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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
Escape velocity on the moon is somewhere around baseball pitching speed. 150 is orbital.
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I did mention it's about 2,200 MPH. A couple, 3x faster than a bullet and you're there. Practically nothing. Imagine firing a gun where the projectile persists in orbit forever. Government better not put up road signs on the moon, or the rednecks will put an insane amount of ordinance in orbit.