The idea of cannons for shooting things into space have been around since the start of science fiction. Who has not seen the short silent film of ladies loading a cannon to fire a projectile at the moon. And of course giant cannons have been in the news for ages, from chemical fired giants to electric rail guns.
According to a recent article in popsci,
From the article:
A gun of this nature would not be people rated however. The g/load on payload at launch is 5,600 Gs which would crush a human. The Quicklauncher would be only for fuel tanks and ruggedized satellites.
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According to a recent article in popsci,
- John Hunter wants to shoot stuff into space with a 3,600-foot gun.
From the article:
- Hunter wants to operate the gun, the “Quicklauncher,” in the ocean near the equator, where the Earth’s fast rotation will help slingshot objects into space.
A gun of this nature would not be people rated however. The g/load on payload at launch is 5,600 Gs which would crush a human. The Quicklauncher would be only for fuel tanks and ruggedized satellites.
popsci via Boing Boing
1 comment:
Land based is better - equatorial is a must - look to Lake Titkaka - 11K feet at the valley - water source for cooling (N-power plant ?) and source for steam. Mountains to East usable for 'rail/tube', exit port at 15K+ feet, much thinner air than sea level. E-rail + Steam 'cannon' G force would be sub hundred G range, nuch less cost for 'ruggidization'.
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