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[10ebbor10]

Not really. The Spacetram system has the significant advantage of ignoring athmospherical friction during the arceleration. Your rocket sleigh would have significant trouble not tearing itself apart.

Additionally, the power concerns are the reason the Spacetram system is expected to have it's own dedicated (nuclear) power plants.

Edit: Additionally, so far, spaceplanes have cost only more than normal spacecraft. Extensive tests have to be done between each flight, parts have to be replaced, and you loose a lot of thrust because you need to lug all the heatshielding and such up.

[ICBM pilot]

I fail to see how building the death-star is less fun than building a railroad.

[10ebbor10]

I fail to see how building the death-star is less fun than building a railroad.

Magnetic railroad, transplanetary magnetic deathcannon, your choice.

[The Froggy Ninja]

"Well. I just opened a portal to the sun. What do you guys think I should do with it?"

[10ebbor10]

No you didn't. That's an aluminum foil wrapped lamp.

[gtaguy]

I'm talking small SRBs.

Urist McGtaguy has begun constructing a thorium reactor.

Thorium is just as good as a uranium/plutonium reactor, but with more available fuel. A single fission reactor should provide enough power to provide constant acceleration.

Also it isn't a corkscrew, it is an inclined rail that continues to increase angle until at 90* degrees. I just realized that with constant acceleration would cause the corkscrew to rip itself apart.

"Do we have a chemistry division? I need some space lube."

Also a magnetic portal to the sun would cause it to explode, since plasma is affected by magnetic fields.

[The Froggy Ninja]

Well technically to the magnetic filed of the which extends far over it's surface.

[gtaguy]

Plus it is still just a negative magnet I gave you.

[The Froggy Ninja]

Oops I think there was some miscommunication never mind then.

[Playergamer]

I call a job. Of any kind, at all.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I call a job. Of any kind, at all.

Good. We needed a gopher.

[IronTomato]

Did you guys start to miss me yet?

[gtaguy]

I call a job. Of any kind, at all.

Be head of the chemistry department.

I need spacelube for my railgun-style launch assist project.

[misko27]

Please remember we are not a laboratory guys, we are colonialists. And there is more to colonization then launching. Like what we do when we get there. Someone get on making somewhere to live .

[The Froggy Ninja]

I resign.