cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 1 month agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down169
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minus-squareDave.linkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThey’d have more luck just using a real big cannon , at least that was attempted in the 60’s with Project HARP, with moderate success (180km altitude , prototype orbit circularisation system) before the project was cancelled.
minus-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoGauss cannon might work a lot better.
They’d have more luck just using a real big cannon , at least that was attempted in the 60’s with Project HARP, with moderate success (180km altitude , prototype orbit circularisation system) before the project was cancelled.
Gauss cannon might work a lot better.