"The Pathfinders" - Documentary (3of4)

35 minute documentary on JPL / NASA's Mars Pathfinder Mission which landed on July 4th 1997. The documentary, which was directed and edited by John Beck Hofmann and produced by Brian Muirhead, won the Gold Plaque award at the 1999 Chicago International Film Festival - Intercom.
To see more of my work or to contact me, goto: http://www.beckhofmann.com.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• NASA
• JPL
• Mars
• Pathfinder
• Lander
• Sojourner
• Rover
• John
• Beck
• Hofmann

[nelsonmar71]

Great, great vid that shows about team working, risking, innovating, science. It must´ve been an amazing experience for you to be so close to this proyect. A great example for all the world. Thanks for your work.

[johnbeckhofmann]

Thank you very much. I'm so glad you liked the video. It was such an amazing experience I thought nothing could top it... then the next rover mission, MER, blew me away. That was like Pathfinder times ten. Now I'm waiting to see how the next rover mission will perform - it launches in just two years and the thing is HUGE! It's called MSL. Check it out. Thanks again for your comments! JBH

[fibreoptique]

ouai vraiment super,

[johnbeckhofmann]

Thanks!

[chadsazali]

so now its almost ten years after the launch... wow... how time flies.

[johnbeckhofmann]

actually it launched in 1996 - December I think. So we're coming up on the 10 year anniversary of the landing on July 4th.

[daharris34]

Who the hell is trying pirate a damn NASA video WTF Youtube

[FarazDejawu]

fuck off WMG!

[Hoodmonsa]

@jorgepeterbarton Yea especially since this was one of the people that worked on the film..Greedy bastards is all there is out there these days~!!

[JBiswoman]

I wish to be one of the man working in that room

[jorgepeterbarton]

and really... is the audio clip used even over the length required to actually need payment?

[jorgepeterbarton]

the video and entire audio track is not owned by wmg. surely there is a law against censoring a whole audio track and not just the part they own.

[sergheiadrian]

Screw WMG for ruining this documentary!

[mickeypopa]

Motherfucking cocksucking WMG!

[37Rusty]

wtf.. great vid, no sound on the last part, nearly cried...

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

OH THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! I FINALLY find the video I want to see.............and it's muted.

DAMN YOU youtube. Continue to give me a reason to give up this site altogether.

[zero2084]

Fuu**  WMG!!!!

[phattieg]

There is a bot that analyzes these videos on YouTube, and assumes that the person who has uploaded this video did not ask for permission to use a song. I find it funny that many of the "sponsored videos" have the same tracks as non sponsored videos, yet they do not get disabled. These assholes are so bent on payment, they don't care if it's educational, which is very sad, and in my opinion, unethical.