Indian Students Develop Helium Gun for Space Research

AKAP
Jan 13
2 min read

Students from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, developed a helium-powered light gas gun capable of firing projectiles at speeds up to 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s), significantly above the speed of sound.

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