ianindy t1_isym7ni wrote
Even in the asteroid belt, the asteroids are so far apart that you are unlikely to even see one, let alone have one hit you. Space is really big and mostly empty. The Voyager probes have been travelling through space for decades with no repairs and are still doing fine.
[deleted] OP t1_isynrq7 wrote
Well for my story, an asteroid will impact the spacecraft
Helios4242 t1_isyw75a wrote
Well I think you have your answer. They don't calculate a problem in the asteroid belt because there is less than a 0.000001% of a collision happening. But it could happen.
I expect acknowledgements for contributing this key plot point lmao
ianindy t1_it002hz wrote
That is great for your story, I guess. Real life odds would be less than a one in a billion chance for it to happen though.
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