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Re:New Calculation Finds we are close to the Kessler Syndrom... by immibis on Thursday November 21, 2024 @12:28AM (#42201415)
It takes about 90 minutes to complete a low earth orbit. A rocket can't hover in place for 90 minutes at the same altitude, then increase its altitude by its height and repeat. It doesn't have enough fuel for that.
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Re:New Calculation Finds we are close to the Kessler Syndrom... by vlovich123 on Thursday November 21, 2024 @04:49AM (#42202626)
Go the other way. Attain maximum altitude and then descend slowly. You don’t need to do this with just one rocket. This would be a clearing exercise composed of multiple rockets.
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Re:New Calculation Finds we are close to the Kessler Syndrom... by LoganDark on Thursday November 21, 2024 @05:51AM (#42203002)
This sounds like it would almost work in a 2D universe.
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