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- From: jgreen@zeus.calpoly.edu (James Thomas Green)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Railgun in Southwest US
- Message-ID: <1993Jan06.214731.114905@zeus.calpoly.edu>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 21:47:31 GMT
- Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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- I've heard a rumor that some organization (SSI?) has actually
- built a large railgun somewhere in the SW USA. It's apparently
- supposed to be big enough to put small payloads (>5 kg) into
- orbit, though I don't know if they've done that yet.
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- Is this a rumor or is there some truth to it?
-
- /~~~(-: James T. Green :-)~~~~(-: jgreen@eros.calpoly.edu :-)~~~\
- | Perhaps the universe is filled by planets peopled by folks |
- | with advanced brains. On the other hand, perhaps humans have |
- | got the universe's most advanced intellects. Either way it's |
- | a mighty sobering thought. |
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