Ask an Astronaut: 333 hours of Q&A footage with astronauts

(askanastronaut.issinrealtime.org)

157 points | by gaws 2 days ago

12 comments

  • anogrebattle 6 minutes ago
    Very neat project. Just in English though? Any plans for questions in other languages?
  • bfeist 9 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 8 hours 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!
    • Syzygies 2 hours ago
      Yes, I was going to guess semantic embedding from playing around and seeing the search responses. Thank you for "About this project".

      I'd love to extract just the foreign language from Pimsleur foreign language lessons, for faster review before trips. Your pipeline has many elements in common for what would be required.

    • dfamorato 9 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 8 hours ago
      This is fun. The question -> video flow could be so useful for many other things.
  • MPSimmons 9 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.

  • Rygian 2 hours ago
    All the questions about sneeze are either about open air, or Newton's third law. Did really no one ask what happens if you sneeze while wearing a spacesuit helmet? Does the visor have a windshield wiper on the inside?
  • jonatanholmgren 2 hours ago
    The model doesn't seem to load on my computer due to CORS
  • kleiba2 5 hours ago
    Someone's gonna turn that into a language model shortly.
  • mmooss 8 hours 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 10 hours ago
    This is a nice idea and good example of what is possible with technology!
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