# Unorthodox Launch Vehicles

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unorthodox-launch-vehicles/201841>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 15, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unorthodox-launch-vehicles/201841 "2003-09-15T23:37:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unorthodox-launch-vehicles/201841/21 "2003-09-17T09:43:57Z")

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Combination of **Zenster** ’s two selections works nicely. Initial velocity from the rail gun, then ablate the padding with the laser. You can even steer it that way.

Of course, in the 1920s, they had something that was capable of handling the problem buth better than a mere laser… 😉

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