That Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles
In the 1960s, the USA almost put a ring around the Earth by launching hundreds of millions of tiny copper needles into space in an attempt to create a reliable boost for their communications systems. Host: Caitlin Hofmeister We want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SciShowSurvey2017 Thank you! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: D.A. Noe, Nicholas Smith, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Bella Nash, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Fatima Iqbal ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/quarterly-news/pdfs/odqnv17i4.pdf https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-york-times-index/oclc/433669505 https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4217/intro.htm https://link-springer-com.dcu.idm.oclc.org/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1023206426746 http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2001ESASP.473..315W http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/space/terrill.pdf http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1961AJ.....66..114L ------- Images: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia21345/so-far-from-home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_communications_cable#/media/File:1901_Eastern_Telegraph_cables.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionosphere#/media/File:Atmosphere_with_Ionosphere.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionosphere#/media/File:Diurnal_ionospheric_current.jpg https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4218/ch3.htm https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dipole_receiving_antenna_animation_6_800x394x150ms.gif https://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/telstar.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html
