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The Looming Satellite Gap

Many Earth-observing satellites are nearing the end of their lives.

Aired 02/28/2013 | Rating TV-G

NOVA

The Looming Satellite Gap

Clip: Season 40 Episode 6 | 1m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

Many Earth-observing satellites are nearing the end of their lives.

We know more about the Earth now than ever before, but that knowledge is in jeopardy as many Earth-observing satellites are nearing the end of their lives.

Aired 02/28/2013 | Rating TV-G

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