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The dad joke is strong with this one.
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I keep wondering about the feasibility of building a magnetic accelerator system on the side of an appropriately sloped and oriented mountain to get your rockets going fast without using so much onboard fuel. I have read of it in books that seemed well researched, and a magnetic acceleration system works for naval jet aircraft, bullet trains and amusement park rides. - Would it allow launching of larger payloads with less fuel, or reinforcement for slanted rail launch add too much weight to realize savings? Would the turn-around times on the launcher be short enough to warrant the site's use to replace vertical launch? How would such a system be powered - could you collect solar/wind/tidal/hydro energy as electricity in rapid-discharge capacitors? - So many questions!
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