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This truck is going to the moon. So we put it to the test…
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This is the world’s first “space truck.” It’s going to the moon to help us go farther, faster, and discover places we’ve never been…
Because humans are about to go back to the moon for the first time in 50 years! And no one but its builders have ever driven it… until today.
In this video I'm going to put this brand new space truck to the test in a series of 5 challenges. And I've invited someone who knows a thing or two about challenges: YouTube daredevil and host of Challenge Accepted… Michelle Khare!
Let’s go.
Subscribe to @MichelleKhare 's channel for Challenge Accepted: https://www.youtube.com/@MichelleKhare
Chapters:
0:00 This is the world’s first space truck
0:38 Introducing Michelle Khare!
01:04 What is a space truck?
01:52 How do astronauts drive?
02:21 First impressions!
02:47 Moon truck v normal truck
04:47 How fast can you drive on the moon?
05:18 Will we crash?
08:36 Can we break the lunar speed record?
10:33 Why go faster on the moon?
11:12 How does an astronaut get rescued?
13:52 Can this truck drive itself?
17:00 Why do we need a self-driving space truck?
17:48 How does an astronaut gather samples?
22:03 NIGHT DRIVING
22:41 Why is this Space Truck huge if true?
23:00 :)
Bio: Cleo Abram is an Emmy-nominated independent video journalist. On her show, Huge If True, Cleo explores complex technology topics with rigor and optimism, helping her audience understand the world around them and see positive futures they can help build. Before going independent, Cleo was a video producer for Vox. She wrote and directed the Coding and Diamonds episodes of Vox’s Netflix show, Explained. She produced videos for Vox’s popular YouTube channel, was the host and senior producer of Vox’s first ever daily show, Answered, and was co-host and producer of Vox’s YouTube Originals show, Glad You Asked.
Additional reading and watching:
- Watch Michelle’s new video doing Tom Cruise's deadliest stunt: https://youtu.be/IcDr8_oleB4?si=K7wuiEjv3Xkk9fs0
- Watch Michelle do another incredible challenge: Houdini’s Deadliest Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UdXsm9gJ-s
- How to Make A Space Truck: Welcome to Lunar Outpost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmHh6AMeMHU
- How We Are Going to the Moon (NASA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T8cn2J13-4
- Apollo Moon Landing, NASA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOcDftgR5UQ
- How Could We Build a Moon Base Today, Kurzgesagt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtQkz0aRDe8
- Moon 101, NatGeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AviDjR9mmo
- How NASA Drives the $144M Vehicle that Transports Rocket Ships, Business Insider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5caQPiRBCAA
- Lunar Outpost LTV: https://www.lunaroutpost.com/ltv
- NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicles: https://www.nasa.gov/suits-and-rovers/lunar-terrain-vehicle/
- Three Commercial Moon Rovers Undergo Testing at NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/new-commercial-artemis-moon-rovers-undergo-testing-at-nasa/
- NASA Selects Companies to build Lunar Terrain Vehicles https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions/
- NASA Artemis Mission https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis
Vox: https://www.vox.com/authors/cleo-abram
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10108242/
You can find me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/cleoabram
On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@cleoabram
Or on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/cleoabram
Gear I use:
Camera: Sony A7SIII
Lens: Sony 16–35 mm F2.8 GM
Audio: Sennheiser SK AVX and Zoom H4N Pro
Music: Musicbed, Tom Fox
Follow along for more episodes of Huge If True: https://www.youtube.com/cleoabram?sub_confirmation=1
—
Welcome to the joke down low:
Why’s the moon so hungry? ’Cause it’s only full once a month
Find a way to use “hungry” in a comment to let me know you’re a real one who made it to the end of the description :)
Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans. Use code CLEO at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/cleo
This is the world’s first “space truck.” It’s going to the moon to help us go farther, faster, and discover places we’ve never been…
Because humans are about to go back to the moon for the first time in 50 years! And no one but its builders have ever driven it… until today.
In this video I'm going to put this brand new space truck to the test in a series of 5 challenges. And I've invited someone who knows a thing or two about challenges: YouTube daredevil and host of Challenge Accepted… Michelle Khare!
Let’s go.
Subscribe to @MichelleKhare 's channel for Challenge Accepted: https://www.youtube.com/@MichelleKhare
Chapters:
0:00 This is the world’s first space truck
0:38 Introducing Michelle Khare!
01:04 What is a space truck?
01:52 How do astronauts drive?
02:21 First impressions!
02:47 Moon truck v normal truck
04:47 How fast can you drive on the moon?
05:18 Will we crash?
08:36 Can we break the lunar speed record?
10:33 Why go faster on the moon?
11:12 How does an astronaut get rescued?
13:52 Can this truck drive itself?
17:00 Why do we need a self-driving space truck?
17:48 How does an astronaut gather samples?
22:03 NIGHT DRIVING
22:41 Why is this Space Truck huge if true?
23:00 :)
Bio: Cleo Abram is an Emmy-nominated independent video journalist. On her show, Huge If True, Cleo explores complex technology topics with rigor and optimism, helping her audience understand the world around them and see positive futures they can help build. Before going independent, Cleo was a video producer for Vox. She wrote and directed the Coding and Diamonds episodes of Vox’s Netflix show, Explained. She produced videos for Vox’s popular YouTube channel, was the host and senior producer of Vox’s first ever daily show, Answered, and was co-host and producer of Vox’s YouTube Originals show, Glad You Asked.
Additional reading and watching:
- Watch Michelle’s new video doing Tom Cruise's deadliest stunt: https://youtu.be/IcDr8_oleB4?si=K7wuiEjv3Xkk9fs0
- Watch Michelle do another incredible challenge: Houdini’s Deadliest Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UdXsm9gJ-s
- How to Make A Space Truck: Welcome to Lunar Outpost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmHh6AMeMHU
- How We Are Going to the Moon (NASA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T8cn2J13-4
- Apollo Moon Landing, NASA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOcDftgR5UQ
- How Could We Build a Moon Base Today, Kurzgesagt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtQkz0aRDe8
- Moon 101, NatGeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AviDjR9mmo
- How NASA Drives the $144M Vehicle that Transports Rocket Ships, Business Insider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5caQPiRBCAA
- Lunar Outpost LTV: https://www.lunaroutpost.com/ltv
- NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicles: https://www.nasa.gov/suits-and-rovers/lunar-terrain-vehicle/
- Three Commercial Moon Rovers Undergo Testing at NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/new-commercial-artemis-moon-rovers-undergo-testing-at-nasa/
- NASA Selects Companies to build Lunar Terrain Vehicles https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions/
- NASA Artemis Mission https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis
Vox: https://www.vox.com/authors/cleo-abram
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10108242/
You can find me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/cleoabram
On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@cleoabram
Or on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/cleoabram
Gear I use:
Camera: Sony A7SIII
Lens: Sony 16–35 mm F2.8 GM
Audio: Sennheiser SK AVX and Zoom H4N Pro
Music: Musicbed, Tom Fox
Follow along for more episodes of Huge If True: https://www.youtube.com/cleoabram?sub_confirmation=1
—
Welcome to the joke down low:
Why’s the moon so hungry? ’Cause it’s only full once a month
Find a way to use “hungry” in a comment to let me know you’re a real one who made it to the end of the description :)