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> There will never be enough debris that we can't fly through LEO. Flying through and flying through safely are very different things. With tens of thousands o
by Sebb767 5y ago
> There will never be enough debris that we can't fly through LEO.
Flying through and flying through safely are very different things. With tens of thousands of objects in and below LEO and (presumably) increasing flights to orbit, it's only a matter of time until a rocket gets taken down. It doesn't require a particularly large piece for an involuntary update to your deorbiting plans.