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VictorPrincipum@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• menas@lemmy.wtf ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  so it’s possible, once

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• LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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 ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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