Non-rocket spacelaunch

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proposed spacelaunch method

launch into space propelled by means other than rockets

proposed system for launching objects into orbit

thumb | 220x124px | right | alt= This is an image that shows StarTram launching a rocket. | StarTram launching a rocket thumb|right|240px|Hypothetical StarTram spaceport. The launch tube stretches into the distance to the east on the right (eventually curving up many kilometers away), next to the power plant which charges the Superconducting magnetic energy storage|SMES. RLVs return to land on the runway.