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On the basis of Sandia's third-stage launcher, a new scheme of hypervelocity launchers is brought forward for purpose of propelling a one-gram-weight projectile in the shape of sphere or cylinder upwards of 10km/s. It includes an assembly of a sabot, a projectile and a steel impactor, and a hypervelocity launcher (HVL) that is attached to the muzzle end of two-stage light gas gun (LGG). With a specially...