Energy & Technology Review, July 1993
Description:
This report discusses the two-stage light-gas gun which was developed by the Super-High-Altitude Research Project (SHARP) is a step toward realizing a launcher that can do this at a fraction of the cost of rockets. The SHARP gun is different from other two-stage designs because it is larger and its launch and pump tube are joined at right angles. This configuration allows the launch tube to point at any angle toward the sky while the pump tube remains horizontal. We have demonstrated that this …
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Date:
July 1, 1993
Creator:
Quirk, W. J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department