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If you pick a low enough orbit, it gives you a lot of freedom to use a lightweight launch vehicle such as a stepladder.

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[โ€“] randomaccount43543 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago

it only depicts the means to reach the Moon, more suitable for robotic missions that are not required to return,^[racist comment implying that robots have no right to be repatriated]^