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Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Space@beehaw.org · 10 days ago

‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control

www.theguardian.com

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‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control

www.theguardian.com

Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Space@beehaw.org · 10 days ago
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Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially
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    4 days ago

    Imagine all the insecure hardware up there with working thrusters…

    https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-basic-security-flaws/ It’d just take a couple of impacts to fill the orbit with debris.

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    9 days ago

    Kessler called it in 1978 bee hmph emoji

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    9 days ago

    This is an especially salient article given that another Starlink just blew up.

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