Science fiction again finds its way into science fact

The physics of launching a spacecraft using maglev has gotten another boost. how much longer will it be before the cannon that launches a spacecraft to the moon that Jules Vern described is accepted?

Maglev launch assist technology may enable commercial space travel from PhysOrg.com

The same technology used in magnetically levitated ("maglev") trains may give spaceships a low-cost, stable boost for the future of space travel—possibly even for joy rides. A research group from two universities in Beijing, China has constructed a maglev test vehicle that works on a model track made of a permanent magnet-high temperature superconductor (PM-HTS).

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Things to read

I was looking around for something new to read and found the free books at http://www.webscription.net/ which has the Baen books free library. The free books are not the most current, but are all in electronic format and freely readable.

Future Science

I am creating a Wiki space at http://sififutures.wikispaces.com/ that is primarily about the technologies of the future, and how those technologies work.

I will be updating this blog as I get that wiki started and hopefully explain some of those technologies.