This week, Russia joined a small club of nations that have conducted anti-satellite missile tests, shooting down a Soviet-era satellite and creating a field of debris in space. The missile test brought attention to the issue of space waste — all of the old bits of machinery that humans have left in space. And as humans send more and more objects beyond the sky, the debris could make parts of Earth’s orbit unusable.

In this episode: 
Moriba Jah (@moribajah), Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin
Alice Gorman, Associate Professor at Flinders University

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This week, Russia joined a small club of nations that have conducted anti-satellite missile tests, shooting down a Soviet-era satellite and creating a field of debris in space. The missile test brought attention to the issue of space waste &mdash; all of the old bits of machinery that humans have left in space. And as humans send more and more objects&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the sky, the debris could make parts of Earth&rsquo;s orbit unusable.
In this episode:&nbsp;
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<li>Moriba Jah (<a href="https://twitter.com/moribajah">@moribajah</a>), Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin</li>
<li>Alice Gorman, Associate Professor at Flinders University</li>
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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