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> any one of them taking out a couple sats and causing debris would cause a chain reaction that would effectively turn space into a dump You may not realize ho
by WalterBright 8mo ago
> any one of them taking out a couple sats and causing debris would cause a chain reaction that would effectively turn space into a dump
You may not realize how big space is relative to the size of a few sats.
- dev1ycan 8mo agohttps://conference.sdo.esoc.esa.int/proceedings/sdc9/paper/305/SDC9-paper305.pdf https://conference.sdo.esoc.esa.int/proceedings/sdc9/paper/3... You may want to read an actual study about it. And this doesn't even consider the possibility that militarization of starlink satellites may cause them to get taken out, which will trigger the KS the same way.
- WalterBright 8mo agoInteresting paper, thanks! I guess we'll find out.
- cryptonector 8mo agoBesides, SpaceX could launch more sats to even lower orbits (where they wouldn't last long just due to atmospheric drag) during a conflict -- enough to win, then we can figure out how to get all that debris cleared out.
- danny_codes 8mo ago> then we can figure out how to get all that debris cleared out. How hard could it be Michael? $10?