Rockets being passé, China is working on using an electromagnetic railgun to launch crewed spacecraft the size of a Boeing 737, weighing 50 tonnes, into orbit. This remarkably ambitious project is even more ambitious than it seems at first glance.

  • Smuuthbrane
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    8 months ago

    I hereby dub any crew member sent to space in this manner a Cannonaut.