The Evolution of Spacecraft and Satellites

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lyca was a Russian dog plucked from the streets and quite literally thrust into fame as the first living creature to orbit earth. She was launched in the 13-foot tall Sputnik 2 the month after Sputnik 1 went up but she only survived a few hours because the temperature controls failed. Her body continued to orbit the planet 2,570 times over the course of five months before a cremation caused by incineration reentering the atmosphere. In 2020 there is going to be a predicted 30,000 styling satellites manufactured by SpaceX in earth orbit in the next 10 years. At the present time there are around about 2,000 functioning satellites maybe around 4,000 not functioning whole

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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