23-11-2003, 05:39
Today marks the completion of the Mallbertan 'Stellar Craft Acellerator', an Earth Based mass driver built on 'Gauss' technologies. This massive edifice, which incorporates a vertical acceleration track nearly 6 kilometers long, reaching nearly as high as Everest, heralds a new age in Mallbertan science. Today marks the first successful 'shot', which put a weather sattelite into high orbit. Manned flights are anticipated within a year.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/cannon.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/Cannon2.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/Cannon3.JPG
Shown here, the size of the device is truly boggling; it is the single largest earth-based structure at this time. Construction, which took place under as high levels of security as possible given the scope of the project, lasted nearly 2 decades.
The mechanics behind the project are fairly simple. A magnetically charged slug, which completely covers the craft or device within, is first frozen to near absolute-zero, then propelled via magnetism through the near vacuum within the track, into the thin atmosphere above.
ooc- No science criticism desired here; this is simply a more interesting way to get myself into space; thanks!
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/cannon.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/Cannon2.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/Cannon3.JPG
Shown here, the size of the device is truly boggling; it is the single largest earth-based structure at this time. Construction, which took place under as high levels of security as possible given the scope of the project, lasted nearly 2 decades.
The mechanics behind the project are fairly simple. A magnetically charged slug, which completely covers the craft or device within, is first frozen to near absolute-zero, then propelled via magnetism through the near vacuum within the track, into the thin atmosphere above.
ooc- No science criticism desired here; this is simply a more interesting way to get myself into space; thanks!