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Re: The Kessler Effect and how to stop it

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Coal G. Diesel wrote:
> NASA space debris expert Don Kessler observed that, once past a certain
> critical mass, the total amount of space debris will keep on increasing:
> collisions give rise to more debris and lead to more collisions, in a
> chain reaction. So Clean Space is seeking not just to cut debris
> production from future ESA missions but to reduce the total mass of
> current debris, such as the robotic salvage of derelict satellites. The
> task is an urgent one: debris levels have increased 50% in the last five
> years in low orbit.
>
> https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/The_Kess
> ler_Effect_and_how_to_stop_it

Of course apu we will wait until the problem becomes critical before 
doing anything about it

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The Kessler Effect and how to stop it Coal G. Diesel <coal.gas.diesel@trump.org> - 2025-09-05 11:43 +0200
  Re: The Kessler Effect and how to stop it JTEM <jtem01@gmail.com> - 2025-09-05 12:33 -0400
    Re: The Kessler Effect and how to stop it jojo <f00@0f0.00f> - 2025-09-06 15:04 +0000
      Re: The Kessler Effect and how to stop it Coal G. Diesel <coal.gas.diesel@trump.org> - 2025-09-07 04:18 +0200
  Re: The Kessler Effect and how to stop it jojo <f00@0f0.00f> - 2025-09-06 15:13 +0000
  Re: The Kessler Effect and how to stop it Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-09-07 13:46 +1000
    Re: The Kessler Effect and how to stop it Collie <dawg@the.street> - 2025-09-06 21:39 -0700
      Re: The Kessler Effect and how to stop it jojo <f00@0f0.00f> - 2025-09-07 16:41 +0000

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