SpinLaunch and the History of Hurling Stuff into Space

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SpinLaunch And The History Of Hurling Stuff Into Space

It’s fair to say that there’s really no phase of spaceflight that could be considered easy. But the case could be made that the most difficult part of a spacecraft’s journey is ri…

Spinlaunch Throws A Camera Toward Space With Electric Power – Good For Launching Small Satellites

The company’s first suborbital system is designed to test the technology, but Spinlaunch does plan on doing a larger orbital launcher in the future. Neither system can put loads into space on its own, but by propelling the rocket to over 6 times the speed of sound at launch, the need for a big rocket that burns vast quantities of fuel is eliminated. Instead, a Spinlaunch rocket can be quite small and still take its payload to space. This will lower both the monetary cost and the environmental costs of launching small spacecraft (like satellites) into space.

Yes, normal rocket launching can be pretty bad for the environment, and expensive, so this may fill an important niche going forward.

See https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/20/spinlaunch-throws-a-camera-toward-space-with-electric-power/

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