The Science Behind Building a Space Gun

An anonymous reader writes "Astronomer and gamer Scott Manley (more famous for his Kerbal Space program coverage) has created a fantastic video explaining the science behind building guns that could one day be used to launch payloads into space. It's not as easy as simply making a bigger gun, there's a whole host of unorthodox 'gun' designs which work around the limitations of garden variety propellants."

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/xbvAWOCOqoc/story01.htm

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