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- 0:00Speaker 1: Invisible traffic, hello, welcome back. Today, we're discussing a topic
- 0:05Speaker 1: that is as invisible as it is crucial. The sky
- 0:08Speaker 1: above our heads is becoming incredibly crowded. With the rocket revolution,
- 0:13Speaker 1: the number of satellites launched into orbit has exploded. They
- 0:17Speaker 1: are used for global internet access, climate monitoring, storm forecasting,
- 0:23Speaker 1: and guiding us via GPS every single day. But there's
- 0:27Speaker 1: a flip side. the space surrounding Earth risks turning into
- 0:30Speaker 1: a massive traffic jam, filled with both old debris and
- 0:34Speaker 1: new hardware. The real challenge of these new frontiers is
- 0:38Speaker 1: no longer just about getting up there. It's about Lee,
- 0:41Speaker 1: arning how to clean up and manage orbital traffic in
- 0:44Speaker 1: a sustainable way. In the next episode, we'll move beyond
- 0:49Speaker 1: the physics of satellites to address the question we all
- 0:51Speaker 1: ask ourselves. Are we alone? See you soon.