Spin Me Up Scotty – Have a Fling with Earth Orbit
Artist’s concept of huge Orbital Launch System as foreseen by SpinLaunch, site location yet to be determined.
Image credit: SpinLaunch.
Leave behind those rocket fuel tanks that are topped off with propellant on the launch pad. Earth orbit might be just a high-speed spin away.
At Spaceport America in New Mexico, a huge centrifuge has been installed, and a series of tests have already flung rockets high into Earth’s atmosphere. Those experiments are prelude to a major facility capable of pitching satellites into orbit, slingshot-style, at high cadence and for low cost.
In essence, SpinLaunch is on a trajectory that’s predicated on mastering rebellious rocketry.
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