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Around the time of the [[Fall of Reach]], flights from the [[Manassas Spaceport]] on [[Reach]] went to Luna.<ref name="spaceport">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]</ref> | Around the time of the [[Fall of Reach]], flights from the [[Manassas Spaceport]] on [[Reach]] went to Luna.<ref name="spaceport">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]</ref> | ||
During the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], Luna | During the [[Battle of Earth]] in late [[2552]], both Luna and [[Mars]] got [[Battle of Luna|hit particularly hard]] compared to other colonies in the [[Sol system]], although they both fared better than Earth.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: New Blood]]|Page=101 (Google Play edition)}} Around November 17, an overwhelming and final Covenant [[High Charity defense fleet|naval forces]] under the [[Truth's fleet|command]] of the [[Prophet of Truth]] break through the Lunar perimeter and later overrun too much of the weakened [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] over Earth as the Truth-controlled [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]] headed for the planet, letting the Covenant fleet to lead a subsequent [[Orbital bombardment|bombardment]] on the human homeworld.<ref name="TGJ">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref><ref name="H3CN">''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Crow's Nest]]</ref> | ||
Many habitats on the moon survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Humans}} Following the [[Battle for Tribute]] with the loss of over half of the population on [[Tribute]], Earth was unable to afford to spare any immediate assistance with Sol’s colonies left in ruins.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}} | Many habitats on the moon survived the Covenant assault relatively intact.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/humans|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Humans}} Following the [[Battle for Tribute]] with the loss of over half of the population on [[Tribute]], Earth was unable to afford to spare any immediate assistance with Sol’s colonies left in ruins.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}} |