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I don’t see how. You miss with cubesats it still ends up being a complete fucking disaster. The point is that this all has to be done correctly and carefully.
by ohyes 8y ago
I don’t see how. You miss with cubesats it still ends up being a complete fucking disaster.
The point is that this all has to be done correctly and carefully. I see a very cavalier attitude about it because of SV startup culture and the expectation that getting things wrong is okay in the name of progress.
I’ll admit I was more directly thinking about stupid publicity stunts like Tesla Roadsters in space, but the gravity of the situation doesn’t really change because a mistake is slightly less of a disaster than an apocalyptic one.
- adrianN 8y agoCubesats are typically in pretty low orbits that decay fairly fast. I wouldn't worry about junk at that altitude very much.
- vanattab 8y agoIf I am not mistaken the roadster is not orbiting the earth it is in solar orbit near or past Mars. It's not endangering earth's access to space in anyway.
- HeadsUpHigh 8y agoThe roadster is not orbiting the Earth. You lack understanding of the topic and thus fall victim to fear mongering by clickbait articles. Right now, with little done to protect from debris the chances of Kessler syndrome actually happening are tiny. Also most of the new constellations that are coming up in the following years will be in LEO where atmospheric drag is enough to get them down and burn in the atmosphere on their own within months of them malfunctioning. The problem is in higher orbits in which the amount of space is multiple orders of magnitude bigger and the number of satellites is much smaller as well. Also those higher orbits have little financial incentive for the new space age companies.