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Re:The world must cooperate to avoid colliding satellites an... by macintux on Thursday August 19, 2021 @01:18PM (#28236584)
You’re correct that all of these are addressable in isolation, given time, with some loss of utility.

However, if we experience a catastrophic problem in space, we’ll have to deal with all of them simultaneously, with extreme time pressures.

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Re:The world must cooperate to avoid colliding satellites an... by mschuster91 on Thursday August 19, 2021 @02:31PM (#28237472)
The scenarios where losing GPS would cause immediate issues (naval and air transport) have built in that possibility in their training for ages.
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