Rocket science.
A term we all use to describe something incredibly
difficult.
And rightfully so.
I mean just look at a rocket engine!
Stare at it too long and your brain might
melt.
Trying to grasp all of the concepts involved
in rocket science can be incredibly intimidating.
And yet rockets were designed and virtually
perfected in an era when computers were the
size of a room, and most calculations were
done with paper, pencil and a slide rule.
The sheer brilliance of the people who have
figured out all of this stuff blows my mind.
I on the other hand am a prolific college
drop out.
My name’s Tim Dodd but I became known as
the Everyday Astronaut when I randomly bought
a Russian space suit as a joke, took pictures
of myself with it in just about every imaginable
situation all around the world in a viral
photo series, and in the making of that series,
I fell head over heels in love with spaceflight
and space exploration.
When I started the photo series in 2014, I
could barely tell you the difference between
a space shuttle and a Saturn V, but my appreciation
and curiosity for the subject grew into an obsession.
Before you knew it, all I wanted to do was
learn more and more.
And the more I learned, the more I wanted
to share what was making me so excited.
But as someone who dropped out of college
and has no technical background or degree.
I really felt unqualified for the job of explaining
rocket science to anyone.
But the fact of the matter is, if I can learn
this stuff, anyone can.
So now, through endless curiosity, an absurd
amount questions and very little sleep, I
obsessively strive to actually grasp all of
the complexities of rocket science.
Yeah baby!
But this isn’t just some basic surface level
information we deal with here.
NOPE!
We dive in deep, get into all of the nitty
gritty details that engineers spend years
going over.
I’ll take you behind the scenes of the most
exciting missions, "Not a bad sight",
get up close and personal with the coolest hardware,
talk to the smartest people I can find, and
break down incredibly complex topics, because
quite honestly, it’s a lot of fun.
Besides, with every mission, there’s thousands
of talented and motivated people working their
hardest to ensure mission success.
And this truly is the goal of Everyday Astronaut.
To cheer on and lift up the people doing the
hard work.
We’re living in exciting times where the
pace of innovation is faster than we’ve
ever seen.
Where the cost of spaceflight is coming down
by orders of magnitude.
Where the people living today will explore
new worlds amongst the stars.
The point is, rocket science is awesome, and
you don’t need to be a rocket scientist
to be excited.
Everyday Astronaut.
Bringing space down to Earth for everyday
people.
