Low-Earth orbit is a 'house of cards' that is just 2.8 days from a catastrophic collision

The phrase “house of cards” gets used a lot for politics and drama, but its original meaning is simpler and scarier: a system that looks stable right up until the moment it isn’t. Low Earth orbit used to be big and mostly empty, at least in practical terms. Mega-constellations changed that. When you pack thousands of satellites into similar altitude bands and orbital shells, you don’t need anything dramatic to create risk – you just need time. More

(Source: Earth.com - May 2)