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I worry that some form of Kessler syndrome [1] developing in the next 50 years seems very likely. I realize that this article is talking about laser- or cyber-
by chargingmarmot 3y ago
I worry that some form of Kessler syndrome [1] developing in the next 50 years seems very likely.
I realize that this article is talking about laser- or cyber-based attacks, but turning space into a battleground seems like a disaster waiting to happen when anti-satellite missiles exist.
What got me thinking about this was the recent Black Hat talk on satellite security [3], which suggests that maybe it wouldn't take much effort to create a lot of (near permanent and self-reinforcing) damage.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_missile_test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_mi...
[3] https://www.blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule/#houston-we-have-a-problem-analyzing-the-security-of-low-earth-orbit-satellites-32468 https://www.blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule/#houston-w...
- krapp 3y ago> I worry that some form of Kessler syndrome [1] developing in the next 50 years seems very likely. Global environmental and civilizational collapse will be well underway by then, so it doesn't matter, we'll never be sending anything into orbit again anyway.
- chargingmarmot 3y agoHmm, yeah, you make a compelling argument. Maybe I should stop worrying about problems I can't prevent and just focus on stockpiling ammunition. ;-)