Kessler Syndrome and the space debris problem

Artist’s illustration of a debris-spawning event in Earth orbit that can cause the Kessler Syndrome. (Image credit: ESA)

The Kessler Syndrome is a phenomenon in which the amount of junk in orbit around Earth reaches a point where it just creates more and more space debris, causing big problems for satellites, astronauts and mission planners. …

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