The Trash Cage

ISBN-13: 9783565204151 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str.

David Junk

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"The Trash Cage - How a cloud of junk could trap humanity on Earth forever" investigates the "Kessler Syndrome," a theoretical scenario proposed by NASA scientist Donald Kessler in 1978. It suggests that once the density of objects in low Earth orbit is high enough, collisions between objects could cause a cascade: one satellite hits another, creating thousands of shrapnel pieces, which hit other satellites, creating a chain reaction.Science writer David Junk describes the terrifying result: a shell of debris moving at 17,500 mph that destroys everything in orbit and makes leaving the planet impossible for centuries. We would be trapped under a ceiling of our own garbage, losing GPS, weather forecasting, and telecommunications."The Trash Cage" is an environmental wake-up call. It treats space not as an infinite void, but as a finite resource that we are polluting to the point of no return, threatening to end the Space Age before it has truly begun.

Learn about the terrifying chain reaction of space junk that could destroy our satellites and trap humanity on Earth.