1. Assouan from Egypt “Hi – I am Assouan and I live in Cairo in Egypt”

2. “Egypt is in North Africa.
Here is our flag”
Assouan from Egypt
Assouan from Egypt

3. “Egypt is an exciting place to live
“Egypt is an exciting place to live...You probably know about the pyramids
Assouan from Egypt
Assouan from Egypt

4. Assouan from Egypt
“BUT did you know that in 330 BC scientists came to Egypt to study the stars!
Assouan from Egypt

5. Assouan from Egypt “We have a huge observatory at Helwan.
Many discoveries about the Universe have been made” there.
Assouan from Egypt
Assouan from Egypt

6. Assouan from Egypt
“I am excited by the stars and space but I also worry about it.
We are polluting space”
Assouan from Egypt

7. Assouan from Egypt 3 things worry me: 3 things worry me:
“1. There are millions of pieces of man-made junk circling the earth - Old satellites and rockets orbit the earth at 18,000 mph”
Assouan from Egypt

8. Assouan from Egypt 3 things worry me:
“2. Some of this junk lands on earth. Some scientists say that it will not cause any harm but other scientists are worried.”
Assouan from Egypt

9. Assouan from Egypt 3 things worry me:
“3. Some satellites are causing new problems. They are causing electronic interference and stopping important radio signals”
Assouan from Egypt
One group of scientist said that this is: ‘potentially really dangerous’

10. Assouan from Egypt “I think we should STOP NOW before we do more harm”