02-26-2019, 05:09 AM
This is all such old news.
EW -
Did you read the OP & story link? This is not "oh, we could always blow stuff up, and now we can still blow stuff up." This is a recent TV broadcast, and recent satellite test. Brand new, hot off the griddle.
TomK - Can satellites (and their potential debris) travel at different speeds in the same orbit? That is, is the orbital speed of an object in a 150 mile high orbit different from another object in a 300 mile high orbit? Elliptical orbits would cross paths with circular orbits so I can see how their debris would be a wild card in LEO.
From what you noted, the Kessler syndrome would render small replacement satellites potentially launched from Keaau useless, as well as navigation satellites from China and Russia. Seems like whoever creates space debris is shooting themselves in the foot, unless they have an extremely effective Plan B.
My personal plan A is still - lava tube. Once the 2018 East Rift Zone cools down enough, we'll see whether there is an extensive system of large empty tubes down there, enough for all the residents of Puna to live in and survive for an extended period of time, potentially sheltering the last of civilization - - if we don't hold any meetings. We all know how Puna meetings turn out.
EW -
Did you read the OP & story link? This is not "oh, we could always blow stuff up, and now we can still blow stuff up." This is a recent TV broadcast, and recent satellite test. Brand new, hot off the griddle.
TomK - Can satellites (and their potential debris) travel at different speeds in the same orbit? That is, is the orbital speed of an object in a 150 mile high orbit different from another object in a 300 mile high orbit? Elliptical orbits would cross paths with circular orbits so I can see how their debris would be a wild card in LEO.
From what you noted, the Kessler syndrome would render small replacement satellites potentially launched from Keaau useless, as well as navigation satellites from China and Russia. Seems like whoever creates space debris is shooting themselves in the foot, unless they have an extremely effective Plan B.
My personal plan A is still - lava tube. Once the 2018 East Rift Zone cools down enough, we'll see whether there is an extensive system of large empty tubes down there, enough for all the residents of Puna to live in and survive for an extended period of time, potentially sheltering the last of civilization - - if we don't hold any meetings. We all know how Puna meetings turn out.
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves