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November 15, 2021 03:43 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/11/15/startup-wants-to-launch-satellites-with-slingshots-instead-of-rockets.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaig
Startup wants to launch satellites with slingshots instead of rockets
Trans-orbital rocket launches can be expensive, and wasteful. That's why a newish company called SpinLaunch has envisioned an alternative: a giant centrifugal slingshot that basically whips the satellite around for an hour until it reaches 5000 mph, then launching it through a tube and up into the atmosphere. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/11/15/startup-wants-to-launch-satellites-with-slingshots-instead-of-rockets.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaig
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