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Can we throw satellites to space? SpinLaunch

submitted by Boardallday3 to Documentaries 2.7 yearsAug 12, 2022 18:23:50 ago (+6/-2)     (youtu.be)

https://youtu.be/yrc632oilWo



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[ - ] WhatColorIsYourTigerCage 0 points 2.7 yearsAug 12, 2022 18:59:09 ago (+0/-0)

Why bother?

[ - ] TheGreatWhiteHope 3 points 2.7 yearsAug 12, 2022 20:37:19 ago (+3/-0)

Why ask why? Try Bud Dry® 🍺😎

[ - ] Boardallday3 [op] 2 points 2.7 yearsAug 12, 2022 20:50:33 ago (+2/-0)

BASED

[ - ] lord_nougat 2 points 2.7 yearsAug 12, 2022 19:04:49 ago (+2/-0)

The launch / throw g-forces would be astounding.

[ - ] Boardallday3 [op] 1 point 2.7 yearsAug 13, 2022 11:01:38 ago (+1/-0)

He says the carbon fiber arm of the spinner has to handle 100,000 tons

[ - ] Shotinthedark 1 point 2.7 yearsAug 12, 2022 20:33:15 ago (+1/-0)

Cue the flat earthers

[ - ] Teefinyomouf 1 point 2.7 yearsAug 12, 2022 20:33:36 ago (+1/-0)

No. Maybe up to 35,000 ft.

[ - ] 9000timesempty 1 point 2.7 yearsAug 13, 2022 04:17:49 ago (+1/-0)

No. Without continuous velocity to get to and stay at escape velocity of 11.2km/s, the object or whatever it may be would just fall back down. Throwing something in the air without continuous momentum will lose its momentum really quickly in the atmosphere.

[ - ] Boardallday3 [op] 0 points 2.7 yearsAug 13, 2022 11:03:27 ago (+0/-0)

They light a rocket at about 100k feet that gets onto orbit. It travels up in a protective hypersonic shell. I'm not confident this will actually work, but they are trying.