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To: BenLurkin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome

Collisions are bad.

They say that a hunk of junk kind of whacked a Chinese satellite. I bet there might be more to it.


2 posted on 08/17/2021 7:39:06 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We have two Democrat parties. 50% of the US population has no political representation.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

It may be a message from Russia. “You guys remember when China blasted a satellite from the ground to tell us how tough they are? We can do it space-to-space.”


3 posted on 08/17/2021 7:42:34 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
The Kessler Syndrome is no joke -- the orbital space around Earth has gotten very crowded over the last couple of decades, and there is a real danger of spaceflight becoming a non-starter because every ship that exits the atmosphere will find itself in a free-fire zone.

We have no one to blame but ourselves; some more than others. China's stupid 'technology demonstration' back in 2007 sure didn't help, although the U.S. did something similar back in the mid 80s.

Makes you wonder what they're thinking. Or if there's any 'thinking' even involved.

4 posted on 08/17/2021 7:44:32 AM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Yeah I’m sure it was just an accident....is outter space a “no fault” state.


5 posted on 08/17/2021 7:45:29 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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