Could Cubesats Trigger a Space Junk Apocalypse?

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 11:02 in Astronomy & Space

The growing popularity of small satellites as well as the upcoming deployment of low-Earth orbit mega-constellations will likely greatly increase the amount of space junk as well as the frequency of catastrophic collisions, a new study suggests.

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