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WTF Behind the Scenes: Sean Riley Talks Satellite Launch | National Geographic


Oh satellite launch no I maybe it’s just

Oh satellite launch no I maybe it’s just an amazing process to be I think it’s

an amazing process to be I think it’s

an amazing process to be I think it’s everybody at least my childhood dream to

everybody at least my childhood dream to

everybody at least my childhood dream to actually go to to be a granted full

actually go to to be a granted full

actually go to to be a granted full access get inside actually touch this

access get inside actually touch this

access get inside actually touch this thing that’s going to go into space and

thing that’s going to go into space and

thing that’s going to go into space and work on it is absolutely amazing

work on it is absolutely amazing

work on it is absolutely amazing but there are some quirks associated

but there are some quirks associated

but there are some quirks associated with that because this is this is an

with that because this is this is an

with that because this is this is an extremely controlled environment there’s

extremely controlled environment there’s

extremely controlled environment there’s a few places like this anyone the earth

a few places like this anyone the earth

a few places like this anyone the earth and the materials they’re working with

and the materials they’re working with

and the materials they’re working with solid rocket fuel and liquid oxygen

solid rocket fuel and liquid oxygen

solid rocket fuel and liquid oxygen liquid hydrogen these are extremely

liquid hydrogen these are extremely

liquid hydrogen these are extremely volatile fuels so in order to actually

volatile fuels so in order to actually

volatile fuels so in order to actually gain access to the sort of inner sanctum

gain access to the sort of inner sanctum

gain access to the sort of inner sanctum sanctorum the place where we build the

sanctorum the place where we build the

sanctorum the place where we build the rocket we had to go through some hoops

rocket we had to go through some hoops

rocket we had to go through some hoops and one of the things that really came

and one of the things that really came

and one of the things that really came through in the answer they were willing

through in the answer they were willing

through in the answer they were willing to grant me access but they wouldn’t

to grant me access but they wouldn’t

to grant me access but they wouldn’t necessarily grants the cameraman or

necessarily grants the cameraman or

necessarily grants the cameraman or sound access nobody else can come into

sound access nobody else can come into

sound access nobody else can come into some of the really sensitive places with

some of the really sensitive places with

some of the really sensitive places with me so because of my history and some

me so because of my history and some

me so because of my history and some personal training and some of the

personal training and some of the

personal training and some of the training that I went through there they

training that I went through there they

training that I went through there they were comfortable with me going in but

were comfortable with me going in but

were comfortable with me going in but nobody else so I kind of became a

nobody else so I kind of became a

nobody else so I kind of became a one-man and bad man for someone out of

one-man and bad man for someone out of

one-man and bad man for someone out of some of the operations bringing in the

some of the operations bringing in the

some of the operations bringing in the solid rocket boosters this is basically

solid rocket boosters this is basically

solid rocket boosters this is basically a giant stick of dynamite right there’s

a giant stick of dynamite right there’s

a giant stick of dynamite right there’s no it’s a solid fuel if it gets igniter

no it’s a solid fuel if it gets igniter

no it’s a solid fuel if it gets igniter if anything goes wrong there’s no way to

if anything goes wrong there’s no way to

if anything goes wrong there’s no way to turn it off it’s gonna burn til it’s

turn it off it’s gonna burn til it’s

turn it off it’s gonna burn til it’s gone

gone

gone surely kill all let’s hit the building

surely kill all let’s hit the building

surely kill all let’s hit the building could probably make a pretty big crater

could probably make a pretty big crater

could probably make a pretty big crater take out a big section of the whole

take out a big section of the whole

take out a big section of the whole space facility there so I would go into

space facility there so I would go into

space facility there so I would go into these some of these places you know

these some of these places you know

these some of these places you know dressed from head to toe chemical

dressed from head to toe chemical

dressed from head to toe chemical resistant clothing and with a

resistant clothing and with a

resistant clothing and with a specialized gas mask there’s all sorts

specialized gas mask there’s all sorts

specialized gas mask there’s all sorts of things that are potential dangers

of things that are potential dangers

of things that are potential dangers fireproof clothing I’ve got everything

fireproof clothing I’ve got everything

fireproof clothing I’ve got everything ready to go and I would go in with my

ready to go and I would go in with my

ready to go and I would go in with my own camera wired for sound and I would

own camera wired for sound and I would

own camera wired for sound and I would try to document the process as I’m

try to document the process as I’m

try to document the process as I’m working document myself but holding the

working document myself but holding the

working document myself but holding the camera out document the other guys that

camera out document the other guys that

camera out document the other guys that I’m working with and I mean as a result

I’m working with and I mean as a result

I’m working with and I mean as a result of the flood footage you’re gonna see in

of the flood footage you’re gonna see in

of the flood footage you’re gonna see in this is pretty pretty jerky and it’s got

this is pretty pretty jerky and it’s got

this is pretty pretty jerky and it’s got odd angles and it’s it has a real sort

odd angles and it’s it has a real sort

odd angles and it’s it has a real sort of in the moment danger feel and that’s

of in the moment danger feel and that’s

of in the moment danger feel and that’s like that’s not staged at all it’s

like that’s not staged at all it’s

like that’s not staged at all it’s completely real so you’ll see some odd

completely real so you’ll see some odd

completely real so you’ll see some odd angles and you’ll hear some some

angles and you’ll hear some some

angles and you’ll hear some some scratchy audio but that’s because I’m

scratchy audio but that’s because I’m

scratchy audio but that’s because I’m trying to produce a huge amount of this

trying to produce a huge amount of this

trying to produce a huge amount of this show all by myself from inside these

show all by myself from inside these

show all by myself from inside these controllers

controllers

controllers I just hope people you know understand

I just hope people you know understand

I just hope people you know understand that out that’s the way I sit and go

that out that’s the way I sit and go

that out that’s the way I sit and go ahead and do it that way because there’s

ahead and do it that way because there’s

ahead and do it that way because there’s no other way to get access the

no other way to get access the

no other way to get access the alternative is to go home right nobody

alternative is to go home right nobody

alternative is to go home right nobody wants to go home we want to go inside so

wants to go home we want to go inside so

wants to go home we want to go inside so for certain areas of this show on the

for certain areas of this show on the

for certain areas of this show on the space station it’s pretty much just the

space station it’s pretty much just the

space station it’s pretty much just the audience and me the old people are

audience and me the old people are

audience and me the old people are getting

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