Published November 2, 2021
An article in New Scientist about the growing problem of space debris quotes John Crassidis, Samuel P. Capen Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
If low-Earth orbit gets crammed with satellites, and collisions turn that orbital highway into a shooting gallery, “then we’ve got the issue of trying to get through all this stuff to go to the moon,” said Crassidis. “Our astronauts are going to be in danger of being hit by this stuff.”
