• NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
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    23 days ago

    Reminds me of the novel The Cassini Division by Ken McLeod where space launches are no longer possible after a runaway ablation effect turned Earth’s near orbit into a lethal debris field.

    • fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
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      21 days ago

      The Kessler effect is the basis of quite a few cool stories. I wish this all stayed science fiction, but apparently no, we really want to go through it.