Space Junk 3D
2012 · 38 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 267 VOTES · DIR. Melissa R. Butts
Overview
50 years after launching our dreams into space, we’re left with a troubling legacy: a growing ring of orbiting debris that threatens the safety of earth’s orbits. SPACE JUNK is a visually explosive journey of discovery that weighs the solutions aimed at restoring our planet’s orbits. Experience mind-boggling collisions, both natural and man-made. Soar for the stunning depths of Meteor Crater to an unprecedented view of our increasingly crowded orbits – 22,000 miles above earth. Join us as foremost expert Don Kessler, the “Father of Space Junk,” guides us through the challenges we face in protecting them, forging a new age of space discovery.
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00:11:00 Satellites like this are part of what's called "a constellation,"
00:11:54 Satellites and their around-the-clock services are a fact of modern life.
00:12:55 Just 50 years ago, the boundary seemed limitless.
00:13:34 Telstar began the revolution in communications that now features a fleet of satellites in the region we know as GEO.
00:14:31 it's coming from GEO.
00:15:17 They send signals commanding satellites to adjust orbits, by firing up the onboard thrusters
00:16:46 Today, as the debris cloud keeps growing, so does our understanding of it.
00:17:42 Ultimately spinning the massive thread-like structure of the cosmic web...
00:19:32 The night sky here opens up infinite possibilities for the naked eye.
00:20:37 When I look at the night sky the first thing I notice is stars.
00:21:06 And I may see another one, travelling in the opposite direction.
00:21:43 where they will remain for hundreds of years.
00:22:30 In fact, most spacecrafts that are launched into the orbit actually leave a trail of debris in the process.
00:24:00 Amazingly, this collision alert wasn't even among the top predicted for any of the Iridium satellites for the coming week.
00:25:14 It became very obvious that that wasn't true and people began to consider:
00:26:27 Even the smallest of impacts scatter debris, delivering wide-spread damage.
00:27:36 Some of them, like rocket boosters, are the size of a school bus.
00:28:37 Most importantly, the network charts the orbital paths of the catalogued debris and issues collision alerts to station keepers.
00:29:39 The question is: How do we catch up to and capture debris tumbling through Low-Earth Orbit at thousands of miles an hour?
00:30:40 Japan's Space Agency has been working with a fishing net manufacturer to look at creating a "space fishing net," which, like the tether
00:31:57 As we continue to launch our dreams into space, what if one day objects in space were located and captured by a garbage vehicle?
00:32:57 It's more of a question of do we want to do it and when do we have the infrastructure established so that we can do it.
00:33:56 Where would we be, if we couldn't consult the stars?
00:34:34 What I hope that means is that we continue to maintain access to space and learn more about life and the environment.