China plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into space - eviltoast
  • heluecht@pirati.ca
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    8 months ago

    @yogthos @goatsarah You would had to enter hypersonic regime at ground level to even have got the possibility to reach the edge of space. Just imagine the sonic boom from that … Also think about the thermal protection that would be needed for your device to withstand the air friction.