The Kessler Syndrome – If or When?
Random remnants of space debris in the millions are circling the earth, and they are the #1 threat to spacecraft. A 1 centimeter paint fleck is capable of inflicting the same damage as a 550 pound object traveling 60 miles per hour on earth. A 4 inch /10 centimeter projectile would be comparable to 7 kilograms of TNT.
In the 1970’s Donald Kessler put forward a theory that collisions, which then create more debris, could cause a runaway chain reaction of collisions – the Kessler Syndrome. Some experts think we are already at critical mass in low-Earth orbit at about 560 to 620 miles (900 to 1,000 kilometers). The end result of collisional cascading could be to make the orbit unusable by satellites and other spacecraft.
www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/site_tour/remote_hypervelocity_...
Is the Kessler Syndrome headed at us like a freight train?
We’re Here! -- Unlikely Celestial Objects.
At February’s Alphabet Fun the letter of the day is “R”. R is for random remnants.
Treat This challenge number 190 is underway at Kreative People. I am participating, using 2 fractal source images provided by abstractartangel77. You can see the originals in the first comment box below.
My earth is from NASA:
www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-captures-epic-earth-image
Happy Sliders Sunday!
The Kessler Syndrome – If or When?
Random remnants of space debris in the millions are circling the earth, and they are the #1 threat to spacecraft. A 1 centimeter paint fleck is capable of inflicting the same damage as a 550 pound object traveling 60 miles per hour on earth. A 4 inch /10 centimeter projectile would be comparable to 7 kilograms of TNT.
In the 1970’s Donald Kessler put forward a theory that collisions, which then create more debris, could cause a runaway chain reaction of collisions – the Kessler Syndrome. Some experts think we are already at critical mass in low-Earth orbit at about 560 to 620 miles (900 to 1,000 kilometers). The end result of collisional cascading could be to make the orbit unusable by satellites and other spacecraft.
www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/site_tour/remote_hypervelocity_...
Is the Kessler Syndrome headed at us like a freight train?
We’re Here! -- Unlikely Celestial Objects.
At February’s Alphabet Fun the letter of the day is “R”. R is for random remnants.
Treat This challenge number 190 is underway at Kreative People. I am participating, using 2 fractal source images provided by abstractartangel77. You can see the originals in the first comment box below.
My earth is from NASA:
www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-captures-epic-earth-image
Happy Sliders Sunday!