Magnets Could Fling Satellite Weapons into Space

newscientistspace.com — A new study by the US Air Force has suggested a cheaper method of sending satellites (possibly missile weapons) into orbit. A ring of superconducting magnets would contain and propel a payload, accelerating it over a period of hours, before suddenly powering down the magnets and flinging the satellite into space at 23 times the speed of sound. Oct 3, 2006 View in Crawl 4