Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "kessler-syndrome"

1. Gravity (2013)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen

Votes: 864,731 | Gross: $274.09M

2. UFO (1970–1971)
Episode: Conflict (1970)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Lunar Module 32 is destroyed when a limpet craft operated by the aliens attaches itself to its side and causes it to enter Earth orbit at too steep an angle, by which it burns up in the ... See full summary »

Director: Ken Turner | Stars: Gerald Norman, Alan Tucker, Ed Bishop, Grant Taylor

Votes: 185

3. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: 10 Reasons We May Be Entering a Dark Age of Technology (2018)

14 min | Documentary

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Star: Simon Whistler

4. PBS Space Time (2015– )
Episode: Are We Running Out of Space Above Earth? (2021)

17 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

The Kessler Syndrome postulates that at some point the debris from a collision between satellites in orbit over the Earth will cause an exponential cascade of collisions that destroy ... See full summary »

Star: Matthew O'Dowd

5. SciShow (2012– )
Episode: How to Clean Up After Ourselves in Space (2022)

7 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

Aerospace engineers are working on a new method to deal with space junk and avoid the Kessler syndrome, The technology use the concept of a solar sail to be deployed after a satellite has ... See full summary »

Star: Hank Green

6. 2 the Future (2018– )
Episode: US Space Command's shocking prediction about a future space war. (2021)

13 min | News

Members of the United States Space Force recently (2021) offered hints about their strategy and tactics.

Star: Jixuan Wang

7. Dr Ben Miles (2014– )
Episode: 4 Ways to Capture Space Debris (2021)

9 min | Documentary

Space debris is starting to be taken seriously and prototype methods of removing it are about ready to fly. Here's are some of the methods planned.

Star: Ben Miles

8. Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode: Somebody Is Fianally Doing Something About Space Junk (2022)

Documentary, Short

Pravateer is a company providing software to help companies to navigate the constellation of orbital debris so their satellites aren't destroyed.

Stars: Moriba Kemessia Jah, Joe Scott

9. Vox (2014– )
Episode: Space trash lasers, explained (2024)

9 min | Documentary

The technology to build ground based and space based lasers that would reduce the risk of damage to working satellites by space debris looks feasible as of 2024. But the commitment to proceed is still lagging.

Star: Claude R. Phipps