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   draNgNon (drangnon@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 18-Feb-2024 04:46:18 JST draNgNon

   I suppose that means it's a good thing we have a Space Force, hm?

   ...so many people mocked it without looking more closely at existing military space organisation.

   https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS/111948510860940361

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     draNgNon (drangnon@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 18-Feb-2024 04:57:57 JST draNgNon

     • Matthew Lyon

     @mattly I have read all but the latest Honorverse books by Dave Weber, yes.

     that is the method of choice for planetary attack, the kinetic energy is incredible. I was just discussing it with my partner yesterday.

     --- separately but illustrative ---
     imagine, if this 2500 kg satellite was shaped to preserve its ballistic orbit and smash into the ground with most of its mass concentrated, instead of burning up on re-entry
     https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/02/ERS-2_reentry_how_and_why_is_it_happening