3 Missions That Could ve Changed History

Turns out, going to Mars in the 80s could have been a thing. Hosted by: Reid Reimers Learn more about Project Orion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBenHWEGozE Learn more about artificial gravity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6MmJAWjcZs ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Bryce Daifuku, Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Patrick Merrithew, Accalia Elementia, Fatima Iqbal, Benny, Kyle Anderson, Mike Frayn, Tim Curwick, Will and Sonja Marple, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Kathy Philip, Patrick D. Ashmore, Thomas J., Charles George, Bader AlGhamdi. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.lanl.gov/science/NSS/issue1_2011/story4full.shtml http://www.space.com/13558-historic-mars-missions.html http://www.astronautix.com/s/spacestationfreedom.html http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a16037/failed-soviet-space-missions/ http://www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft_manned_mars.html http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040112/nuclear.shtml http://www.astronautix.com/n/n1.html Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aldrin_near_Module_leg.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA19142-MarsCuriosityRover-SelfPortrait-Mojave-20150131.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nh-pluto-in-true-color_2x_JPEG-edit-frame.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_23_aug_2003_hubble.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_12_launches_from_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nuclear_Rocket_Engine_Being_Transported_to_Test_Stand_-_GPN-2002-000143.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuclear_thermal_rocket_en.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NERVA.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nerva_-_nuclear_rocket_engine.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N1_white.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tmk-mavr.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FullMoon2010.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skylab_(SL-4).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Space_Station_Freedom_design_1991.jpg