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Space/Science » in reply to Mini Pipelauncher

Escape velocity

If escape velocity from Earth is ~ 11.3 km/sec, then an impetus of 68.6 m/s is a mere 1/200th of the kick for launch.

If your method introduces more than 1/200th risk cf. a conventional launch, then it is not worth considering.

I suggest that you do more work on reliability, and think whether a static launch from Kilimanjaro or Mauna Kea will be better than a boosted launch at se level.

Look up Lake Titicaca, when you have spare time...

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