A decade after "Gravity", the risk of Kessler syndrome is higher than ever.
...Perhaps any inhabitants of the International Space Station who had seen Gravity felt a chilling case of deja vu in November 2021 when a Russian missile test detonated a Soviet intelligence satellite. Astronauts aboard the ISS sheltered in their transport craft in case debris debilitated the station.
No one was hurt, nothing was damaged, and life aboard the ISS returned to normal two days later. But the incident highlights that Gravity’s scenario is a real threat — and one growing in risk as more satellites crowd Earth’s orbit, raising the chance of a collision or worse. Researchers from a range of fields agree that the current state of Earth's orbit is on course for a disaster much like that in the film. READ MORE FROM INVERSE
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