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Kessler Syndrome isn't optimal, but it won't be the overly dramatic Earth prison we hear about in worst case scenario stories. PBS Space Time did a video on th

• kitsunesoba 5y ago
  It's also a lot less likely with ultra-LEO constellations like Starlink. Not only do the satellites naturally quickly deorbit after loss of control, they're low and cheap enough that if necessary SpaceX can easily suicide-burn them to avoid catastrophe should it come to that.