Satellites: Where Do Satellites Go to Die?
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Find out how we are dealing with space junk.
There are more than a million pieces of space junk orbiting the Earth and it is a real problem. What happens with a satellite no longer works? Find out how scientists deal with space debris.
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Satellites: Where Do Satellites Go to Die?
Clip: Special | 1m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
There are more than a million pieces of space junk orbiting the Earth and it is a real problem. What happens with a satellite no longer works? Find out how scientists deal with space debris.
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Satellites: Over Other Planets
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Satellites don’t just orbit Earth. Find out how they help explore other planets. (1m 5s)
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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory. Additional Funding by Sparklight, the Friends of Idaho Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.