Ask an Astronaut: 333 hours of Q&A footage with astronauts (askanastronaut.issinrealtime.org)
61 points by gaws 2 days ago
bfeist 2 hours ago
Nice to see this here. I’m the developer who made this. The idea for this started when I was chatting with co-creator, Dave Charney and we asked, “I wonder if all the questions kids could ask of astronauts have already been asked.”
If you select “About this project”, there are technical details on how we did it.
FlyThruTheSun an hour ago
Awesome project, I just read the "About this project" section and extremely impressed! This is one of those projects I love as an adult and will be using, but I really wish I could have had this when I was a kid. Killer job!
dfamorato 2 hours ago
I really really really love the implementation here, super fast search, amazing filtering and showcasing the video, definitely will address the curiosity of young (and old like myself) .
Congratulations on the amazing delivery. Truly great solution
dnnddidiej an hour ago
This is fun. The question -> video flow could be so useful for many other things.
MPSimmons 2 hours ago
I was fortunate enough to be chosen to talk to astronauts on the ISS from the ground and ask them a question, and as far as I can tell from searching this awesome resource, I think my question was unique.
I asked Ann McClain and David Saint-Jacques what experiment or module they would add to the ISS if they could pick anything. They both agreed that a rotating wheel that simulated gravity would be helpful for experiments and quality of life.
jamesmontalvo3 2 hours ago
The centrifuge module was planned at one point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifuge_Accommodations_Modu...
mmooss 35 minutes ago
This is wonderful, thank you. A suggestion, if it's possible: Identify the astronauts speaking. (I'm not sure that can be automated reliably unless it's already in video metadata.) Also, the transcript isn't keeping up and skips parts.
But those are minor issues. Thank you so much!
inatreecrown2 3 hours ago
This is a nice idea and good example of what is possible with technology!