# Why we need to clean up our space debris

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxDayton
- Speaker: Moriba Jah
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Astronomy and space, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/moriba_jah_why_we_need_to_clean_up_our_space_debris)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The world's telecommunications needs are dependent on the satellite infrastructure we've placed in orbit but what are we doing to protect it? Not a lot, according to space environmentalist Moriba Jah. In this eye-opening talk, he draws attention to the overcrowding of orbital space and suggests a few fixes that could prevent the traffic jam from reaching critical mass.

## Lectures

1. [Why we need to clean up our space debris](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/moriba_jah_why_we_need_to_clean_up_our_space_debris/f695dd26cd8a), 13 min (TED's player)