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Revision as of 14:51, 2 November 2012

An electromagnetic railgun has the potential to launch cargo to orbit around the Moon. [1]

A 10 megajoule railgun test launched a projectile at 2490 meters per second.[2] Escape velocity from the lunar surface is only 2400 meters per second, so more than enough power has been demonstrated to launch projectiles from Luna to L2 electrically.

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