## The 17,000 MPH Bullet Problem
The Starlink and Kuiper Megaconstellations have revolutionized global internet. But to cover the earth, they require launching tens of thousands of satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Satellites break. When a satellite's thruster dies, it can no longer steer out of the way of debris.
### FAQ
**Q: What is Kessler Syndrome?**
A: A mathematical point of no return. Everything in LEO is moving at 17,500 mph. If a dead satellite is hit by a rogue bolt, it shatters into 2,000 pieces of shrapnel. Those 2,000 pieces shoot out like buckshot. If they hit 3 more satellites, they generate 6,000 more pieces. That shrapnel wave expands geometrically until every single object in Low Earth Orbit is pulverized, trapping humanity on Earth under a cage of impenetrable hypervelocity bullets for hundreds of years.