#crowdedspace — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/mar/31/this-feels-fragile-how-a-satellite-smashing-chain-reaction-could-spiral-out-of-control?CMP=share_btn_url

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

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