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-squarefckreddit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoActually it could be an interesting idea. Instead of rockets carrying their own propulsion in the form of fuel, which adds to the weight of the rocket. External propulsion, which is what rail gun basically is, could work.
Actually it could be an interesting idea. Instead of rockets carrying their own propulsion in the form of fuel, which adds to the weight of the rocket. External propulsion, which is what rail gun basically is, could work.