the people who know what they’re talking about do the interviews great knowledge comes out
Did you here that the Nasa admistrator honored Tim’s content and said that he watches every video and coverage of Tim wtf is going on here
Tim, can you do one of your great detailed reviews about what “Gateway” really is and whether it really makes sense?
I remember when you were just some YouTuber that loved space! Now you are the real deal and probably the best space exploration journalist
Hahahaaaa. “The President would have to give a speech immediately” and “we can’t allow that to happen.”
Brilliant.
This interview renewed my faith in Jim as the NASA administrator who finaly gets us back to the moon. Thank you Tim!
I think Jim is alright. He has no degree in astrophysics or engineering but he has a very likeable personality, he is a good speaker and seems to have a passion for what he’s doing.
Man I laughed so much when Jim ended that phonecall 😂
Holy crap, the 20s are gonna be insane
Tomorrow’s click bait headline: bridenstine hangs up on spacex
You let these guys talk and that in my book makes you good interviewer Tim
*_”We leave as we came, and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.”_*
-Gene Cernan, 1972
Plot twist: Tim is actually a Spacex employee.
I find the fact that you got this interview even more impressive than the one with Elon. It’s extremely nice to see Mr. Bridenstine just talk about these issues and programs with you so casually, and it really shows that he has a real understanding of what he’s talking about. Obviously he’s a politician, but it’s also clear that’s he’s genuinely passionate and excited about furthering space exploration in a real way.
A note on “rapidly failing”: there’s a world of difference between having a hundred failures, and having the same failure a hundred times.
The goal is to never make the same mistake twice
Everybody is talking about Elon and Jim but don’t forget that he also had a great interview with Rocket Lab ceo Peter Beck ~ year ago
We: “Wow, Tim interviewed Jim Bridenstine, NASA’s admin!!”
Bridenstine circle of friends: “Wow Jim, you got interviewed by Tim the Everyday Astronaut!”
Tim, you really are, a great advocate and representative of “the general public”, you present such a positive and enthusiastic attitude to the people you interact with. As my gramma used to say, cookies taste better made with honey rather than vinegar
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That phone call was probably ESA ringing about a satellite collision.
That was Elon on the phone, wanting too know where his full flow t-shirt is at.
I love how Tim stays away from ambush interview tactics. He stays on course to allow his subject to remain informative and comfortable. It’s a shame media at large has lost this art; instead looking for sensation and confrontation. Good job Tim. Hearing Bridenstine’s view and enthusiasm is far better than slamming his Twitter comments while learning little in the process.
Elon Musk and now Jim Bridenstine?
Tim, at this rate you’re gonna land an interview with Yusaku Maezawa and get selected for Dear Moon