Amateur satellites started in the early 1960s and are still going today. One of my favorites is an amateur satellite launched by a group of australian students called australis oscar five it was launched in 1970. There's probably there's i don't know 50 or 60 of these amateur satellites in orbit These are just people saying we want to get involved in space so i love this story.
Gaze into the cosmos and wonder at broken satellites, retired rockets and shattered contraptions. Archaeologist Dr. Alice Gorman is a leading expert on orbital debris and chats about what’s up there, how it got there, and how to get it down. Strap in to hear about everything from Sputnik to sports cars, flaming garbage bonking us, alien clutter, collision potential, the most adorable space rubbish, cosmic burials and how one does this type of archeology without boarding a rocket. Also: steaming hot cruise ship gossip.
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