Wallie: A Space Funeral Question

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Space funeral question was asked by phyllis and casein walley. Walley erin onson michelle near and phyllis asl have been harboring questions about it since 2008 a lot of people wanted to know how you felt about wallie the movie wallie where there's essentially just like a shell of garbage around earth any thoughts are we gonna let it get to that point do you think what you see in the film wallie is an accurate representation? i actually show that film to my classes when i'm teaching space archaeology and contemporary archaeology it's it's a beautiful fun film but some really graphic representation of it's not an accurate representation because space junk in fact

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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