The Kessler syndrome (also called the Kessler effect , collisional cascading or ablation cascade), proposed by the NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler in 1978, is a scenario in which the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) is high enough that collisions between objects could cause a cascade—each collision generating space debris which increases the likelihood of further collisions. One implication is that the distribution of debris in orbit could render space exploration , and even the use of satellites , unfeasible for many generations.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 12:18:50 +0000
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