How to deal with excesses

Published 2006-10-09    Printer-friendly version

Geoff Manaugh over at BldgBlog comments on this ring launcher for satellites and other payloads, as being studied by the US Air Force. The launcher would gradually accelerate the payload to Mach 23 before sending it up a 30° ramp. Geoff says:

Rather than satellites encased in sleds, however, how about sheds? Ice-fishing sheds. Or whole suburbs, thrown into space.

With the US housing market tanking and supply of McMansions growing I look for this idea to get some serious traction.

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