So for suborbital launches it is possible? What if you use a mountain slope?

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louis — 12/26/2004 4:06:09 PM (archived)

Thanks for this good explanation.
So it is theoretically possible to build a 20 kilometre maglauncher for suborbital space tourism purposes?

What if you build it right on the equator on a mountain slope (say in the Andes mountains in Ecuador), with the end of the tunnel at 5000 m altitude?

Would it make a considerable difference?

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Maglev launcher question - louis - 12/26/2004 3:29:54 AM
- Short answer: - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 8:24:14 PM
  - re: Short answer: - louis - 12/28/2004 9:32:00 PM
- Simple Physics - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 5:36:25 AM
  - So for suborbital launches it is possible? What if you use a mountain slope? - louis - 12/26/2004 4:06:09 PM
    - I supervised an Honours Thesis on this topic - Gary - 12/26/2004 9:56:29 PM
      - re: I supervised an Honours Thesis on this topic - louis - 12/26/2004 10:10:11 PM
        
        re: I supervised an Honours Thesis on this topic - Gary - 12/26/2004 10:54:53 PM
        
        re: I supervised an Honours Thesis on this topic - louis - 12/26/2004 11:49:00 PM
        
        Would this change the equation? - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2004 3:26:23 AM
        
        re: Would this change the equation? - louis - 12/27/2004 3:21:37 PM
        
        Too Hard Basket - Nick Hoffman - 12/28/2004 5:47:50 AM
        
        re: Too Hard Basket - louis - 12/28/2004 9:34:07 PM
        
        re: Would this change the equation? - Johannes - 12/27/2004 4:42:43 PM
        
        re: Would this change the equation? NO - phil - 12/28/2004 8:49:04 PM
        
        Thank you all, time for a conclusion. - louis - 12/29/2004 12:49:52 AM

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