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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
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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
@jemmesedi not really unwittingly, since astronomers have been warning everyone about this (including him) for years
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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
@jemmesedi @teknomagic *halfwittingly
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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
@jemmesedi @teknomagic
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