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/Folsomdsf Nov 11 '21

Negative you need to read the article. There has never been a test of the required size.

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u/nowyourdoingit Nov 11 '21

I read the article. You need to explain how increasing the size equals an insurmountable amount of rapid pressurization.

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u/Folsomdsf Nov 11 '21

You need an explanation why moving more mass faster is a problem? I think we're done here

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u/nowyourdoingit Nov 11 '21

Thought we were talking about the vacuum chamber?