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14/01/2012 Documentary 0h 38m
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What Goes Up Doesn't Always Come Down

Overview

50 years after launching our dreams into space, we’re left with a troubling legacy: a growing ring of orbiting debris that threatens the safety of earth’s orbits. SPACE JUNK is a visually explosive journey of discovery that weighs the solutions aimed at restoring our planet’s orbits. Experience mind-boggling collisions, both natural and man-made. Soar for the stunning depths of Meteor Crater to an unprecedented view of our increasingly crowded orbits – 22,000 miles above earth. Join us as foremost expert Don Kessler, the “Father of Space Junk,” guides us through the challenges we face in protecting them, forging a new age of space discovery.

  1. Shane Colton

    Writer

  2. Melissa R. Butts

    Writer, Director

  3. Michael Benson

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Tom Wilkinson

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Zach Clark

    Child at Telescope #1

  3. Em Clark

    Child at Telescope #2

  4. Kelby Cross

    Space Command Analyst #1

  5. Howard Henley

    Scientist

  6. John Sullivan

    Helicopter Pilot

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Full Cast & Crew

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