In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World

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In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World

2012

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6.0(1 votes)

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Overview

How the thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth have transformed the modern world.

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11 members

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Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Herself - Presenter

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Bob Counts

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Kosuke Heki

Himself - Hokkaido University (as Professor Kosuke Heki)

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Bob Counts

Himself - US Air Force 1953-1968

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Jacob Katz

Himself - MIT

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Robert Lang

Himself - Origami Consultant (as Dr. Robert Lang)

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Roger Launius

Himself - Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (as Dr. Roger Launius)

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Albert Yu-Min Lin

Himself - University of California, San Diego (as Albert Yu-Min Lin Ph.D)

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Hiromitsu Oshima

Himself - Usu Volcanic Laboratory (as Dr. Hiromitsu Oshima)

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Peter Shaw

Himself - University of Surrey (as Dr. Peter Shaw)

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Ian Stevenson

Himself - Quantum Coating

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