Space Engineering with Origami I | In Orbit | BBC Earth Science

Did you know, ancient origami techniques are used to launch satellites into space? This centuries-old Japanese art-form allows even the largest of structures to fit within a spacerocket, and has inspired a number of NASA missions. #InOrbit #BBCEarthLab Best of Earth Science: http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/TheBestOfBBCEarthVideos In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World (2012) How the thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth have transformed the modern world. This is a channel from BBC Studios who help fund new BBC programmes. Service information and feedback: http://bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback-...