Railgun in Southwest US

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From: James Thomas Green
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 21:47

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I've heard a rumor that some organization (SSI?) has actually 
built a large railgun somewhere in the SW USA.  It's apparently
supposed to be big enough to put small payloads (>5 kg) into 
orbit, though I don't know if they've done that yet.  

Is this a rumor or is there some truth to it?

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From: jgreen@zeus.calpoly.edu (James Thomas Green)
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Subject: Railgun in Southwest US
Message-ID: <1993Jan06.214731.114905@zeus.calpoly.edu>
Date: 6 Jan 93 21:47:31 GMT
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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