General Atomics

General Atomics is a corporation in the United States that pioneered the use of electromagnetic propulsion to develop railguns for the U.S. Navy in the early 2000s. By 2025, railguns were standard ordinance in many U.S. Navy vessels.
In collaboration with billionaire Entrepeneur Elon Musk, General Atomics began conducting research in the early 2020s into the use of electromagnetic propulsion, the technology behind railguns, in ultra fast maglev trains and electromagnetic rocket launchers than would revolutionize transportation and space exploration. The Chinese and Germans were also researching this technology.
General Atomics hypothesized that electromagnetic propulsion could replace fossil fuels as propellant by the mid to late 21st century revolutionizing both military and transportation technology. This formed part of a transition towards a post-fossil fuel economy.
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