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Did you know? The Kessler syndrome (Donald Kessler, 1978): when too much space debris accumulates in Earth orbit, collisions can trigger chain reactions — more debris makes more collisions. In the worst case orbit becomes so dangerous that we can no longer launch satellites or crewed missions for decades.

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The Kessler syndrome (Donald Kessler, 1978): when too much space debris accumulates in Earth orbit, collisions can trigger chain reactions — more debris makes more collisions. In the worst case orbit becomes so dangerous that we can no longer launch satellites or crewed missions for decades.

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