Crowded Orbits: Understanding Satellites with Author Clay Moltz
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Dr. Clay Moltz
As science educators, we are likely to recognize Sputnik as the first satellite in space. But what has happened with satellites since Sputnik? How many satellites are even out there, and how do we rely upon them? To help answer some of these questions, we welcome Dr. James Clay Moltz to the show. As author of Crowded Orbits, Dr. Moltz examines the conflict and cooperation in space with the growing number of satellites managed by public, commercial and even private entities. Listen to the show to learn about our history with satellites in space, what the future of satellites might look like, and what that could mean for our students today.
Links:
- Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space (Amazon.com)
- Book Details: Crowded Orbits (Columbia Press)
- Dr. James Clay Moltz – The Naval Postgraduate School
- Our Favorite Orbits are Getting Crowded with Space Junk (The Atlantic)
Clay talked about tiny satellites that will map the Earth daily. Here they are! http://www.ted.com/talks/will_marshall_teeny_tiny_satellites_that_photograph_the_entire_planet_every_day
Catching up on episodes. This was a great one! The discussion on micro satellites reminded me of the NIRTS sats (Need It Right This Second) from Dale Brown’s books. Fiction becomes reality once again. For anyone interested in seeing our satellite constellation, it is available as a Google Earth file.
http://adn.agi.com/SatelliteDatabase/SatelliteDatabase.kmz