Can Jules Verne's vision of giant space guns ever become a reality?

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Can Jules Verne's vision of giant space guns ever become a reality?
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" developed in the late-1980s. Developed by the artillery engineer Gerald Bull, the gun was developed for use by the Iraqi Government under Saddam Hussein.

Bull was apparently intrigued by the possibility, notably the space program part, and agreed. To this end, he was given a $25 million budget to develop what would become Project Babylon. two full-sized"Big Babylon" 39.37-inch caliber guns and a prototype 13.87-inch caliber gun called"Baby Babylon". The former, if completed, would have been 512 feet long. It would also have weighed 1,510 tonnes - far too big to be transportable.

After Bull's death, the project effectively stalled and parts destined for the supergun are on permanent display at theFor now, the concept of space guns is pretty much dead in the water. The leaps and bounds being made by private rocket companies like SpaceX are effectively crowding out the potential benefits of space guns for the moment.

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