What if every satellite suddenly disappeared? - Moriba Jah
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What would happen if one day all of humanity’s artificial satellites suddenly disappeared? Within hours, most of the planet’s traffic would grind to a halt, the world economy would shut down, and most countries would declare a state of emergency. Even in the best-case scenario, our civilization would be set back by decades. So, what are the odds of this actually happening? Moriba Jah investigates.
The biggest issue leading to the growth of space debris is that there is a high percentage of non-compliance with agreed-upon space debris mitigation standards. How can we incentivize space actors to comply with these suggested (i.e. non-legally binding) guidelines?
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- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-checker Eden Girma
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