Let's see...A shuttle and ISS blasted into billions of fragments...So much for humanity going into space for the next thousand years with that debris cloud floating around...The good news is that at least Sandra Bullock has a good chance of permanently drifting off into oblivion
I dont think it would be that huge of a problem, actually. First of all, these things are in LEO and would thus reenter after a few years on their own. Second, luckily space is really big.
Higher-altitude fragmentations are far greater concerns. Above about 1000km and it's going to last forever.
Regardless how technically inaccurate movie might be, the good thing is that somebody produced a movie about space - so, apparently there is a demand!
Quote from: fregate on 07/15/2013 01:30 amRegardless how technically inaccurate movie might be, the good thing is that somebody produced a movie about space - so, apparently there is a demand! You should be looking forward to this one as well then.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(film)
Not sure if it is just due to the film being incomplete, but there is a remarkable lack of sound.
Sure makes Luca's issue seem minor!
So let me guess, the satellite that fragmented and took everyone out, the lithium batteries blew it apart.