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SkyHook, LightCraft, Mass Drivers, and Space Launch Systems

SkyHook, LightCraft, Mass Drivers, and Space Launch Systems

by Paul G. de Jong | Aug 4, 2025 | Mass Drivers, Orbital Ring, Science Fiction, Space Engineering, Space Physics

Here is where we discuss SkyHooks, LightCraft, Mass Drivers, as well as current and future Space Launch Systems and technologies.

Tethered Rings, Launch Loops, Space Fountains, and The Space Elevator

Tethered Rings, Launch Loops, Space Fountains, and The Space Elevator

by Paul G. de Jong | Aug 4, 2025 | Mass Drivers, Orbital Ring, Science Fiction, Space Engineering

Follow-up to The Gravity Well, exploring Space Transit Systems such as Tethered Rings, Launch Loops, Space Fountains, and The Space Elevator.

Chapter Three: The Gravity Well

Chapter Three: The Gravity Well

by Paul G. de Jong | Aug 2, 2025 | Orbital Ring, Science Fiction, Space Engineering, Space Physics

Chapter 3 of the book explores “The Gravity Well”, as well as history and pioneers in space mass transport systems, and Orbital Ring design.

Orbital Ring: An Open-Source Project for the Python Coding Community

Orbital Ring: An Open-Source Project for the Python Coding Community

by Paul G. de Jong | Aug 2, 2025 | Orbital Ring, Python Coding

Join the Orbital Ring Open-Source Python project on GitHub, and join the coding community that takes the challenge of designing the future.

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