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Wouldn't something like a rail gun be simpler? Its basically just a maglev train than carriers a spacecraft. Admittedly a large spinning wheel may be simpler to
by fy20 5y ago
Wouldn't something like a rail gun be simpler? Its basically just a maglev train than carriers a spacecraft. Admittedly a large spinning wheel may be simpler to aim than a few hundred meters of track though.
- remus 5y agoThe tricky thing about using a rail gun is that you need to deliver all the power very quickly which is hard and expensive. With this launch system you can spin it up slowly by feeding in energy and then release the projectile once you're up to speed.
- rklaehn 5y agoYes, the spinning system is also an energy storage device that can release its stored energy instantly.