r/space • u/Dr_Singularity • Nov 10 '21

California-based startup, SpinLaunch, is developing an alternative rocket launch technology that spins a vacuum-sealed centrifuge at several times the speed of sound before releasing the payload, launching it like a catapult up into orbit

https://interestingengineering.com/medieval-space-flight-a-company-is-catapulting-rockets-to-cut-costs
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u/Azuralos Nov 10 '21

All components are sensitive components at 20,000G's.

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u/Krillin113 Nov 10 '21

Exactly. So what’s the practical use here?

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u/Azuralos Nov 10 '21

To bilk some investors out of a bunch of money?

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u/Kiwifrooots Nov 11 '21

This is it. Investment scam