Primal Space

China’s space program is now one of the most powerful in the world. But despite all of the success, Chinese rockets are frequently launched over populated areas - sometimes crashing into towns and villages. This video looks at why China began doing this in the first place and how developing reusable rockets might fix this issue.

The International Space Station is the finest example of international collaboration. But China has never been allowed to join the ISS program despite the large amounts of money and technical knowledge they would bring. This video looks at the history of unlikely space collaborations and why the US banned China from working on the ISS.

Since the beginning of spaceflight just 560 people have been into space, most of them being trained astronauts that spent years preparing for their flights. But when will the rest of us get a chance to visit space and what will we do when we get there? This video looks at the private astronauts that have paid to go into space and how reusable rockets could help to kickstart the space tourism industry.

After President Kennedy committed to landing a man on the Moon, NASA had to start building rockets and engines much larger than anything that had ever been made before. This video looks at the combustion instability challenges that plagued the Saturn V’s F-1 engine. It also looks at how the engineers fixed this issue and the unique way it was put to the test.

Since landing on Mars in 2012, the Mars Curiosity rover has travelled 22km across the Martian surface - discovering evidence of ancient water on the red planet. But how long can Curiosity survive on Mars? This video looks at Curiosity's greatest discoveries and how its power source will eventually run out.

At the end of 2018, the quiet little town of Boca Chica changed forever as SpaceX started to build and test their new Starship rocket. After multiple tests it was clear that the residents of Boca Chica couldn’t coexist with SpaceX, so the company began the process of buying out every property.

During the 1960’s, NASA was under a huge amount of pressure to land humans on the Moon by the end of the decade. But without the help from a truly unique aircraft, NASA would have struggled to assemble the massive Saturn V rocket in time and their ambitious goal might never have been achieved.

Why Is Earth Leaking Into Space? Aurora’s are one of the many wonders of our night sky, caused by the interaction between the Sun and our atmosphere. But a very specific type of aurora is causing our atmosphere to leak into space. This video looks at the physical process involved in the Cusp Aurora.

Is The Future Of Power Wireless? As space becomes more accessible and many industries start to move over to more renewable energy sources, the idea of a solar power farm in space could be the next step in creating a cleaner future. A solar farm in space could also be used to power electric airplanes in mid flight, reducing the need for heavy batteries and allowing them to fly much further.

As modern airliners have developed, major advancements in speed and range have become harder to achieve. Space companies Virgin Galactic and SpaceX are looking to use rockets to revolutionize the air travel industry and cut flight times massively. This video looks at how these two companies are approaching the idea and which one is more likely to succeed.

Over the last couple of years, SpaceX have been rapidly building and testing their Starship prototypes. But in order to get the most out of each test, SpaceX had to buy and hire a robotic dog from Boston Dynamics. This video looks at how SpaceX are using their robotic dog and how similar robotic creatures could be used when we send the first humans to Mars.

Across the planet, leading scientists are racing to create a vaccine for Covid 19. With help from the space community, the path to developing a vaccine could be sped up. This video looks at how bacteria in space mutates and how the data collected aboard the ISS could be used to develop more effective medicines before the bacteria causes more pandemics.

Throughout the history of spaceflight, we’ve seen some incredible achievements take place. But one country that isn’t often mentioned in the history of spaceflight is India. This video looks at India’s efficiency when it comes to cost saving and building rockets.

As SpaceX continues to develop their reusable rockets, the cost of fuel will become more and more important. This video looks at how SpaceX sources and transports rocket fuel to their test site in Boca Chica for use on their Starship rocket.

Over the last 2 years, SpaceX have been rapidly developing their Starship rocket. They have overcome design challenges at an incredible rate. But one of the most challenging aspects of Starship isn’t the rocket itself, but the launch pad. This video looks at why SpaceX have had trouble with their launch pads and how the design will be different to traditional launch pads.