Instead of using traditional rocket fuel, SpinLaunch uses a massive rotating arm to propel satellites into Earth orbit solely by electricity
  • metaStatic@kbin.earth
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    20 hours ago

    hmmm, I would not call that successful considering it has 1 job.

    but I guess actually launching is a good milestone considering the forces involved if anything goes wrong.

    • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
      1·
      20 hours ago

      No worries. Adam savage’s panjandrum showed the large forces could be countered by about 6" of mud.