Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to

Space · 7 months ago

‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control

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‘This feels fragile’: how a satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control

www.theguardian.com

Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to

Space · 7 months ago

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Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially

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Imagine all the insecure hardware up there with working thrusters…

https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-basic-security-flaws/ It’d just take a couple of impacts to fill the orbit with debris.

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