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Space@lemmy.world · 16 hours ago

Giant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuel

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Giant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuel

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Space@lemmy.world · 16 hours ago

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Instead of using traditional rocket fuel, SpinLaunch uses a massive rotating arm to propel satellites into Earth orbit solely by electricity

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Looks like they’ve conducted 10 test launches, but nothing since 2022.

https://youtu.be/kGxmCvLb9bs

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