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The Vintage Space
Subscribers 457K
Videos 710
Views 71.9M

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The Vintage Space covers mid-century space history, focusing on science and technology, the Apollo program, NASA history, and related Cold War topics. Content includes long-form deep-dives, historical analyses, and occasional shorts, with new videos on a biweekly to weekly cadence and shorts five days a week; recent videos show deep dives into Apollo missions, lunar history, and spaceflight controversies, with an average of about 159.7K views per video.

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Subscribers 7.5K
Videos 10
Views 2.0M
Appearances 19
SERP 100%
Similarity 72%
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Shares space history, NASA history, and space race history queries with The Vintage Space, and while their search interest is high, their content similarity is moderate (72%), indicating overlapping topics but a distinct presentation style.

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David Peterson

83% relevance

Subscribers 49K
Videos 5
Views 33.2M
Appearances 15
SERP 91%
Similarity 77%
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Targets space history, NASA history, and space race history like The Vintage Space, with strong search overlap (91%) and substantial content similarity (77%), suggesting similar subject matter presented in a comparable manner.

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Subscribers 41.3K
Videos 236
Views 3.4M
Appearances 24
SERP 77%
Similarity 79%
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Aligns on space history, Apollo program history, and space race history, showing strong search alignment (77%) and high content similarity (79%), indicating parallel topics and narrative approach.

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Epic History

73% relevance

Subscribers 3.0M
Videos 298
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Appearances 16
SERP 83%
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Covers space history, NASA history, and the Apollo program history; high search overlap (83%) but lower content similarity (66%), implying shared topics but a distinct stylistic or editorial approach.

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Appearances 18
SERP 63%
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Focuses on space race history, moon missions chronology, and space technology evolution with solid search alignment (63%) and high content similarity (75%), signaling closely related subject matter delivered similarly.

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Swegle Studios

70% relevance

Subscribers 465K
Videos 83
Views 58.6M
Appearances 13
SERP 70%
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Pursues space history, NASA history, and space technology evolution with balanced search and content signals (70% each), indicating overlapping topics and a comparable informational style.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are Space Junkies (83% match) and David Peterson (83% match), followed by Classic Aerospace History (78% match). These channels compete on overlapping queries such as space history, NASA history, space race history, and Apollo program history. The Space Race (70% match) also overlaps on moon missions chronology and space technology evolution. The Vintage Space has 462K subscribers, while Space Junkies has 7.5K and David Peterson has 49K; Classic Aerospace History has 41.3K subscribers, and The Space Race has 712K subscribers, indicating a wide size range among competitors but shared focus on midcentury space era and NASA/Apollo related topics.

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#13 53% Real Engineering 73% 5.0M 23% 10
#14 53% Hoog 73% 1.1M 22% 4
#15 52% Biographics 71% 2.4M 25% 3
#16 52% Everyday Astronaut 76% 1.9M 16% 7
#17 52% NASA Johnson 75% 742K 17% 6
#18 52% Free Documentary 67% 5.7M 29% 7
#19 52% Cosmic - Space Documentaries 78% 69.4K 12% 5
#20 51% TV - Quantum Universe 75% 165K 16% 4
#21 51% The Planetary Society 77% 133K 12% 2
#22 51% Homemade Documentaries 76% 106K 13% 4
#23 51% Biography 70% 1.1M 21% 6
#24 50% Ai Fascinated 70% 105K 22% 4
#25 50% BBC Earth Science 75% 1.8M 13% 1
#26 50% Tech Vision 71% 845K 19% 5
#27 50% The Overview Effekt 75% 155K 13% 1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Vintage Space?

Space Junkies — 83% match, 7.5K subscribers; David Peterson — 83% match, 49K subscribers; Classic Aerospace History — 78% match, 41.3K subscribers. They share a focus on space history and aerospace topics, similar audience interests, and comparable channel scales in the niche.

What type of content does The Vintage Space make?

The Vintage Space creates historical spaceflight content, including deep dives into missions and era events, as suggested by titles like An Absurdly Deep Dive into Apollo 13 and The Moon: Why We Haven't Been Back. Uploads appear to be multiple per week on average, with an average of 159.7K views per video across recent content.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Vintage Space?

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