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What would make a rocket sled launch feasible?
Wikipedia introduces the idea of a Rocket Sled Launch (also catapult launch, ramped launch, etc) as follows:
With this concept the launch vehicle is supported by an eastward pointing rail or maglev ...
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What barriers are there to creating a reusable rocket sled lanchpad? [duplicate]
The ideal rocket sled launch is building a track that accelerates a rocket (via linear motors or something like that) up the side of a tall mountain. Not only could this save huge amounts of fuel, but ...
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