Derfor kæmper milliardærer om førstepladsen i rummet ||bilionários|||| therefore|billionaires are fighting|billionaires|for|first place|in|space ||Milliardäre||||dem Raum Warum Milliardäre um den ersten Platz im Weltraum kämpfen 억만장자들이 우주에서 1등을 차지하기 위해 경쟁하는 이유 Therefore, billionaires are competing for first place in space.

Der er et nyt rumkapløb i gang. there|is|a|new|space race|in|progress ||||Raumrennen|| There is a new space race underway.

Og det er ikke Rusland og USA, som kæmper om at erobre verdensrummet. and|it|is|not|Russia|and|USA|that|are fighting|for|to|conquer|outer space ||||||||||||den Weltraum And it is not Russia and the USA that are fighting to conquer outer space.

Det er tre milliardærer. it|is|three|billionaires It is three billionaires.

De vil ikke kun gøre almindelige mennesker til rumturister ... they|will|not|only|make|ordinary|people|to|space tourists ||||||||turistas espaciais They will not only make ordinary people space tourists ...

... men også sende tusinder af satellitter i kredsløb om Jorden. but|also|send|thousands|of|satellites|in|orbit|around|Earth |||||||órbita|| ... but also send thousands of satellites into orbit around the Earth.

Og det bekymrer mange eksperter. and|it|worries|many|experts And that worries many experts.

I mange år var det at sende raketter eller astronauter ud i rummet - in|many|years|was|it|to|send|rockets|or|astronauts|out|in|space For many years, sending rockets or astronauts into space -

- forbeholdt store organisationer eller rumfartsnationer. reserved|large|organizations|or|spacefaring nations - reserved for large organizations or spacefaring nations.

Og opsendelsen af satellitter var virkelig dyrt. |o lançamento||||| and|the launch|of|satellites|was|really|expensive |der Start||||| Und der Start von Satelliten war wirklich teuer. And the launch of satellites was really expensive.

Satellitten sendes op med en Atlas Agena-raket. the satellite|is sent|up|with|an|Atlas|Agena| |||||Atlas|| Der Satellit wird mit einer Atlas Agena-Rakete gestartet. The satellite is launched with an Atlas Agena rocket.

Men da det lykkedes rigmanden Richard Branson ... but|when|it|succeeded|the billionaire|Richard|Branson ||||o rico||Branson Aber als es dem reichen Mann Richard Branson gelang... But when billionaire Richard Branson succeeded ...

... og senere Amazon-stifter Jeff Bezos - and|later||founder|Jeff|Bezos ||||Jeff| ... and later Amazon founder Jeff Bezos -

- at rejse ud i rummet i hver deres private fartøj - to|travel|out|in|space|in|each|their|private|vehicle - to travel into space in their respective private vessels -

- blev det for alvor slået fast, at den tid er forbi. became|it|for|serious|hit|established|that|that|time|is|over - it was firmly established that that time is over.

Selvom ikke alle er begejstrede for - although|not|all|are|excited|for Although not everyone is enthusiastic about -

- at rigmænd vil tilbyde almindelige mennesker - |ricos|||| to|rich men|will|offer|ordinary|people |Reiche|||| - that rich people will offer ordinary people -

- at blive astronauter for en dag - to|become|astronauts|for|a|day - to become astronauts for a day -

- så kan rumturisme blive en stor forretning i fremtiden so|can|space tourism|become|a|big|business|in|the future - so space tourism can become a big business in the future

Deres næste trin bliver rumhoteller. Det stopper jo ikke her. ||||hotéis de quarto||||| their|next|step|will be|space hotels|it|stops|after all|not|here ||||Raumhotels||||| Their next step will be space hotels. It doesn't stop here.

Men at de tre rigmænd har investeret milliarder i det nye rumkapløb - but|that|the|three|billionaires|have|invested|billions|in|the|new|space race |||||||||||corrida espacial But that the three billionaires have invested billions in the new space race -

- handler ikke kun om rumturisme eller berømmelse. is about|not|only|about|space tourism|or|fame ||||||Berühmtheit - is not just about space tourism or fame.

Det handler lige så meget om - it|is about|just|as|much|about It is just as much about -

- hvem der kan kontrollere det jordnære kredsløb. who|that|can|control|the|low Earth|orbit ||||||ciclo - who can control the low Earth orbit.

Et område 160-1000 km over Jordens overflade - an|area|km|above|Earth's|surface An area 160-1000 km above the Earth's surface -

- som har stor betydning for vores hverdag. that|has|great|significance|for|our|everyday life - which has great significance for our daily lives.

Her er størstedelen af alle satellitter - here|is|the majority|of|all|satellites Here is the majority of all satellites -

- som blandt andet har givet os billeder som det her - that|among|other|have|given|us|images|that|it|here - which among other things have given us images like this one -

- hjælper os med at forudse vejret og har gjort Google Earth til en ting. helps|us|with|to|predict|the weather|and|has|made|Google|Earth|to|a|thing - helps us predict the weather and has made Google Earth a thing.

Det er dybt fascinerende. it|is|deeply|fascinating It is deeply fascinating.

Der er omkring 7700 satellitter i kredsløb om Jorden. there|are|around|satellites|in|orbit|around|Earth |||||orbita|| There are about 7700 satellites orbiting the Earth.

Cirka halvdelen af dem virker stadig. about|half|of|them|work|still About half of them are still operational.

Nogle af dem er ejet af regeringer eller militæret. some|of|them|are|owned|by|governments|or|the military Some of them are owned by governments or the military.

Men 70 % af dem er kommercielle, altså ejet af private firmaer. but|of|them|are|commercial|thus|owned|by|private|companies ||||||eigentum||| But 70% of them are commercial, meaning owned by private companies.

De seneste år er antallet af privatejede satellitter steget vildt. the|recent|years|are|the number|of|privately owned|satellites|increased|wildly ||||||privadas||| In recent years, the number of privately owned satellites has skyrocketed.

Elon Musk, altså manden bag Tesla - Elon|Musk|thus|the man|behind|Tesla Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla -

- har sendt over 1300 små satellitter i kredsløb ifm. Starlink-projektet - has|sent|over|small|satellites|in|orbit|in connection with|Starlink| |||||||em relação a|| - has launched over 1300 small satellites into orbit as part of the Starlink project -

- der skal give hele verden internetadgang. that|shall|give|whole|world|internet access - which aims to provide internet access to the entire world.

Han sender omkring 120 satellitter op om måneden. he|sends|around|satellites|up|per|month He launches about 120 satellites a month.

Og i 2027 håber han på at have sendt 42.000 satellitter i kredsløb. and|in|hopes|he|to|to|have|sent|satellites|in|orbit ||||||||||órbita And by 2027, he hopes to have launched 42,000 satellites into orbit.

Over fem gange så mange satellitter, som der er i rummet nu. over|five|times|so|many|satellites|as|there|are|in|space|now Over five times as many satellites as there are in space now.

Da 40 % af verdens befolkning ikke har adgang til internettet - since|of|world|population|not|has|access|to|the internet Since 40% of the world's population does not have access to the internet -

- er det her et marked, hvor der kan være mange penge at tjene. is|it|here|a|market|where|there|can|be|many|money|to|earn - this is a market where there can be a lot of money to be made.

Derfor arbejder Jeff Bezos og andre firmaer på lignende projekter. therefore|works|Jeff|Bezos|and|other|companies|on|similar|projects That is why Jeff Bezos and other companies are working on similar projects.

Opsendelse af private satellitter er blevet big business. launching|of|private|satellites|is|become|big|business Der Start||||||| The launch of private satellites has become big business.

Der er et kapløb, både mellem nationer og kommercielle aktører - there|is|a|race|both|between|nations|and|commercial|actors |||Rennen|||||| There is a race, both between nations and commercial players -

- for at placere sit isenkram i de vigtigste kredsløb og holde på dem. to|to|place|its|stuff|in|the|most important|orbits|and|keep|on|them - to place their hardware in the most important orbits and hold onto them.

Så der ikke er plads til andre der. Det er en måde at sikre sig monopol. so|there|not|is|room|for|others|there|it|is|a|way|to|secure|oneself|monopoly So there is no room for others there. It is a way to secure a monopoly.

Hjalte Osborne Frandsen er rumjurist - Hjalte|Osborne|Frandsen|is|space lawyer ||||Weltraumjurist Hjalte Osborne Frandsen is a space lawyer -

- og skriver en ph.d. om lovgivning i rummet. and|writes|a|phd||about|legislation|in|space - and is writing a PhD on legislation in space.

Udviklingen går så hurtigt i dag. Der skydes tusinder af satellitter op. development|goes|so|fast|in|today|there|are launched|thousands|of|satellites|up The development is happening so quickly today. Thousands of satellites are being launched.

Og vi mangler infrastrukturen til at håndtere det på en fornuftig måde. and|we|lack|the infrastructure|to|to|handle|it|in|a|reasonable|way And we lack the infrastructure to handle it in a sensible way.

FN-traktaterne, som skal regulere rummet - |os tratados|||| the FN treaties|the treaties|that|shall|regulate|space |die Verträge|||| The UN treaties that are supposed to regulate space -

- blev lavet under Den Kolde Krig - were|made|during|the|Cold|War - were made during the Cold War -

- hvor især USA og Rusland kæmpede om verdensrummet. where|especially|the USA|and|Russia|fought|over|outer space |||||||espaço sideral - where especially the USA and Russia fought over outer space.

I Ydre rum-traktaten fra 67 står der, at ingen kan gøre krav på rummet - in|Outer||the treaty|from|states|there|that|no one|can|make|claims|on|space |Ydre|||||||||||| In the Outer Space Treaty from '67, it states that no one can claim space -

- og at masseødelæggelsesvåben ikke må sendes i kredsløb. and|that|weapons of mass destruction|not|may|be sent|in|circulation ||Massenvernwaffen||||| - and that weapons of mass destruction must not be put into circulation.

Men der står ikke særlig meget om regler for private firmaer. but|there|stands|not|particularly|much|about|rules|for|private|companies But there is not much said about rules for private companies.

Under Den Kolde Krig tænkte man ikke på private aktører som rumaktører. during|the|Cold|War|thought|one|not|of|private|actors|as|space actors |||||||||||agentes espaciais During the Cold War, private actors were not considered space actors.

Derfor står vi i en situation, hvor der ikke er noget, der forhindrer - therefore|stands|we|in|a|situation|where|there|not|is|anything|that|prevents Therefore, we find ourselves in a situation where there is nothing that prevents -

- at der skydes raketter op, så længe man får lov af sit eget land. that|there|are shot|rockets|up|so|long|one|gets|permission|from|one's|own|country - that rockets are launched as long as one is allowed by their own country.

Og det kan blive et problem. and|it|can|become|a|problem And that can become a problem.

For selvom rummet virker uendeligt, er der faktisk begrænset plads. for|although|the space|seems|infinite|is|there|actually|limited|space ||||infinito||||| Because even though space seems infinite, there is actually limited space.

Udover alle satellitterne er der nemlig også meget rumskrot. besides|all|the satellites|is|there|namely|also|a lot of|space debris ||||||||lixo espacial In addition to all the satellites, there is also a lot of space debris.

If. Det Europæiske Rumagentur er der 34.000 stykker rumskrot i kredsløb - if|the|European|Space Agency|is|there|pieces|space debris|in|orbit |||Agência Espacial||||||orbita If. The European Space Agency states that there are 34,000 pieces of space debris in orbit -

- som er større end 10 cm. that|are|larger|than|cm - that are larger than 10 cm.

Man mener, at der er 900.000 stykker på 1-10 cm - one|believes|that|there|are|pieces|in|cm It is believed that there are 900,000 pieces measuring 1-10 cm -

- og 128 millioner stykker, der er mellem 1 mm og 1 cm. and|million|pieces|that|are|between|mm|and|cm - and 128 million pieces that are between 1 mm and 1 cm.

Og da mange af stykkerne flyver med over 28.000 km/t. - and|when|many|of|the pieces|fly|with|over|| And since many of the pieces fly at over 28,000 km/h.

- kan selv de mindste stykker rumskrot gøre virkelig stor skade. can|even|the|smallest|pieces|space debris|do|really|big|damage |||||detritos espaciais|||| - even the smallest pieces of space debris can cause really significant damage.

I 2009 stødte to satellitter sammen og skabte over 2000 stykker rumskrot. in|collided|two|satellites|together|and|created|over|pieces|space debris |colidiram||||||||lixo espacial In 2009, two satellites collided and created over 2000 pieces of space debris.

Nogle af dem var i 2014 tæt på at ramme den internationale rumstation. some|of|them|were|in|close|to|to|hit|the|international|space station |||||||||||estação espacial Some of them were close to hitting the International Space Station in 2014.

Eksperter frygter, at sammenstød mellem satellitter eller rumskrot - experts|fear|that|collisions|between|satellites|or|space debris |||colisão|||| Experts fear that collisions between satellites or space debris -

- kan starte en kædereaktion, det såkaldte Kessler-syndrom. ||||||Kessler| can|start|a|chain reaction|it|called|Kessler|syndrome |||Kettenreaktion|||| - could trigger a chain reaction, the so-called Kessler syndrome.

At der skabes så meget rumskrot, så man ikke kan forlade Jorden - that|there|is created|so|much|space debris|that|one|not|can|leave|Earth |||||lixo espacial|||||| That so much space debris is created that one cannot leave Earth -

- fordi det jordnære kredsløb vil være fyldt med skrot. because|it|low Earth|orbit|will|be|filled|with|debris |||ciclo|||||sucata - because low Earth orbit will be filled with debris.

Udover at det vil begrænse os til vores planet - besides|that|it|will|limit|us|to|our|planet ||||||||planeta Besides limiting us to our planet -

- vil det umuliggøre meget forskning og meget af det, vi tager for givet. will|it|make impossible|much|research|and|much|of|it|we|take|for|granted ||impossibilitará|||||||||| - it will make much research and a lot of what we take for granted impossible.

At vi kan finde hjem, og pizzabuddet kan finde ud af, hvor vi bor. that|we|can|find|home|and|the pizza delivery person|can|find|out|of|where|we|live That we can find home, and the pizza delivery person can figure out where we live.

Vi vil muligvis miste den mulighed. we|will|possibly|lose|the|opportunity We may lose that opportunity.

Og selvom meget rumskrot vil brænde op i atmosfæren og forsvinde - and|although|much|space debris|will|burn|up|in|the atmosphere|and|disappear And even though much space debris will burn up in the atmosphere and disappear -

- så kan det tage flere generationer. so|can|it|take|several|generations - it can take several generations.

Heldigvis er sandsynligheden for, at det vil ske lige nu meget lille. fortunately|is|the probability|that|to|it|will|happen|right|now|very|small zum Glück||die Wahrscheinlichkeit||||||||| Fortunately, the likelihood of that happening right now is very small.

Mange firmaer og internationale organisationer har forsøgt - many|companies|and|international|organizations|have|tried Many companies and international organizations have tried -

- at udvikle teknologier og retningslinjer - to|develop|technologies|and|guidelines ||Technologien|| - to develop technologies and guidelines -

- der skal mindske mængden af rumskrot. |||||sucata espacial that|shall|reduce|amount|of|space debris ||verringern|Menge|| - that will reduce the amount of space debris.

Selvom vi bliver bedre, så hvis vi mangedobler antallet af opsendelser - |||||||multiplicamos|||lançamentos although|we|become|better|so|if|we|multiply|number|of|launches |||||||vervielfachen||| Even though we are getting better, if we multiply the number of launches -

- må det ikke gå galt mange gange, før vi ser en stor vækst i rumskrald. may|it|not|go|wrong|many|times|before|we|see|a|large|growth|in|space junk ||||||||||||||lixo espacial - it must not go wrong many times before we see a significant increase in space junk.

Det nye rumkapløb vil uden tvivl afføde teknologier og opdagelser - the|new|space race|will|without|doubt|give rise to|technologies|and|discoveries ||corrida espacial||||||| |||||||||Entdeckungen The new space race will undoubtedly give rise to technologies and discoveries -

- der kan forbedre vores liv og måske endda løse nogle klimaproblemer. that|can|improve|our|lives|and|perhaps|even|solve|some|climate problems - that can improve our lives and perhaps even solve some climate problems.

Men det kan blive et stort problem - but|it|can|become|a|big|problem But it could become a big problem -

- at vi ikke har klare regler for, hvor meget vi sender i kredsløb. that|we|not|have|clear|rules|for|how|much|we|send|in|orbit - that we do not have clear rules for how much we send into orbit.

Når man er i sit pessimistiske lune, føler man - when|one|is|in|his|pessimistic|mood|feels|one ||||||Lage|| When one is in a pessimistic mood, one feels -

- at det først bliver reguleret, når en satellit rammer rumstationen. that|it|first|is|regulated|when|a|satellite|hits|the space station - that it will only be regulated when a satellite hits the space station.