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hunter

(40,322 posts)
10. Musk might be remembered as the guy who trashed space.
Thu Dec 19, 2024, 09:26 AM
Dec 2024
The Kessler syndrome (also called the Kessler effect, collisional cascading, or ablation cascade), proposed by NASA scientists Donald J. Kessler and Burton G. Cour-Palais in 1978, is a scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to space pollution is numerous enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade in which each collision generates space debris that increases the likelihood of further collisions. In 2009, Kessler wrote that modeling results had concluded that the debris environment was already unstable, "such that any attempt to achieve a growth-free small debris environment by eliminating sources of past debris will likely fail because fragments from future collisions will be generated faster than atmospheric drag will remove them". One implication is that the distribution of debris in orbit could render space activities and the use of satellites in specific orbital ranges difficult for many generations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome


Otherwise, it seems likely to me that Musk will be one of the first billionaires purged once the Republican infighting starts.

The Republican tent isn't large enough to hold all those morbidly obese egos.

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I want Elon Musk to shut up.... FarPoint Dec 2024 #1
Well, I'd like to hit the lottery, but that's not gonna happen Pototan Dec 2024 #4
That is just a waste of time.... FarPoint Dec 2024 #9
I don't have arrest powers Pototan Dec 2024 #12
Kash Patel is not an issue at this time.... FarPoint Dec 2024 #13
I hope unmanned SpaceX rockets explode on the pads Pototan Dec 2024 #24
Thats the best scenario. Macrophylla Dec 2024 #27
That will never happen JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #22
I much rather see SpaceX sold to another American entity. n/t Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #2
Please read my reply #4 Pototan Dec 2024 #5
I still favor sale of SpaceX over rocket failures. n/t Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #8
I'd love to see Joe Nationalize Space X & leave the scum penniless SheltieLover Dec 2024 #26
Elon will just make up the shortfall with money from the US treasury. That's his plan. Walleye Dec 2024 #3
But a few crashes may take away a bit of his shine. Pototan Dec 2024 #6
I wish him a very bad batch of whatever drug he takes for fun... MiHale Dec 2024 #7
Musk might be remembered as the guy who trashed space. hunter Dec 2024 #10
And there you have it. Emrys Dec 2024 #33
I'd much rather Elmo be on it. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2024 #11
My granddaughter loves Elmo. Everyone loves Elmo. Just tickle him and he laughs! Wonder Why Dec 2024 #18
That's our tax dollars at work, enriching Musk. Emile Dec 2024 #14
Me. alarimer Dec 2024 #15
Have we been reduced to this? bif Dec 2024 #16
It appears so dumbcat Dec 2024 #23
This is how empires fail... Xolodno Dec 2024 #29
Been reduced to what? BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #31
Not me. edbermac Dec 2024 #17
No desire to see my tax dollars Sundance1220 Dec 2024 #19
Always. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #20
Definitely not me Polybius Dec 2024 #21
Not me. DavidDvorkin Dec 2024 #25
Pro-Science! (Unless we hate the guy in charge of the scientists) Sympthsical Dec 2024 #28
Ai google says "unlikely" EX500rider Dec 2024 #30
Not cheering for it, but might smile if it were to happen. harumph Dec 2024 #32
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