Dr. John Barentine FRAS on Nostr: "A 2022 overview paper by Viasat paints an almost apocalyptic picture: 'If a tipping ...

"A 2022 overview paper by Viasat paints an almost apocalyptic picture: 'If a tipping point is reached, all of humanity would watch helplessly as space junk multiplies uncontrollably. Without timely intervention, we risk bringing the space age to an inglorious end, and trapping humanity on Earth under a layer of its own trash for centuries, or even millennia.'"

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/19/humanity-would-watch-helplessly-as-space-junk-multiplies-uncontrollably-has-the-number-of-satellite-launches-reached-a-tipping-point

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