Scientists Hope Rail Gun Could Launch Satellites
An electromagnetic rail gun could be the easiest and least costly way of launching small communications satellites by theoretically eliminating the need for the huge quantities of fuel, multistage rockets and redundant systems necessary to lift a payload into space. The rail gun may prove so...
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