In 1974, the late Princeton University professor and space visionary Gerard O’Neill proposed using electromagnetic rail guns to capture payloads from the moon. O’Neill proposed using “mass drivers”, based on a coil gun design, to accelerate a non-magnetic object. One application for mass drivers was launching lunar-derived materials into lunar orbit for production in space. … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! In orange the location of the Barmaz site, looking south. It is located on the plain, at the foot of the Chablais massif, which rises to an altitude of 2,500 meters. The site is divided into two contemporary cemeteries called … Read more
In orange the location of the Barmaz site, looking south. It is located on the plain, at the foot of the Chablais massif, which rises to an altitude of 2,500 meters. The site is divided into two contemporary cemeteries called Barmaz I (dark blue) and Barmaz II (light blue) (Honegger and Desideri 2003, modified). Credit: … Read more