China plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into space
It was a project that Nasa abandoned. Now China is determined to make electromagnetic hypersonic space launches a reality.www.scmp.com
Essentially the goal is this: to use a giant electromagnetic launch track to accelerate a hypersonic aircraft to Mach 1.6. The aircraft would then separate from the track, ignite its engine and enter near space at seven times the speed of sound.
第一级可回收火箭用电磁轨道代替。
If the project is successful, the new technology could reduce launch costs to a fraction of the current price
显然中国现在已经不甘于摸着美帝过河，虽然仍在学马斯克的可回收火箭，现在又在试验更便宜的电磁轨道发射
China's giant rail gun plans see hypersonic planes launched into space
The rail gun will essentially be a giant electromagnetic launch track used to accelerate a hypersonic aircraft to Mach 1.6 - meaning it will be travelling at almost twice the speed of sound (Mach 2)www.google.com
土鳖要再现Sputnik Crisis
