About this episode

The episode discusses the rapid increase in objects in orbit and the outdated systems used to monitor them.

The number of objects in orbit is doubling every two years, and the systems built to keep watch still run on formats designed around 1960s punch cards.

Topics covered

• space
• orbit
• technology
• history
• government

Keywords

• orbit
• objects in space
• 1960s technology
• monitoring systems
• space debris

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mission.org

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