Is it fair to say that just one mistake is all that is needed to trigger the chain reaction which will render near-earth orbits unusable for decades or more, and also make launches to higher orbits highly risky?
#Kessler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome
Kim Spence-Jones 🇬🇧😷
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