Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agoXi Jinping announces Ace Combat themed 5 year planhexbear.netimagemessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1192arrow-down1imageXi Jinping announces Ace Combat themed 5 year planhexbear.netTankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square108fedilinkfile-text
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3255351/nasas-dream-comes-true-china-plans-build-giant-rail-gun-launch-hypersonic-planes-space
minus-squareAwoo [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoThat sounds so funny though. How would you even do that? Build something like a particle accelerator except it’s a launching railgun the size of China?
minus-squareDyingOfDeBordom [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoI mean yeah why not if it means you can partially reach escape velocity with like solar powered electricity vs going the entire way 100% on burning rocket fuel
That sounds so funny though.
How would you even do that? Build something like a particle accelerator except it’s a launching railgun the size of China?
I mean yeah why not if it means you can partially reach escape velocity with like solar powered electricity vs going the entire way 100% on burning rocket fuel