Space stations and rockets make us better at leaving our planet, but they might help us stay here too. Youth speaker Yakob Reed explains how space programs have been making humanity more sustainable through technology, and what this means for the future of our home. Yakob Jake Reed is a high school senior at the American International School in Vienna who hails from the United States and Malaysia. His interests in school involve theater arts, jazz guitar, journalism, and public speaking. His academic focuses are in Mathematics and Physical and Chemical Science. Jake hopes to study Aerospace Engineering at university. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx