Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 months agoXi Jinping announces Ace Combat themed 5 year planhexbear.netimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1169arrow-down1imageXi Jinping announces Ace Combat themed 5 year planhexbear.netTankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square100fedilinkfile-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-squareProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 months agoIf they used the same acceleration as a rail gun they’d only be sending bodies to space, not people.
minus-squaregaycomputeruser [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoThe plans ive seen for similar stuff are cargo only.
minus-squareProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoSure, but they’ve specified they plan to transport people and cargo.
minus-squarefox [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoLong enough track and it’s probably fine
If they used the same acceleration as a rail gun they’d only be sending bodies to space, not people.
The plans ive seen for similar stuff are cargo only.
Sure, but they’ve specified they plan to transport people and cargo.
Long enough track and it’s probably fine