Re: Could we launch resources from the moon with electromagnetic railguns?
vallor <[email protected]>
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On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:42:58 -0700, a425couple <[email protected]> wrote in <[email protected]>: > from > https://www.space.com/electromagnetic-launch-moon-mass-drive > Could we launch resources from the moon with electromagnetic railguns? [...] > In 1974, the late Princeton University professor and space visionary > Gerard O'Neill proposed using electromagnetic rail guns to lob payloads > from the moon. (newsgroups snecked) In 1966, Heinlein published _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_, where mass drivers on the moon figured prominently into the story. Also, a self-aware supercomputer... -- -v