https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/categories/15/tags/2181.rssNew Posts Tagged 'kessler-syndrome' - Scientific SpeculationScientific Speculation - Codidact2020-04-22T20:08:15Zhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/262425Question about Kessler syndromeDashane Du Plessishttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/448002020-04-20T00:59:47Z2020-04-22T20:08:15Z<p>I'm writing a novel set in a <em>post</em> post-apocalyptic world, where society on Earth collapsed a long time ago and has rebuilt itself by the time the novel starts. </p>
<p>I need a reason ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/261729Can Earth be isolated from a settled Solar System?Waxhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/442442020-03-21T10:38:47Z2020-03-22T00:29:04Z<p>I was considering <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kessler syndrome</a>, however this is not a long-enough duration and I'm unaware of a way to ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/219644Would a destroyed orbital body's orbit decay?Thorne Garvinhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/389422016-06-02T22:12:38Z2019-07-02T19:02:14Z<p>I recently finished reading the novel "Seveneves" by Neil Stevenson. The central premises of the novel is that an unknown object has caused the moon to break into several large pieces, with an i...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/273626Can I render satellite deployment impossible, or at least impractical, by exploiting the Kessler syndrome?Zizzohttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/438362019-05-20T17:41:50Z2019-05-21T13:19:39Z<p>I want to render impractical the deployment of satellites by exploiting the Kessler syndrome.</p>
<p>Why, you ask? Maybe I'm an evil overlord and I don't want those pesky satellites flying over...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/226147How can I prevent Kessler Syndrome among space stations?HDE 226868https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/363722016-12-08T16:21:16Z2018-10-19T21:06:58Z<p>In a world I'm building - the same one as in <a href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/62937/627">Is space piracy orbitally practical?</a> - there are many space stations in <a href="ht...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/226394Ugh, I'm stuck in an orbital spaceport. But why?HDE 226868https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/363722016-12-14T15:37:02Z2018-05-28T02:19:41Z<p>This is, for the record, the same universe as in <a href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/62937/627">Is space piracy orbitally practical?</a> and <a href="https://worldbuilding.stackex...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/232047Economic system to support Kessler Remediators, with maximum dramaJDługoszhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/4392017-06-14T13:39:48Z2017-06-17T01:56:12Z<p>After reading <a href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/83543">this question</a> by <a href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/39367/nick-m">Nick M</a> (now closed) ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/209389How long before we're stuck on Earth due to Space Debris? (Kessler syndrome)Serban Tanasahttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/368462015-02-10T02:29:44Z2017-06-16T20:25:01Z<p>Every time a rocket is launched into space, <strong>debris accumulates</strong>. Every time an old satellite runs out of juice, it goes derelict and turns into more junk. Over the years, paint-c...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/208119Is Asteroid Mining safe?J_F_B_Mhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/364342014-12-10T16:09:33Z2017-06-16T19:34:59Z<p>So I found out that it would under certain circumstances be <a href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/5168/is-asteroid-harvesting-economic">economic to harvest Asteroids</a>.</p...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/224209Dealing with space debris and Kessler SyndromeCharles Noonhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/395512016-10-14T20:43:17Z2017-06-16T19:08:42Z<p>Space is vast and lawless. Private travel is commonplace, and pirates have become a significant problem. People mainly fly orbit-to-orbit craft that have chemical rockets and <a href="https://wo...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/220590Natural Kessler SyndromeJarred Allenhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/389772016-07-06T14:56:07Z2017-06-16T19:06:11Z<p>Is there a way that, on an Earth-like planet (similar size, mass, composition, resources, moon, climate, star orbit, etc.) some natural process could create and continually renew a <a href="http...