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Mario

@mario_thayer

Intolerance of Tolerance is a Virtue

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How on Earth are we going to intercept in boost phase with space-based capabilities? Space lasers? KV swarms in LEO? Perhaps I’ll do a Grok study… after all- $5.6B is up for grabs.

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Multiple reasons this is not feasible: -you can’t “drop” a rod and have it impact the surface of the Earth. Objects in LEO are going SIDEWAYS at 17,500mph. You need propulsion on each rod to lower the perigee to reenter the atmosphere, which requires additional delta-V separate