Space towers are one version of the space cannons or "Verne cannons".

Space towers are one version of the space cannons or "Verne cannons".

Space towers are one version of the space cannons or "Verne cannons" When we are thinking about this type of launching system we must realize that even if those systems cannot launch humans to the orbiter. They can use to launch miniature satellites at least to sub-orbiting trajectories.

Space towers are more realistic and conventional solutions than a space elevators. The size of those towers is less than ten kilometers. And they can lie down when they are not in use. The telescope structure makes it possible to rise the tower to the operational length only when it's needed. The space tower is one version of the space gun that shoots small satellites into orbit by using pressure. That was created by using regular cannons.

The problem with space cannons is the recoil. The electromagnetic rail gun systems are making these kinds of systems possible. And launching a rocket through a tube increases the range and altitude that it can operate. The third thing is that modern microchips can stand the recoil of those extremely powerful systems. And every day the artillery uses GPS-guided ammunition. The same technology can make space guns possible.

Space towers are one version of space elevators. Those extremely tall towers will transfer spacecraft to the orbiter. And they could be useful for launching small-sized miniature satellites. Theoretically is possible to build a tube for the Earth orbiter. In this case, the air inside the tower will keep that tower standing. And then, the launch crew will put the small-size rocket into that tube.

Then the vacuum pulls it upward, and then the rocket engine will launch when the craft comes out from the tube. These kinds of tubes can have telescopic structures and a quadcopter or balloon. That connected to that tube can pull it to the stratosphere. The tube can also be a long garden hose if the size of the satellite is very small. So the space towers can use for launching mini-launching systems for higher altitudes.

The launchers will put the rocket in a chamber, and then the quadcopter along with air pressure rises. The tower to a high altitude. And then the top ventilation will open. The low pressure pulls the rocket upwards. And then that tube falls to the ground. The idea is that the air tube is up only when it's used for launches.

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The image portrays the underwater cannon that can launch a satellite into the orbiter. The launch loop is a similar system but it continues far higher than just this launching system.

Another version is that this cannon can extend to the high atmosphere and put it in a standing position. This system will make the pressure difference between the intake and outtake hatches stronger. Or the similar system can also operate in the drylands.

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Virtualization of the space towers or "sky tube" means the tornado that makes a low-pressure channel in the air. The simplest version is to use a powerful laser ray that explodes air away from that channel. And then hollow laser ray will keep the air channel open. There is also the possibility to use acoustic and other kinds of pressure systems.

But the space tower can also be virtualized. The virtualization of this system means that the pressure system will fill with the pressure air. Then the high-flying blimp will rise that "air rifle" to the high atmosphere and launch a small-size rocket into the orbiter.

In electromagnetic solutions, the tower can equip with electromagnetic rail guns. In that model, the electromagnetic track will accelerate the rocket. That thing will increase the power of the system. But then we can think of another possibility where we can use the sky tower.

The entire tower can be virtualized by using different types of systems. The acoustic systems can make the tornado or air channel. The combination of laser rays and acoustic systems can create a so-called supersonic tornado where the laser ray along with an electric beam will make a vacuum in the air. Then the acoustic system will make the air channel that closes the low-pressure area inside the tornado. Then the system will shoot the rocket through that channel.

In some versions, the laser rays will blow the air away through their route. Then the system creates the hollow laser ray that keeps the air channel open. In that kind, virtualized sky towers keeping the air channel open is necessary only when the system launches satellites.

https://www.spaceanswers.com/futuretech/how-an-underwater-space-cannon-could-fire-us-into-space/

https://spacenews.com/big-plans-for-mini-launchers/

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