High Frontier - 40min. documentary
1,331 views · Published 29 January 2008 · 8:44 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: Journeyman Pictures · 2008 · Science & Technology
Outer space is open for business. Cowboys and space bucaneers are queuing to reap the rewards. Watch the Full film on Journeyman: http://jman.tv/film/2322/High+Frontier Or for downloads and more information: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=19078 Outer space is open for business. From orbits 36,000 km away, satellites run our daily lives and put missiles in contact with their targets. They see and hear everything. But this booming $50 billion dollar a year industry is virtually unregulated. Space has become the exclusive domain of the biggest and strongest. As space becomes increasingly commercialised and militarised, are we allowing the dangers to outweigh the potential benefits? This high-quality report investigates. Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
