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   From: mikecombs@nospam.com_chg_nospam_2_ti.retro.com   
      
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   news:1138288465.715089.213180@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...   
   > Proposed system to launch raw materials from the lunar surface to   
   > escape velocity:   
      
   I do know that the space settlement researchers talked about a "rotary   
   pellet launcher" for the moon before they later hit on the idea of the   
   mass-driver.  I would assume they dumped it for the mass-driver for one   
   advantage or another.   
      
   But I suppose it could be that what you're proposing might be significantly   
   different from their rotary pellet launcher concept.   
      
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