In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World
How the thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth have transformed the modern world.
Top Cast
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Herself - Presenter
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Bob Counts
Himself
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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)
Overview
How the thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth have transformed the modern world.
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