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Magnetic Space Launches

Posted by chrisd on from the waiting-for-a-beanstalk dept.

DiZNoG writes "This CNN article discusses NASA experimenting with the idea of using Mag-Lev technology to launch payloads into space. Mentioned in the article is that the U.S. Navy is working on the technology for it's aircraft carriers to launch fighters. Unfortunately the NASA project is horribly underfunded ($30,000) for research. Cool technology, let's hope that the Navy research gets us a step closer to not burning all that Oxygen and Hydrogen to get to space...

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  1. missing italics tag by tooth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    left of the "" tag on the end of the article.

  2. Simi-OT - Klerck's own troll list.. by AnalogBoy · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    http://slashdot.org/~Klerck/fans/

    You may want to just go ahead and foe-ize these guys. :P

  3. Re:New ICBM delivery method? by CCIEwannabe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Been playing to much Metal Gear Solid?