 You know that unwilling Pete means I have an announcement and he is so unwilling I keep having to wake him up for these things But anyways, we are super excited to announce a brand new feature on vintage space, which is Sponsorships, so I'm gonna tell you all about how it works and exactly what it means to me So I've shown you guys my behind the scenes You can check out the full video right up here a little card right here But the meat of it is that I have a camera three lights and a mark on my floor And I stand and talk at a camera with no prompter with the lights lighting myself sound myself And then I take the car and I edit it myself put it up myself and maintain all the stuff on my own I obviously love doing it and I love sharing this stuff with you guys I'm building this community about a shared love of old-timey weird space things But as you guys know who follow me on social media, I also have about seven jobs I'm always working with different projects or working on something new or Researching for something or traveling for different things. It's a very weird like piecemeal life to kind of keep together Sponsoring vintage space is a way for you guys to help make the content that you love possible This is what's gonna help me make sure that I can take time away from other jobs that might pay me more To make the content that I love and that you love because I don't want this to ever have to fall by the Wayside as I get increasingly busy. It's not just helping make vintage space possible There are a handful of really exciting perks that I think you guys are gonna love and for those patreon patrons out there This will extend to you guys. I've figured out a way so sit tight. I'll explain all of it first up I'm offering to sponsors exclusively the ability to chat during live streams We've all seen how badly those conversations can go once the trolls come in So this is a way for you guys to actually have a productive conversation During a live stream another perk that I'm offering to sponsors only is exclusive conversations in the community tab If you guys haven't found it yet, the community tab is right here on my home page You can go there I post things when I'm gonna do a live stream kind of feeling out ideas that you guys want to see I'm not gonna stop using the community tab for every subscriber. Don't worry But for sponsors I'm going to have an exclusive conversation where we can really dive in and start shaping the conversation around future episodes Again, we've all seen what happens in the comments on videos Every time I try to go down and find the good comments that are really thought-provoking and give me ideas for future videos I just get really disappointed in humanity So hopefully we're going to be able to have some really productive conversations about things You guys would like to see coming up on vintage space the other perk I'm excited to offer and this extends to some patreon patrons is Regular video updates from me as I research my next book now at the time of recording this video The book is not yet sold so for the moment They might be updates on the frustration of trying to sell a book But as I actually move through the process of researching I'm gonna be sharing little tidbits with you guys to kind of wet your appetite and Excitement about my upcoming second book, which I am super excited about really I just can't wait to share it So I figure if I can share it exclusively as the process goes that giving it all away Then maybe that would be kind of fun So this is gonna be a way for you guys to kind of follow along on this journey a lot of people have Asked me about writing the book about what I have coming up next So this will be a way for you guys to come along for the ride of me and kind of learn about the process as I go All that being said I do want to stress that this is a feature that is currently in beta Which is why you aren't gonna see it on too many other channels for the moment And why there might be some little glitches with it and why I can't actually adjust the dollar amount for sponsors right now Hopefully if this works, this is all something that will be offered in the future So for now, we're kind of working with what we've got while it's in beta also for those of you who frequently watch videos on your phone You can't actually sign up as a sponsor just yet through iOS But you can sign up through desktop and then have access to all the same features on your phone Again, it's still a feature that's in beta. So we're still getting all of the things worked out So that's it You guys now have a very easy way to help make vintage space possible If you have any other questions or run into any issues signing up or anything that pops up and seems off to you Let me know in the comments below and of course, like I said, this does work hand-in-hand with patreon I've got the link to my patreon page if you're curious about that in the description below As well as any links that you might need to understand sponsors better on YouTube And regardless of any sponsorships You guys are the reason I'm able to do this for a living this whole weird Space flight a story and career that I created for myself So I do want to take this as an opportunity to thank all of you guys for helping me make my dream career possible I love you guys