One to think about, especially if you’re putting stuff up via any means!
Something fundamental has changed in space. After decades of slow growth, the number of spacecraft launched annually has doubled every two years since 2015. And the trend shows no sign of slowing, with tens of thousands of planned spacecraft to be launched over the next few years. This exponential growth is reminiscent of Moore’s Law, the decades-long observation that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles every two years. The consequences of the continuation of Moore’s law and the ever-increasing computing power for lower costs over the past six decades has changed the course of our society, our economy, and our way of life. Could we be witnessing a similar revolution in space?
Gordon Moore wrote his seminal paper, from which Moore’s Law derives its name, when the exponential growth he observed was based on less than six years of data. Similarly, the trend line for this proposed Moore’s Law for Space has only been exponentially growing for just over eight years. In that same spirit, it is useful to consider what might happen if this trend continues.
Full article, HERE from Spacenews.com
And the graphic from LEOLABS-
It’s a ‘tad’ busy up there, and yes, the Astronauts are trained for the ISS taking a hit and how to survive it.
What is getting worse is the launch phase, as you have to get ‘through’ all that mess to get up to altitude. I can’t help but wonder what is going to happen when we lose a crew, or some other country does, when they take a major hit…
