# Let's clean up the space junk orbiting Earth

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxToronto
- Speaker: Natalie Panek
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Earth and environment, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_panek_let_s_clean_up_the_space_junk_orbiting_earth)
- 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)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Let's clean up the space junk orbiting Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/natalie_panek_let_s_clean_up_the_space_junk_orbiting_earth/b80645fd9bc0), 11 min (TED's player)