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using magnetic repulsion to shoot up a rocket into space. Have you seen how maglev trains work?
by Datsundere 12y ago
using magnetic repulsion to shoot up a rocket into space. Have you seen how maglev trains work?
- sliverstorm 12y agoGetting shot from a railgun at escape velocity sounds hazardous to your health. A maglev gun sounds equally problematic. The inherent upside to onboard propulsion is you can apply power for the entire duration of escape, reducing both maximum speed and delta-speed.
- Crito 12y agoOn our planet, the relatively thick atmosphere makes those sort of solutions very difficult, if not impossible. The forces involved would also be problematic for human life, but those sort of systems could still be useful for raw materials.