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choilive
2y ago
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Railguns also become much harder in a larger gravity well. Bigger planets generally have thicker atmospheres as well. Your payload will end up disintegrating at the velocities required even on Earth.
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avar
2y ago
The Earth is larger than Venus, but its atmosphere is 90 times denser than ours.
There's a lot more variables that just gravity.
contravariant
2y ago
Balloon stage followed by a rail gun might work.
the__alchemist
2y ago
Vacuum inside the tube?
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