Moon Mass Driver Could Fling Cargo for 22 Times Less Energy

Written By Farzad Mesbahi

Escaping the Moon takes 22x less energy than leaving Earth — and SpaceX put a fuel-free magnetic mass driver, an idea proven in 1977, into its roadmap to make lunar material the cheapest mass in the solar system.

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