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Let's clean up the space junk orbiting Earth

Natalie Panek · TED

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About

Our lives depend on a world we can't see: the satellite infrastructure we use every day for information, entertainment, communication and so much more. But Earth orbit isn't a limitless resource, and the problem of space debris will get worse without a significant change to our behavior. Natalie Panek challenges us to consider the environmental impact of the satellites we rely on. Our orbital environment is breathtakingly beautiful and our gateway to exploration, she says. It's up to us to keep it that way.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxToronto
Speaker
Natalie Panek
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Earth and environment, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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