• CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
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    6 months ago

    Thats what I was thinking of, you still have to deal with building a hugely tall structure though, because the exit must be above the thickest part of the atmosphere

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      6 months ago

      Most or all of it. To be at orbital velocity the projectile would be moving at 30 km/s. Even a small amount of gases would be a like a brick wall.

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      6 months ago

      Hugely tall and extremely rigid, because if it wobbles while the projectile is moving through it, it will tear itself apart.