As of last week, outliers from the central cloud stretched from roughly miles to more than 2, miles above the Earth. A solution to the cascade threat exists but is costly.
In his Science paper and in recent interviews, Mr. Johnson of NASA argued that the only sure answer was environmental remediation, including the removal of existing large objects from orbit. Robots might install rocket engines to send dead spacecraft careering back into the atmosphere, or ground-based lasers might be used to zap debris.
The bad news, Mr. If nothing is done, a kind of orbital crisis might ensue that is known as the Kessler Syndrome, after Mr. A staple of science fiction, it holds that the space around Earth becomes so riddled with junk that launchings are almost impossible. Vehicles that entered space would quickly be destroyed. In an interview, Mr. Kessler called the worst-case scenario an exaggeration.
In recent years I have interviewed a wide array of people involved in the private space industry, including both pilots involved in the crash on Friday. But, they insist, we certainly need to go there. Seen in this light, the first round of space tourism is simply seed capital for something much grander.
They probably figured best to get it out there before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were slated to step foot on the moon. An, enlightenment for the benighted masses who read their rag. Here is the text: " On Jan. Goddard, the rocket pioneer, as follows. Last month, the two schools teamed up to present a plan to Manhattan Community Board 8: They wanted to use a portion of the block, from 9 a. But dozens of East 76th Street residents showed up to the virtual board meetings to voice opposition — and the board ultimately voted down the idea on July The advisory vote was reported to the DOT, which typically gives deference to a local board when considering street plans.
Parents, local educators and education experts have for weeks floated the idea of schools using outdoor spaces. A New York Times column last month showed s-era city kids studying on a ferry, in open-air classrooms and bundled up on a rooftop to beat back tuberculosis and other diseases.
Nearly 5, people have signed a petition in support of the open-air concept for public schools. Some elected officials also have pushed for more outdoor spaces for schools across the city. In Park Slope, 14 public schools have created plans to use surrounding streets for educational and recreational space, and their Councilmember Brad Lander penned a letter to the city urging action on the issue. City Comptroller Scott Stringer, too, has pushed for schools to hold as many outdoor classes as possible.
When asked about the proposals at his daily briefing Monday, de Blasio said the city is searching for many types of extra space for schools — including indoor space sought in a citywide hunt for more square footage , as previously reported by THE CITY.
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