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Using centripetal force puts it in trebuchet territory does it not?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

From 2022: "SpinLaunch plans to loft small satellites into low Earth orbit by 2026."

They're working on Elon Musk timelines. Two Starships on Mars by early 2024! Spinlaunch to Orbit in 2 years!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

To make it work, just add one year every year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

their "successful proof of concept" video was hilariously very visibly tumbling out of control