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Eventually we will have SOME people living on mars or the moon or wherever in space. Why waste fuel getting into orbit from these planets with low gravity? A g
by booboofixer 4y ago
Eventually we will have SOME people living on mars or the moon or wherever in space. Why waste fuel getting into orbit from these planets with low gravity?
A giant rail-gun-like rollercoaster that gently curves upwards. The combination of the right angle and the right velocity should be enough to fling you off the planet. I guess someone more mathematically inclined could do the actual math for me.
- wusel 4y agoA bit less fancy than a railgun, but similar to what you were thinking: https://www.spinlaunch.com/ https://www.spinlaunch.com/
- booboofixer 4y agoI'm aware, i had my bright idea years ago, around the time of this tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1064741356080222209?t=ItVrTCuy4oxPFslhD8EfDw&s=19 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1064741356080222209?t=It...
- EUV071STR48 4y agosuspicious... quick question: is your first name Elon?
- booboofixer 4y agoNo hablo ingles