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- From: cortese@skid.ps.uci.edu (Janis Maria Cortese)
- Subject: Re: Space, the final frontier
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- Organization: University of California, Irvine
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- Date: 3 Jan 93 02:34:04 GMT
- References: <gate.5kXmwB1w165w@pil.UUCP> <1993Jan2.072222.6330@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
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- In article <1993Jan2.072222.6330@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
- >alizard@pil writes:
- >:
- >: If these alleged rocket scientists have NUMBERS that demostrate that scaling
- >: railguns up to the 1 metric ton range with output velocities in the 5
- >: mi/second range are impossible,
- >
- >There would be little problem, in space. It cannot be done here on Earth,
- >due to atmospheric drag.
-
- Uh -- how do you keep the launching station from soaking up momentum by
- shooting off in the opposite direction? You'd have to build a PRETTY
- BIG FUCKING STATION.
-
- Blessings,
- Janis
-