Alsephina@lemmy.ml to Not the Onion@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoChina plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into spacewww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkChina plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into spacewww.scmp.comAlsephina@lemmy.ml to Not the Onion@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square34fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareMartin@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYou don’t have to carry a huge amount of rocket fuel so I assume that the energy requirement would be less. But this is just a laymens guess.
minus-squareqooqie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoDidn’t think of this, very good point. Sounds like it might allow for “better” payloads reaching space (supplies for building or food whatever) without needing to worry about huge fuselages.
You don’t have to carry a huge amount of rocket fuel so I assume that the energy requirement would be less. But this is just a laymens guess.
Didn’t think of this, very good point. Sounds like it might allow for “better” payloads reaching space (supplies for building or food whatever) without needing to worry about huge fuselages.