What if every satellite suddenly disappeared? - Moriba Jah
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What would happen if one day all of humanity’s artificial satellites suddenly disappeared? Within hours, most of the planet’s traffic would grind to a halt, the world economy would shut down, and most countries would declare a state of emergency. Even in the best-case scenario, our civilization would be set back by decades. So, what are the odds of this actually happening? Moriba Jah investigates.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Moriba Jah
- Director Darvideo Animation Studio
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist Helen Pashynskih
- Animator Igor Kostin
- Sound Designer GSVP Sound Design
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
