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.
Satellites provide critical space services and capabilities that humans use every day. What are some ways we might be able to minimize the loss, disruption, or degradation of these services?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Moriba Jah
- Director Darvideo Animation Studio
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist Helen Pashynskih
- Animator Igor Kostin
- Sound Designer GSVP Sound Design
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
