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Re:The Damage to Lunar Orbiting Spacecraft Caused by the Eje... by fnord77 on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @02:58PM (#36049095)
so, low lunar orbit/landings could be DOSed by a couple of well-placed impacts of sufficient force?
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Re:The Damage to Lunar Orbiting Spacecraft Caused by the Eje... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @04:47PM (#36050665)
> low lunar orbit/landings could be DOSed by a couple of well-placed impacts of sufficient force

Space is big. You might be able to knock out an orbital plane for a period of time, but the effect is closer to area denial weapons than a Moon-wide blackout.

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