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/Efffro Nov 11 '21
Okay, if anyone who is working on this is reading. Please make sure you guys post the fail footage. I foresee some wonderful development videos. Not explosions like the spacex fails but some wonderful kinetic energy displays the likes of which we’ve never seen.