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Re:SpaceX’s Starlink near-misses with other spacecraft are g... by devoutsalsa on Friday August 20, 2021 @02:58PM (#28249989)
Kessler Syndrome isn't optimal, but it won't be the overly dramatic Earth prison we hear about in worst case scenario stories. PBS Space Time did a video on this recently...

"The (Slow) Crisis Of Space Junk": https://youtu.be/LkeTk-Fi_c8

Re:SpaceX’s Starlink near-misses with other spacecraft are g... by kitsunesoba on Friday August 20, 2021 @03:02PM (#28250041)
It's also a lot less likely with ultra-LEO constellations like Starlink. Not only do the satellites naturally quickly deorbit after loss of control, they're low and cheap enough that if necessary SpaceX can easily suicide-burn them to avoid catastrophe should it come to that.