[ogre_magi]

I see so many people around the Internet who smugly explain to their comments section of choice what Kessler Syndrome is, and link the Wikipedia page for it, and almost none of them actually know what they're talking about.

Whenever I bring up the density of debris in a given orbit, or the drag characteristics of the debris, they get mad. Everyone should read your comment and realize that it's possible to know a lot more about this than the Wikipedia article tells you, and accept that they are not a special enlightened environmentalist.

Kessler Syndrome is not a serious risk for Earth. It would be expensive and difficult to cause a long-lasting debris field that made space launches impossible on purpose. And we're trying to avoid it. Every organization with access to space is taking steps to mitigate space junk, including CNSA.

[Diederich]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(2013_film) doesn't help matters, though I did enjoy watching it overall.

[stcredzero]

Whenever I bring up the density of debris in a given orbit, or the drag characteristics of the debris, they get mad.

That's kind of nuts. You'd think they'd feel relieved, like I just did when I read the top comment. It's like they want environmental disasters to be bad, like they have an ulterior motive.