We are racing towards a situation where there’s so much waste in low Earth orbit that rockets can’t ascend without being hit by bits of debris. Researchers are tackling this problem in multiple ways, including a plasma beam decelerating the debris.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-syndrome-plasma-thruster-deorbit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline
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