@cm0002 to Space • 22 hours agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square67arrow-up1142arrow-down151cross-posted to: jingszo
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.news@cm0002 to Space • 22 hours agomessage-square67cross-posted to: jingszo
minus-squareDave.linkfedilink1•7 hours 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.
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.