Space Environmentalism<p>"Researchers project that active <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> could skyrocket to 1,00,000 before stabilising, a threshold considered the 'carrying capacity' of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LEO</span></a>. This limit, where collision risks become significant, could be reached by 2050 at current launch rates. ... Scientists are urging a slowdown in launches until global regulations can address these issues.”</p><p><a href="https://in.mashable.com/science/94354/earths-orbit-is-reaching-saturation-point-as-satellite-launches-boom" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">in.mashable.com/science/94354/</span><span class="invisible">earths-orbit-is-reaching-saturation-point-as-satellite-launches-boom</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OrbitalCrowding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrbitalCrowding</span></a></p>