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BurritoSommelierBurritoSommelier@techhub.social
Oct 8, 2026, 10:52 PM
@sundogplanets I honestly wonder when we’ll cross the tipping point and see the Kessler syndrome in action…
To save the curios a search: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome
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Prof. Sam Lawlersundogplanets@mastodon.social
Oct 8, 2026, 11:00 PM
@BurritoSommelier We're already in Kessler syndrome at many altitudes. It's just the timescale between collisions is slow (for now)
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BurritoSommelierBurritoSommelier@techhub.social
Oct 9, 2026, 12:17 AM
@sundogplanets I watched this last night and one interviewee said basically the same thing - effectively that there’s enough up there already that it’s just a matter of time now
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/space-wars/
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