Everyday Astronaut
Shares rank 20 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders
People recommend it for live coverage of rocket launches, with strong footage, careful production and commentary that answers chat questions.
People recommend it for live coverage of rocket launches, with strong footage, careful production and commentary that answers chat questions.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Best launch footage and tracking
“captured everything from engine start all the way through a reasonably-clear view of SRB separation”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II lifts off: four astronauts begin 10-day lunar mission” “the actual best footage of the launch was from Everyday Astronaut on youtube”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II will use laser beams to live-stream 4K moon footage at 260 Mbps” “Everyday Astronaut's tracking was perfect.”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II lifts off: four astronauts begin 10-day lunar mission” Careful, high-quality production
“so they care a lot about making it something that is both informative and superb”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II lifts off: four astronauts begin 10-day lunar mission” “they care about and focus on the production”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Artemis II lifts off: four astronauts begin 10-day lunar mission”
Other YouTube channels people recommend
The four most recommended other YouTube channels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1Brown | 96 | 4 | 96% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Veritasium | 44 | 12 | 79% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Technology Connections YouTube channel | 40 | 3 | 93% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Asianometry | 24 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Everyday AstronautThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The other two are good for the commentary because if you ask a question in the chat they’ll sometimes answer it.”
“Also can recommend the restream of everyday astronaut Tim Dodd”
“the actual best footage of the launch was from Everyday Astronaut on youtube”
“so they care a lot about making it something that is both informative and superb”
“they care about and focus on the production”
“Everyday Astronaut's tracking was perfect.”
“captured everything from engine start all the way through a reasonably-clear view of SRB separation”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.