Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Space Launch Technology
|
| gptkbp:advantage |
No chemical propellant required
Reusable infrastructure |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Electromagnetic_Catapult
|
| gptkbp:category |
Electromagnetic propulsion
Spaceflight technology |
| gptkbp:component |
gptkb:Electromagnets
Track Payload carrier |
| gptkbp:featuredIn |
gptkb:The_High_Frontier_(book)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mass Driver
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Gerard_K._O'Neill
|
| gptkbp:limitation |
Atmospheric drag on Earth
High initial cost |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Moon gptkb:Asteroids |
| gptkbp:operates |
Electromagnetic acceleration
|
| gptkbp:powerSource |
Electricity
|
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Coilgun
gptkb:Space_elevator gptkb:Railgun |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Space_Studies_Institute |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
Launching payloads into space
Lunar material transport |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Space_Studies_Institute
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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