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Guncotton

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Propellant imagined by Jules Verne for use in his gun-launched lunar mission. In practice it was too unstable for use in large guns.

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16 in gun Null
HARP Gun Guncotton propellant rocket stage. The HARP gun, a converted 16 inch naval gun, was used during the 1960's to launch the Martlet series of rocket-launched space probes.

Engines: 16 in gun
Stages: HARP Gun