Heartland Film Indianapolis, IN
Christine Joseph
Special Advisor, Office of Space Commerce with NOAA and the Department of Commerce
Wall-E— Tidy up the atmosphere
Program Description
Christine Joseph, Special Advisor at the Office of Space Commerce, discusses how space exploration and satellites impact everyday life on Earth and introduces efforts to tackle the growing problem of space debris.
Presented At
Heartland Film Indianapolis, IN
Film Synopsis
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
In the distant future, Earth is overrun with garbage and devoid of plant and animal life. The surviving humans live on the spaceship Axiom after vacating the planet hundreds of years earlier. The original plan was for humans to live in outer space for five years while waste-cleaning robots ("WALL-Es") prepared Earth for re-colonization. However, centuries later, just one WALL-E (voiced by Ben Burtt) remains. Lonely, with only a pet cockroach to keep him company, WALL-E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search probe named EVE (Elissa Knight). EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy on a journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures, WALL-E won the Academy Award for Best Animated feature.
Credit: Disney
About the Speaker
Christine Joseph serves as a Special Advisor at the Office of Space Commerce with NOAA and the Department of Commerce. Before her current role, Christine Joseph was a legislative assistant with the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology – Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. Her professional interests include space policy, aerospace human factors, and human-machine interaction. She previously worked in the aerospace industry as a human systems engineer with Aurora Flight Sciences. Christine has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and Master’s degrees in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Technology Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.