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Assuming it doesn't trigger Kessler Syndrome.
by nwah1 1y ago
Assuming it doesn't trigger Kessler Syndrome.
- nroets 1y agoWith one company being so far ahead is actually a good thing: No tragedy of the Commons. Or reckless gambling on unproven technology.
- GMoromisato 1y agoAgreed! Also, Kessler Syndrome is over-feared, like the China Syndrome from the nuclear age. At Starlink orbits, space debris renters in years, if not months. And even then, having cheap access to orbit would allow us deploy replacements quickly. At GEO, the distances are so vast that Kessler Syndrome is much less likely (though not impossible). In between, there is some danger, but again, cheap access to orbit gives us the possibility of clean up.
- chris_va 1y agoWell, SpaceX originally wanted 1000km+ orbits for Starlink, which would basically never have decayed. Said fear was relevant.
- indoordin0saur 1y agoStarlink satellites are so low in altitude that Kessler syndrome could not occur because their orbits would decay within weeks and reenter the atmosphere and burn up.