Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agoXi Jinping announces Ace Combat themed 5 year planhexbear.netimagemessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1190arrow-down1imageXi Jinping announces Ace Combat themed 5 year planhexbear.netTankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square111fedilinkfile-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-squareD61 [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoI mean… a gun would need a much shorter distance to launch a projectile to be useful. A rail launcher for spacecraft could be WAY longer and still be useful, maybe that will help keep heat under control?
I mean… a gun would need a much shorter distance to launch a projectile to be useful. A rail launcher for spacecraft could be WAY longer and still be useful, maybe that will help keep heat under control?