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  1. theguardian.com/science/ng-int

    Elon Musk's SpaceX may have unwittingly* pioneered our imprisonment on Earth.

    >> The big fear is that future collisions will cause a domino effect where Earth’s orbit becomes cluttered with tiny, high-speed bits of metal. That could create a near-impenetrable layer of debris that would make space launches so dangerous it would essentially trap humans on Earth. <<

    * See the comment by @teknomagic

    #Space #CrowdedSpace #Satellites #Astronomy #SpaceX #ElonMusk #KesslerSyndrome #Environment #SpacePollution