{"podcast":{"title":"TED-Ed","slug":"ted-ed-7859430","podcast_index_feed_id":7859430,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ted-ed","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b7403760-4a33-11f1-9f4d-0b7f17190ea0/image/74cc63dc47cf18e2bcec0e2d83f0aaf9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TED-Ed","episode_count":1210,"summary":"TED-Ed’s mission is to create lessons worth sharing. Feed and expand your curiosity with our award-winning animated shorts - published on YouTube and available with supplemental learning materials on ed.ted.com. Want to suggest an idea for a TED-Ed animation, nominate an educator or animator? Visit our website at: http://ed.ted.com/get_involved. Consider backing us on Patreon. By doing so, you directly support our nonprofit mission to create free, high-quality educational content: https://www.patreon.com/teded For more information on using TED-Ed content for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film, or in an online course), please submit a Media Request using this link: https://media-requests.ted.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T10:18:01.246496+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430"},"episode":{"title":"Why doesn't everyone have a jetpack? - Richard Browning","slug":"why-doesn-t-everyone-have-a-jetpack-richard-browning","published_at":"2026-07-03T23:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/why-doesn-t-everyone-have-a-jetpack-richard-browning","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG5993676763.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG5993676763.mp3","summary":"Explore the physics of how jetpacks fly, and discover the technology that allows pilots to maneuver the engines.--In 1961, Yuri Gagarin piloted a spacecraft in humanity’s first manned space flight. A week later, Bell Aerosystems debuted a gas-powered rocket pack that could fly 35 meters in 13 seconds. Unfortunately, engineers knew this short flight was all the rocket pack could muster. So why was a massive spacecraft easier to send flying than a single pilot? Richard Browning investigates.Lesson by Richard Browning and Gravity Industries, directed by Mitch Hearn and Lisa Vertudaches.Support Our Non-Profit Mission----------------------------------------------Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreonCheck out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop----------------------------------------------Connect With Us----------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletterFollow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebookFind us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitterPeep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram----------------------------------------------Keep Learning----------------------------------------------View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-jetpacks-work-and-why-don-t-we-all-have-them-richard-browning-debbie-browningDig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-jetpacks-work-and-why-don-t-we-all-have-them-richard-browning-debbie-browning#digdeeperAnimator's website: https://www.instagram.com/mitchographer, https://www.mitchhearn.com, https://lisavertudaches.comEducator's website: https://gravity.coCheck out Gravity Industries on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeongravityCheck out Gravity Industries on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GravityIndustries-----------------…","meta_description":"Explore the physics of how jetpacks fly, and discover the technology that allows pilots to maneuver the engines.--In 1961, Yuri Gagarin piloted a spacecra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":467,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-ed-7859430/episodes/why-doesn-t-everyone-have-a-jetpack-richard-browning/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430/why-doesn-t-everyone-have-a-jetpack-richard-browning.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}