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Best Space exploration & spaceflight videos, as recommended on Hacker News

124 videos about space exploration & spaceflight that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2008 and 2026. Mostly explainer, documentary, talk. Channels that come up most: Everyday Astronaut, Scott Manley, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Isaac Arthur. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Light Years Ahead | The 1969 Apollo Guidance Computer: HN calls it mandatory viewing on the AGC, praising the speaker's enthusiasm and the clear account of restartable, robust software design.

• lectureLight Years Ahead | The 1969 Apollo Guidance ComputerTNMoC · 11 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerThe Solar Gravitational Lens will Map Exoplanets. Seriously.Launch Pad Astronomy · 10 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• talk34C3 - The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talkmedia.ccc.de · 9 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• talkI Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293SmarterEveryDay · 9 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• interviewStarbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 1 // Summer 2021]Everyday Astronaut · 11 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• otherCarl Sagan - Pale Blue Dotcarlsagandotcom · 5 HN recommenders · 2011–2026
• documentaryApollo Guidance Computer Part 1: Restoring the computer that put man on the MoonCuriousMarc · 8 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• talkDr. Robert Zubrin with a brilliant answer to "Why Should We Go To Mars?"Jamin Gray · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• explainerThe REAL Possibility of Mapping Alien Planets!PBS Space Time · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerHow Much Do Rockets Pollute? Are They Bad For Our Air?Everyday Astronaut · 6 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• explainerOrbital RingsIsaac Arthur · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• explainerHow Far Are The Nearest Stars?Cody'sLab · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• documentaryHOW ROCKETS ARE MADE (Rocket Factory Tour - United Launch Alliance) - Smarter Every Day 231SmarterEveryDay · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• talkGPUs to Mars: Full-Scale Simulation of SpaceX's Mars Rocket EngineinsideHPC Report · 5 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• documentary7 Minutes of Terror: The Challenges of Getting to MarsNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• explainerIs SpaceX's Raptor engine the king of rocket engines?Everyday Astronaut · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• explainerTurning Earth Into a Telescope | The TerrascopeCool Worlds · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerHow to Move the Sun: Stellar EnginesKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerEnd of Space – Creating a Prison for HumanityKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• explainerMars Helicopter (before it went to Mars)Veritasium · 10 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• talkMike Mullane - Normalisation of deviance - IAFF - Part 1Stuart Walker · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• explainerColonizing MarsIsaac Arthur · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• explainerHow To Terraform Venus (Quickly)Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerThe Moon's Orbit is WEIRDminutephysics · 4 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• musicSpace OddityRare Earth · 3 HN recommenders · 2013–2025
• explainerShould We Colonize Venus Instead of Mars?PBS Space Time · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2022
• explainerWhy SpaceX is Making StarlinkReal Engineering · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2020
• explainer7 Minutes of Terror: Curiosity Rover's Risky Mars Landing | VideoVideoFromSpace · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• explainerBuilding a Marsbase is a Horrible Idea: Let’s do it!Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• demoRiding the Booster with enhanced soundMichael Interbartolo · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2014
• explainerKSP Doesn't Teach: Rocket Engine PlumbingScott Manley · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2019
• explainerHow to achieve nanometer precision in space?Breaking Taps · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• commentaryNeil deGrasse Tyson - We Stopped Dreaming (Episode 1)Evan Schurr · 3 HN recommenders · 2012–2025
• documentaryA4 / V2 Rocket in detail: TurbopumpAstronomy and Nature TV · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• explainerThe Incredible Sounds of the Falcon Heavy Launch (BINAURAL AUDIO IMMERSION) - Smarter Every Day 189SmarterEveryDay · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• newsSenate hearing on National Security Space Launch Programs with Elon Muskcanadarm2 · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2016
• explainerStarlink revisions, Nov 2018Mark Handley · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• talkSaving Voyager 1! - Bruce Waggoner at !!Con 2024!!Con · 4 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• otherTHE SAGAN SERIES - The Frontier Is EverywhereReid Gower · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2016
• explainerHow GPS Works, And How It Got Better Than The Designers Ever ImaginedScott Manley · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerThe Halo DriveCool Worlds · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• documentaryTHE MARS UNDERGROUND [HD] Full MovieBlue Mars · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2015
• explainer'Oumuamua Is Not AliensPBS Space Time · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• demoLow Latency Routing in SpaceHotNets Anonymous · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• talk"Uptime 15,364 days - The Computers of Voyager" by Aaron CummingsStrange Loop Conference · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• explainerOrbital Data Centers Yes or NoEager Space · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• explainerThe Insane Engineering of James Webb TelescopeReal Engineering · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• explainerWhy Starting A Rocket Engine Is So Hard!Everyday Astronaut · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• otherHow Not to Land an Orbital Rocket BoosterSpaceX · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• musicGil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio)Ace Records · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• tutorialPulling Clear Images Directly Off Satellites | GOES-15,16,17 and Himawari 8 HRITThe Thought Emporium · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• interviewTurning the Sun Into a Giant Telescope with Dr. Slava TuryshevFraser Cain · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• explainerUsing ground relays with StarlinkMark Handley · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2020
• otherThe Greatest Shot In TelevisionMoonEyes Plays · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• musicPublic Service Broadcasting - Go!PSBHQVEVO · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• explainerCan Spinlaunch Throw Rockets Into Space?Scott Manley · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• talkHow to Land the Space Shuttle... from SpaceBret · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• documentaryToxic Propellant Hazards In Rocketry 1966 NASAmarkdcatlin · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• newsSoyuz Launch Escape Tower SystemBruno Leal · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2018
• talkHow We Diagnosed and Fixed the 2023 Voyager 1 Anomaly from 15 Billion Miles AwayFlight Software Workshop · 2 HN recommenders · 2026–2026
• tutorialBuild an electroluminescent glass panel display -- an Apollo DSKYApplied Science · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• explainerPower Satellites & Space Based Solar PowerIsaac Arthur · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• documentaryApollo Core Rope Memory (Apollo Guidance Computer Part 30)CuriousMarc · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• course1.1 - Course outlineLaintalAy · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• interviewElon Musk - CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX | Entrepreneurship | Khan AcademyKhan Academy · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2020
• talkThe Charming Genius of the Apollo Guidance Computer - Brian TroutwineErlang Solutions · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
• documentaryURBEX | Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttles (Buran) in BaikonurExploring the Unbeaten Path · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• interviewPinging The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 2)EEVdiscover · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• commentaryDEBUNKING STARLINKCommon Sense Skeptic · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• demoFirst-stage landing | Onboard cameraSpaceX · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2017
• interviewEEVblog 1547 (Part 1) - Contacting the Voyager 2 Space ProbeEEVblog · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• newsSpaceX reaches orbit with Falcon 1 - Flight 4 (full video including Elon Musk statement)Spacevidcast · 2 HN recommenders · 2008–2017
• documentaryIt's Quieter in the Twilight | Trailer | SF48Boston SciFi · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• demoArmadillo Aerospace - Mod free flight, engine restart, 4 viewsClark Lindsey · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2014
• talkSpaceX Seattle 2015Cliff O · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• explainerColonizing VenusIsaac Arthur · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• demoApollo 11 Saturn V Launch Camera E-8Mark Gray · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
• interviewSpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes | Gwynne ShotwellTED · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• tutorialHow To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 1)EEVdiscover · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
• interviewStarbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 2 // Summer 2021]Everyday Astronaut · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• documentaryThe Engines That Came In From The Cold - And how The NK-33/RD-180 Came To The USAMatthew Travis · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
• explainerMoon Landings Faked? Filmmaker Says Not!VideoFromSpace · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• tutorialHow To Visit STARBASE // A Complete Guide To Seeing Starship!Everyday Astronaut · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• interviewA conversation with Elon Musk about StarshipEveryday Astronaut · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
• explainerDoes It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space? Can They Really Cost Less To Operate?Scott Manley · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• documentaryDeparting Space Station Commander Provides Tour of Orbital LaboratoryNASA · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2015
• documentaryNuclear Propulsion in SpaceUS National Archives · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2020
• explainerCan The Human Body Handle Rotating Artificial Gravity?Scott Manley · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerHow does Starlink Satellite Internet Work?📡☄🖥Branch Education · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• explainerWhat Is A Rotating Detonation Engine - And Why Are They Better Than Regular EnginesScott Manley · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• talkJonathan Diegelman - Modeling Spacecraft Separation Dynamics in JuliaThe Julia Programming Language · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• explainerTRUE Limits Of Humanity – The Final Border We Will Never CrossKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• documentaryThe Three Rocketeers-2012:BBC-Future of Space travFirstSecondThoughts · 2 HN recommenders · 2012–2015
• commentaryStarlink: BUSTED!! + ALL other Failed Musk promises!Thunderf00t · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• musicTom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with introThe Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2024
• explainerHow to Build a Dyson Sphere - The Ultimate MegastructureKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• podcastJoe Rogan Experience #1169 - Elon MuskPowerfulJRE · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• talkvon Neumann probes, Dyson spheres, exploratory engineering and the Fermi paradoxFuture of Humanity Institute · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2026
• demoA way to explore VenusNASA Langley Research Center · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2021
• explainerThese are the asteroids to worry aboutVeritasium · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• interviewCNN, Feynman and the Challenger disastervsrr83 · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2025
• commentaryThe Fake Futurism of Elon MuskTom Nicholas · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• explainerSpace Shades: Humanity's Last Hope | Answers With JoeJoe Scott · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2023
• podcastJoe Rogan on Why he changed his stance on the Moon landing conspiracyJRE Clips · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2025
• demoGrasshopper 744m Test | Single Camera (Hexacopter)SpaceX · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2021
• demoApollo Launch Abort System Testoisiaa · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2023
• interviewElon Musk Explains SpaceX's Raptor Engine!Everyday Astronaut · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
• interviewWhat is it Like to Work for Elon Musk?JRE Clips · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2023
• interviewElon Musk and Kevin RoseKevin Rose · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2014
• explainerHitting the Sun is HARDminutephysics · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
• demoSpace Shuttle Thermal Tile DemonstrationRoscket Tasartir · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2023
• demoI Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout FBPS.space · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• talkThe Remote Agent Experiment: Debugging Code from 60 Million Miles AwayGoogle TechTalks · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2024
• explainerThe artificial gravity labTom Scott · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• explainerThe Nuclear Salt Water Rocket - Possibly the Craziest Rocket Engine Ever Imagined.Scott Manley · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• documentaryNASA | Earthrise: The 45th AnniversaryNASA Goddard · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2024
• explainer1,000km Cable to the Stars - The SkyhookKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• explainerJWST just made the "Crisis in Cosmology" WORSEDr. Becky · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• demoNew Supercomputer Simulation Sheds Light on Moon’s OriginNASA's Ames Research Center · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerThe Genius of 3D Printed RocketsVeritasium · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2024
• explainerWhy Can't we Remake the Rocketdyne F1 Engine?Curious Droid · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2022
• demoReusable Falcon 9 Launcher from Space-X!Devon · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2021
• demoDropping Things Into The Sun is Hard....Scott Manley · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2019
• documentaryTo Scale: THE SOLAR SYSTEMTo Scale: · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2025