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Could railgun rounds lose velocity in space?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-06-17 22:33:05

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Could railgun rounds lose velocity in space?

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or would it continue at the same velocity when it was fired and continue on forever until it hits something?

  • Anonymous

    Newton 1 law

  • Anonymous

    In space there is no air but there are gravitational fields which would react with the mass of a rail gun projectile. It may slow down or speed up or drift sideways. It is unknown.

  • Anonymous

    AIR FRICTION would slow down these rounds and they WOULD NOT go on forever...

  • Anonymous

    Newton's first law of motion - sometimes referred to as the law of inertia. An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

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