Space Shaker - Backstage Science

The Vibration Test facility at RAL Space allows scientists to simulate the rocky ride into space atop a rocket.
Includes test footage for the MIRI instrument.
More Backstage Science at www.backstagescience.com/

[@motopix45]

You've been busy putting up vids. Love it!

[@DamianReloaded]

I can't help imagining Mr. Bean siting on a table trying to have a cup of tea on top of that machine ^_^

[@RenshawYT]

Seeing a rocket launch in person is something I need to do. Being part of the crew being launched would also be acceptable.

[@douro20]

@fossil98
It's actually quite similar in operation. It's driven by an amplifier, in this case I'd imagine it's close to 50kW. Two opposing liquid-cooled voice coils drive the shaker table back and forth.

[@CongletonDirector]

Awesome! thanks...

[@MarkArandjus]

Shake it like a polaroid picture!

[@pvskpraveen]

I was waiting for the 20Hz moment when we can actually hear the movement of the platform.

[@RogueCrockett]

that was flippen cool i think i want to break things on this now XD

[@Probablyacowtbh]

Neat!

[@WishboneQX]

i hope by the end of 2014 i'll get my degree in aerospace ENG...thats if the world wont explode at the end of this year....
Thanks so much brady.

[@Le0mas]

Nice video, as alway :-)

[@Pow3llMorgan]

Imagine sticking some sort of huge membrane on this. It'd make for a pretty damn nasty sub-woofer

[@EnnoMaffen]

hell of a backscratcher

[@BrettahAU]

@pvskpraveen Recording hardware tolerances/limitations, probably.

[@pvskpraveen]

@lobstermendez thanks, I dont see any offence. But may be someone can explain why textbooks say 20Hz as lower limit when you were able to hear 14Hz...

[@1DARBY1]

cool, what would happen if you strapped a person to that?

[@RandomBakaxD]

looooool

[@fossil98]

If that thing were a subwoofer...

[@DontMockMySmock]

seems more like backstage engineering to me

[@MightyJustas]

just shake the damn thing enough talking