NASA looks at horizontal, railgun-like rocket launcher. Opinion. Sep 14, 2010 3 mins. Government Security. NASA’s Advanced Space Launch System is one of a few new future launch technologies ...

Launches & Spacecraft US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026. ... Muses Railgun Smallsat Launcher. News.

The ESA competition aims to foster independent access to space by supporting emerging small- and medium-lift rocket ...

The electromagnetic (EM) railgun prototype launcher that was recently installed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Dahlgren, Virginia, has commenced firing, kicking off a two-month-long ...

While U.S.-based companies are launching more payloads into orbit than ever before, they’re still limited by the inefficiency ...

The rocket launcher itself is assembled out of off-the-shelf pipe and 3D printed components. An Arduino Uno runs the show, hooked up to a Bluetooth module and a laser rangefinder.

The first stepping stone vehicle would be the "Launcher Light" rocket, with a single first-stage engine, ready for flight by 2024 with a capacity of 150kg to low-Earth orbit.

An electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, ... That's because railguns use electricity instead of gunpowder, or jet or rocket engines, ...

While the muzzle velocity of gunpowder-propelled projectiles is generally limited to around 4,000 ft per second (2,727 mph/4,389 km/h), the U.S. Navy says its railgun will be capable of launching ...