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Old 11-23-2021, 10:51 PM   #4718
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I read about this the other day and thought it was interesting.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/09/spin...ve-rocket.html

It essentially puts a payload in an enormous vertical centrifuge, spins it to hypersonic speeds, and then throws it up into space. I'm curious how something like a satellite could hold up to those forces, and I'd think that's a hard sell. But if you want to move a bunch of steel or uranium into orbit, this seems like a good way to do it.

You really want to be sure this baby releases on the vertical part of the spin cycle, though, or you're going to rip a big swath through Albuquerque.
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