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To: Reeses
Possibly a 100 mile long horizontal rail gun could do the job.

And this is feasible for shooting stuff into orbit, how?

52 posted on 03/07/2012 6:36:26 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Timber Rattler
And this is feasible for shooting stuff into orbit, how?

Because 1) the Earth curves away, and 2) to orbit, an object needs to be moving fairly horizontal to the Earth's surface. Sending an unpowered object mostly straight up will result in it coming right back down.

54 posted on 03/07/2012 6:58:01 AM PST by Reeses
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