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[–] VictorPrincipum@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago (3 children)

To everyone saying launching to orbit is impossible, I have two words: Orion Drive

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[–] menas@lemmy.wtf 7 points 5 months ago

so it's possible, once

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[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Early versions of the vehicle were designed for ground launch, but later versions were intended for use only in space.

I don't think a ground launch Orion Drive would work without some crazy material science and infrastructure. Like a "flame trench" that can withstand a nuclear blast and a craft that doesn't rip itself to shred just from the shockwave alone.

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[–] Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago*

Technically you only need a launch tower designed in such a way that none of its shrapnel damages the rocket.

And we have the materials science for the plate.

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