Moonshot Space raises $12M to launch payloads to lower atmosphere at 8km/s(calcalistech.com)
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Moonshot Space raises $12M to launch payloads to lower atmosphere at 8km/s
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bklyq7jwzx
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I'd guess it will be somewhere between https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_Aircraft_Launc... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarTram
We'll see. Or not.
We'll see. Or not.
No, 8 km/s doesn't make sense.
It's really hard to tell from the press release, but it sounds as if they're talking about a railgun kinda thing. Which has been discussed before, and it keeps not working out. The strains on the object are too great.
It's really hard to tell from the press release, but it sounds as if they're talking about a railgun kinda thing. Which has been discussed before, and it keeps not working out. The strains on the object are too great.
does their claim of reaching 8 km/s in earth's atomsphere make sense? how is it possible without an insane amount of energy?
Besides, how are you going to deliver this energy in such a short time without frying the entire system, we're talking probably 1000A+ currents flowing in insane voltages.
You'd rather use TNT or some high explosive, that's what is usually done with artillery, and even then you don't get close to 8 km/s as far as i know.