The Space Border That Could Seal Us on Earth

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Johnny Harris is a filmmaker and journalist. He currently is based in Washington, DC, reporting on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe. Johnny's visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. He holds a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University and an MA in international peace and conflict resolution from American University.

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[FinancialShinanigan]

The next trillion dollar business: Space Insurance

[nnnnnn]

So you're saying there will be no Space in S P A C E?

[oceanwater]

I swear it’s like people watched Wall-E and didn’t take anything away from it.

[serbananghel]

As an engineer working in the space industry, I can assure you there are a lot of efforts going into mitigating this issue, all the way starting from planning the mission (all satellites going into LEO have to de-orbit in 25 years) up to AI being developed for autonomus collision avoidance (which spaceX’s starlink is currently doing, for example - but not only that, as there are private companies providing this as a service to satellite operators). Space is really hard, and your videos are proving that - we need a lot of bright engineers to work in this field.

[vishvice]

*After 50 years*
Johnny's new video: How I took a picture of the Space Junk

[ElvishJumpSuit]

Hang Amazon move their HQ to space, they could really cut their corporation tax bill! ;-0

[To-mos]

Impressive that you talked about Kessler Syndrome for almost 20 min without once mentioning it's name.

[beactivebehappy]

I love how the vibe of this channel is on the edge of not getting too far as a conspiracy but staying right in with the facts and apprehensions

[SL-vsfs]

1:05 Not to scale. The inner line is closer to 1000 km and the outer is closer to 6000 km. I wish all space videos were done to true scale. It would change our perspective on the vastness of space.

[youtubesresidentfbiagent]

Imagine investing Billions of dollars to launch a rocket only for it to be completely destroyed by a single bolt

[ziggyplay]

"You can't rely on private companies to regulate themselves for the good of everyone." That's the most accurate statement I've heard in a long time.

[carolyntemple]

The aliens have sent their giant saucers back to their home, to avoid this collision accidents. We watched them go, without realizing what happened.

[ConfusedPlushiee]

just wanna put this out there:
Gravity's movie physics are from another universe and not in a good way..

Besides that, you got some of your facts wrong/missed important details:
The 12k satelites that elon got approval for are meant for starlink. These satelites are in such a low orbit that they will self-deorbit when are no longer active, they are intentionally made this way to avert this nightmare scenario.
Although there are no direct rules for launching sats, nasa still has to give approval to US companies for them to be able to send a sat up in orbit, so it is regulated to some degree.

[alexandergyr]

I admire Johnnys work, and I love his content! However, as a space enthusiast I can tell that a lot of details have been rushed in this video, leading many new space interested people to believe, that no one is taking action against the Kessler syndrome.
This is not true though...

[iMakeVideos_kz]

I like your visual style! Maybe you could make a tutorial on your graphic, not only on geo layers. Thanx for your stuff!!

[_y]

honestly, i was surprised at how little satellites there were

[johnnyharris]

I’ve seen a lot of comments about there being mischaracterizations and inaccuracies in this video. I’m interested in correcting them in my mind and the minds of my viewers. So please below this comment list anything that was wrong or unfairly characterized. I do my best to get it right!!

[Geekmandem]

"And guess who's to blame. That's right, the British Empire"

[Tanvir]

Thank you Harris for your amazing info videos. It is definitely enlightening!
Can you cover a video on COP 26, IPCC reports, UNFCCC, and climate agreements from previous decades which most nations failed to meet. I believe you will find most formidable issues of this century to learn and share. Thanks again

[Makoto]

Just a minor correction, but geostationary earth orbit (GEO, way above low earth orbit) is actually highly regulated, with disputes being settled by the ITU branch of the UN. Basically, operators can put a request for a 'slot' to put their satellite in and satellites must have to capability to put themselves into a disposal orbit at the end of life. These regulations basically ensure that satellites don't interfere or collide with each other. Perhaps similar concepts could be applied to low earth orbit, where a limited number of slots exist at certain orbital altitudes and inclinations.