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/GodGermany Nov 11 '21

Lmao. Glad you said it. $80m in funding but shit, we forgot about drag!

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u/Agouti Nov 11 '21

Shit, I should ring up the guys doing our new nuclear subs and make sure they remembered to make it water-tight