WI Gerald Bull gets funding from the Canadian Gov in 67
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Actually, it's reasonably plausible since a supergun firing them into orbit would be far cheaper per unit cost.
The only trouble is making the satellites sturdy enough to withstand the stresses of being lobbed into orbit by this means.
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The only trouble is making the satellites sturdy enough to withstand the stresses of being lobbed into orbit by this means.
Sargon
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He'd still be alive ??
Um, one neat thing his proposed 'supergun' launcher could do is 'resupply'.
ISS /Freedom needs a new widget for the air purifier ?? Urgently ?? Okay, the spare can be made a bit tougher, because it won't cost a zillion per kilo to shuttle launch....
IIRC, he got into the rocket/gun business via 'sounding rockets'.
Bizarrely, the sheer visibility of such a gun may now make it 'safer' than equivalent rocket technology. Sure, you could build one in a mine-shaft or well-hole, but the hardware and sonic profile would be a give-away...
Too many people now think 'rocket' = SCUD = mobile = incoming...
Um, one neat thing his proposed 'supergun' launcher could do is 'resupply'.
ISS /Freedom needs a new widget for the air purifier ?? Urgently ?? Okay, the spare can be made a bit tougher, because it won't cost a zillion per kilo to shuttle launch....
IIRC, he got into the rocket/gun business via 'sounding rockets'.
Bizarrely, the sheer visibility of such a gun may now make it 'safer' than equivalent rocket technology. Sure, you could build one in a mine-shaft or well-hole, but the hardware and sonic profile would be a give-away...
Too many people now think 'rocket' = SCUD = mobile = incoming...
Canada putting NASA out of business? Have you been hitting the wine too hard?
Actually he's not. There's a very good book about Dr. Bull called Arms and the Man. You should check it out, its a good read.