Billy Brown wrote:
> One other problem that needs to be seriously looked at: EMP effects on the
> vehicle & cargo during launch. I know rail guns have a strong enough
> magnetic flux to be dangerous to people, let alone electronic equipment.
Ja, I would imagine we would use a rail launcher for sending up
low value rubust payloads, not humans. That emersion trick would
help a lot with the acceleration but surely would still be damned
uncomfortable. spike
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