Alsephina@lemmy.ml to Not the Onion@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoChina plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into spacewww.scmp.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarefckreddit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year 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.