Re: Where to put a prison space station? (My guess: L2)

"Peter Knutsen (usenet)" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I need a place to put a prison space station, supposedly escape proof,
> and based upon reading the WikiPedia article on Lagrange points (yes, I
> know WikiPedia is sometimes flaky, but I can't see why they'd get this
> one wrong) I believe that L2 is a good spot.

One problem: If we ever get to the point of using lunar resources in
cislunar space, and using electromagnetic launch to lift them, L-2 is where
we'd like to place the catcher. A moonbase on the farside could just as
easily launch to L-1 (I think), but we'd prefer to put the base on the
nearside for ease of communication.

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Mike Combs
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