oliver_schafeld, »Chinese scientists are working on a giant electromagnetic launch track to launch a massive 50-ton spaceplane — longer than a Boeing 737 — into orbit. [...] the "giant rail gun" system is designed to accelerate a hypersonic aircraft to speeds of up to Mach 1.6.«
https://futurism.com/the-byte/china-giant-rail-gun-astronauts-space
Seems George Méliès wasn't so far off after all 😉
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JEGIyo-dKmA
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