The REAL reason the space shuttle program was shut down. The international space station is still at risk though from these unbelievably powerful weapons that NOBODY should have.
They don't have to hit it either. Those drunken hillbillies can use the proximity fuzed 5 kiloton round. If it explodes anywhere near the target the station will be destroyed. "Homer, did you see that thing burn out on reentry? Pass me the corn likker and the latest National Review!"
...NOBODY should have.
I hope you forgot the sarcasm tag because the vertical flight of a .50 BMG round is about 36,000 ft.
Much lower than the space station’s orbit of 300 miles.
The Soviets actually launched a small space station, in the 1970’s, with a 23mm cannon mounted on the outside. They test fired it after the last crew departed.
Russian television reveals another secret: the Soviet space cannon