Travel to Moon By Catapult
Posted on: Monday, 3 April 2006, 06:00 CDT
By LOUISE MALE
GIANT catapults could be used to launch supply capsules to the moon and back.
Scientists in Britain are already exploring the bizarre idea.
They have just been given a pounds 7,000 research grant by the European Space Agency.
It could involve huge lengths of "slingshot" cable made from graphite.
Catapult stations for goods, equipment, food and water, could also be set up on the moon and even in space.
The project is being pioneered at the University of Glasgow by Dr Gianmarco Radice and Professor Matthew Cartmell.
Dr Radice said: "It is an attractive possibility as it does not require fuel."
Source: Daily Mirror
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