Satellites - On A Mission From Earth | SPACETIME - SCIENCE SHOW

In 2015, Nepal is hit by the strongest earthquake in the country's history. Images from radar satellites capture geological mapping and impact of the quake - almost to the centimeter. In 1946, cameras delivered the first shots from space. Today, the continuous monitoring of Earth is already within reach. Modern telephony, television and the internet are not possible without the technology in Earth’s orbit. Big data threat or telecommunications 2.0? Prof. Dr. Ulrich Walter explains in Spacetime.

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