Summary of Tom Moser: Climate realism from actual rocket scientists | Tom Nelson Pod #83

00:00:00 - 00:40:00

Tom Moser, retired NASA engineer and founding member of The Right Climate Stuff, discusses his experience working on various NASA projects, such as the space shuttle and the Apollo mission. He emphasizes the importance of looking at real data in scientific analysis and verification, and contrasts this with the current state of climate change modeling, which he considers to be based more on mathematical models than empirical data. Moser speaks about his skepticism towards the idea that human-produced carbon dioxide is the primary cause of global warming, and discusses the potential consequences of politicizing climate change. He also argues that educating people about the benefits of carbon dioxide and encouraging scientific inquiry is necessary to properly address this issue.

• 00:00:00 In this section, Tom Moser, former director of engineering at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, discusses his career at NASA from Project Mercury to space station, and how he worked on the shuttle development project from sketch pad to launch pad. He also recalls working with astronauts, living in the same community with them and other colleagues and families, and how they were all part of a unique experience that probably won't be repeated in human history. Moser also talks about a demonstration using a small model of the Space Shuttle that John Kiker, a great engineer, built to fly on top of a 747, which helped saved the program from being canceled and showed the public and Congress how significant it was.
• 00:05:00 In this section, Tom Moser discusses his experience working at NASA and how the organization has always been transparent. He explains how every NASA center has its own culture and was established by the person who led it in the early phases of the center. When talking about the difference between the Apollo program and the space station program, Moser states that the Apollo program was technically complex but politically easy, while the space station program was technically simple but politically complex. He also explains that the iPhone we have now has many times greater computing power than the Apollo spacecraft. Moser defines rocket science as including many technologies involved in any space system, from propulsion systems to environmental control.
• 00:10:00 In this section, former rocket scientist Tom Moser talks about the challenges of perfecting systems such as the shuttle thermal protection system. He explains that the Arbiter, which is the airplane on the back of the rocket being launched, is equivalent in size to a 737. To keep the Arbiter protected, 25,000 tiles made of fibrous silicon, with a density similar to balsa wood, had to be attached to the aluminum structure to protect it from temperatures reaching 3000 degrees when entering back into the atmosphere. Moser explains the story of how they had to find a way to strengthen the tiles without adding weight when they found out they were not adequately attached to the armor, which could have caused them to lose the vehicle if one of the 25,000 tiles were to fall off.
• 00:15:00 In this section, Tom Moser, an engineer who worked on the Apollo missions, discusses the importance of adhering to Mother Nature's laws and verifying analysis with actual data. He recalls how the teams working on the space programs had to make sure their theories and predictions matched reality, and that they verified everything they analyzed. Moser then contrasts this with the complexity of climate change modeling, stating that until such models can be verified with actual data, their predictions may not be accurate. He also shares his experience with climate change research in the late 80s, where he learned the importance of looking at real data to understand global warming.
• 00:20:00 In this section, Tom Moser, former NASA engineer and founding member of The Right Climate Stuff, discusses how his group of scientists and engineers looked at real data on climate change and found that human-produced carbon dioxide is not the cause of it. The group, which includes five astronauts who walked on the moon, wrote a strongly-worded letter to NASA in 2012 stating that the science on climate change is not settled. Moser also explains that NASA has become politicized and that it is important to obey nature's laws and look at real data rather than relying solely on mathematical models and analysis that can be wrong.
• 00:25:00 In this section, Tom Moser, retired NASA engineer and climate skeptic, discusses the politicization of climate change and the potential impact on the global lifestyle and survivability of people. Moser emphasizes the importance of looking at the empirical data and questioning the notion that human-produced carbon dioxide is causing climate change. He also suggests that having a younger and credible spokesperson for climate skepticism may be beneficial for reaching a wider audience. Additionally, Moser points out that the extreme weather events predicted by climate change alarmists have not come to fruition, and that the Earth's temperature has only increased by one degree Celsius in the last 200 years despite carbon dioxide doubling in the atmosphere.
• 00:30:00 In this section, Tom Moser, a mechanical engineer, speaks about climate change, highlighting that the real data shows that as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased, the Earth has gotten greener, and glaciers have come and gone. Moser believes that the climate change narrative is all about control, as controlling the atmosphere is equivalent to controlling human existence. He also mentions that he is not aware of any research on climate change on other planets, but he advocates for an informed educational campaign that would cost around $50 million to educate people adequately about this subject. He believes that a scientific analysis every time is necessary to verify the analysis of the climate data and highlights that volcanic heat is not significant to the Earth's temperature.
• 00:35:00 In this section, Tom Moser discusses various factors affecting the Earth's temperature, such as its elliptical orbit, the angle of its tilt, and the axis wobbling. He mentions that all these factors contribute to the Earth's temperature variation, and climate models that show a rapid temperature increase are not reflected in the actual temperature measurements. In addition, Moser believes that carbon dioxide is not harmful and, in fact, could be beneficial to the Earth's plants. He argues that there is no climate crisis and that the push for a one-world society is behind the efforts to control carbon dioxide emissions and take financial advantage of it.
• 00:40:00 In this section, Tom Moser discusses the profit from green energy and the funding of NASA by people who want to show carbon dioxide as bad. He alleges that universities and environmental groups have close-minded people who view climate change as a religion. He adds that the alarmists have more money and more substantial microphones, and more people believe climate change is catastrophic, while carbon dioxide is beneficial. He emphasizes the need to base their campaign on the truth, and if they are wrong, they should be shown they are wrong. In conclusion, he encourages listeners to get educated on carbon dioxide's benefits.