5 Space Misconceptions Most People Still Believe

See my new documentary feature Oldest and Newest Places On Earth on Nebula! Sign up at http://www.nebula.tv/joescott and get 50% off your annual subscription. After Artemis II brought out the moon joy in people, I found that a lot of newbies to space travel had some questions about what they were seeing. This video is meant to help explain some of the basics of space travel that most people don’t know. Things like how orbital mechanics work, how gravity works in space and why the astronauts are weightless up there, how rocket engines don’t melt, and why everything just works differently in a vacuum. Pressure Changes Everything shirts available here! https://laughsmarter.com/collections/... Check out these other great space creators to go deeper down the rabbit hole! Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut    / @everydayastronaut   Felix from What About It?    / @whataboutit   Marcus House    / @marcushouse   NASA Spaceflight    / @nasaspaceflight   And I somehow forgot to mention Scott Manley in the video! 🤦‍♂️    / @scottmanley   And on the history side of things: Amy Shira Teitel    / @amyshirateitel   Homemade Documentaries - Jackson Tyler    / @jacksontyler   Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon:   / answerswithjoe   Channel Memberships:    / @joescott   T-Shirts & Merch: https://laughsmarter.com Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM Documentary: https://nebula.tv/oldestnewest Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:    / @joescott-tmi   And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:    / @conversationswithjoe   You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Follow me at all my places! Instagram:   / answerswithjoe   TikTok:   / answerswithjoe   Facebook:   / answerswithjoe   Twitter:   / answerswithjoe   Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:40 - Misconception #1: There is no gravity in space 10:27 - Misconception #2: Space is not cold 14:30 - Misconception #3: Things move differently in a vacuum 20:30 - Misconception #4: Orbits don't work like you think 25:14 - Honorable mention: The dark side of the moon 26:46 - Honorable mention: We landed 6 times 30:11 - Misconception #5: Rocket fuel is not just rocket fuel 34:36 - Space creators to follow 38:44 - Sponsor