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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

It’s still would be like 1-2 km, if they aim at 10g. And they still need to find another 20 machs from rocket booster.

Doing full railgun with small rockets is more poggers (without humans obv ) shrug-outta-hecks

[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Tests will be carried out at 1.2 mile long low-vacuum track high-speed maglev test facility in Datong, generally used when researching magnetic levitation train technology

Within coming years, the Datong test facility will be extended to 37.2 miles long, to achieve a maximum operating speed of a staggering 5,000km/h.

biiiiig track incoming

from daily mail

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago

That would still be a rough ride for a person, but it could absolutely revolutionize getting construction materials into orbit.

[–] Maoo@hexbear.net 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you assume humans are frictionless spheres they could probably ride on that second one

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago

They will be spheres if they do ride on it. Several in fact.