SpinLaunch, "shooting" loads into orbit with a centrifuge
A cross between a catapult and a centrifuge can launch payloads into orbit at a price 20 times lower.
A cross between a catapult and a centrifuge can launch payloads into orbit at a price 20 times lower.
The EU finally takes the initiative to support ESA in finding solutions on space launches. Competition is fierce, hopes are low, but we must begin.
Spinlaunch does not include large tanks and complicated launches, but a centrifuge that brings the rocket to idle speed and "releases" it like a weight launcher.
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