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The U.S. Navy's Railgun Nightmare Can Be Summed Up in 2 Words
Nearly two decades ago, the Pentagon tasked BAE Systems and General Atomics to develop a working railgun that would help ...
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EM Railgun Industry Prototype Launchers (IMAGE)
General Atomics is building the second launcher, bottom, scheduled for delivery in April 2012. ONR previously relied upon laboratory-built systems to advance the technology.
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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions
NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...