Activity for Joseph Bannister Kulhavy‭

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Question	—	Could a 19th century setting support purely mechanical orbital satellite and manned orbital launches? In my setting, military innovation spurred by the American Civil War (1861-1865) prompts the design and construction of counterweight-driven skyhooks for the delivery of suborbital long-range munitions. The devices, nicknamed "Tennessee Slingshots," are used to bombard Charleston and Vicksburg with ... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago