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September 10, 2012, at 07:46 AM by 114.167.247.124 -
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Among the more promising of a number of proposals is one from Quicklaunch Inc. They propose first reviving the technology of Lawrence Livermore Lab's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_High_Altitude_Research_Project | SHARP effort]] as the basis for an ocean-going launcher that could reach a variety of orbits, for [[ISS]] resupply and [[LEO]] propellant depots.
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Among the most promising of a number of proposals is one from Quicklaunch Inc. They propose reviving the gas gun developed in Lawrence Livermore Lab's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_High_Altitude_Research_Project | SHARP effort]] as a testbed and proof-of-concept. The company's eventual goal is an ocean-going launcher that could reach a variety of orbits, for [[ISS]] resupply and [[LEO]] propellant depots for interplanetary missions.
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Light gas guns have been proposed for space launch. Light gas guns are touted for their relative simplicity: they involve no combustion or detonation. They rely instead on the very high sound speed of a hot, light gas (hydrogen or helium). This gas is typically very rapidly heated by a variety of means. They have also been faulted for poor scalability, since (in some designs at any rate), space launch would require several stages, with the first stage being massive.

Among the more promising of a number of proposals is one from Quicklaunch Inc
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Light gas guns have been proposed for space launch. Light gas guns are touted for their relative simplicity: they involve no combustion or detonation. They rely instead on the very high sound speed of a hot, light gas (hydrogen or helium). The gas is typically very rapidly heated by a variety of means, intense compression being a common approach in laboratory gas guns. Light gas guns have also been faulted for poor scalability, since (in some designs at any rate), space launch would require several stages, with the first stage being massive.

Among the more promising of a number
of proposals is one from Quicklaunch Inc. They propose first reviving the technology of Lawrence Livermore Lab's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_High_Altitude_Research_Project | SHARP effort]] as the basis for an ocean-going launcher that could reach a variety of orbits, for [[ISS]] resupply and [[LEO]] propellant depots.
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Among the more promising of a number of proposals is one from Quicklaunch Inc. They propose first reviving the technology of Lawrence Livermore Lab's SHARP effort.
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Among the more promising of a number of proposals is one from Quicklaunch Inc. They propose first reviving the technology of Lawrence Livermore Lab's SHARP effort.

!!! Further reading

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_gas_gun | Light gas gun]] on Wikipedia
September 10, 2012, at 07:19 AM by 114.167.247.124 -
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Light gas guns are a [[projectile launch]] technology that's been proposed for space launch. Light gas guns are touted for their simplicity: they involve no combustion or detonation. They rely instead on the very high sound speed in a hot, light gas (hydrogen or helium) that's very rapidly heated by a variety of means. They have also been faulted for poor scalability, since (in some designs at any rate), they require several stages, with the first stage being massive.
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Light gas guns have been proposed for space launch. Light gas guns are touted for their relative simplicity: they involve no combustion or detonation. They rely instead on the very high sound speed of a hot, light gas (hydrogen or helium). This gas is typically very rapidly heated by a variety of means. They have also been faulted for poor scalability, since (in some designs at any rate), space launch would require several stages, with the first stage being massive.

Among the more promising of a number of proposals is one from Quicklaunch Inc. They propose first reviving the technology of Lawrence Livermore Lab's SHARP effort.
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'''Light gas gun''' - a hypervelocity launcher that exploits the high speed of sound in light gases to accelerate projectiles velocities up to Earth escape velocity.
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'''Light gas gun''' - a hypervelocity launcher that exploits the high speed of sound in light gases to accelerate projectiles velocities to very high speeds, in some cases up to Earth escape velocity.

Light gas guns are a [[projectile launch]] technology that's been proposed for space launch. Light gas guns are touted for their simplicity: they involve no combustion or detonation. They rely instead on the very high sound speed in a hot, light gas (hydrogen or helium) that's very rapidly heated by a variety of means. They have also been faulted for poor scalability, since (in some designs at any rate), they require several stages, with the first stage being massive
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'''Light gas gun''' - a hypervelocity launcher that exploits the high speed of sound in light gases to accelerate projectiles velocities up to Earth escape velocity.
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