China plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into space - eviltoast
  • Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml
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    6 months ago

    Chinese technology by 2030 will become very interesting. There’s been lots of cool stuff coming out recently from China that will be out of the initial phases in a few years. Though I imagine this rail gun launching system will take longer to yield fruit (maybe by 2035?).

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      6 months ago

      It’s an exhilarating sight to behold, this revival of grand engineering feats. It appears as though the West has relinquished its pursuit of substantial infrastructure projects once the internet emerged on the scene. The lion’s share of talent is now diverted towards software development companies that contribute little in terms of tangible socially useful creations. In my view, constructing physical entities remains paramount for achieving meaningful advancements.