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To: MtnClimber

The Spinlaunch centrifuge will spin (10,000 gs) the 2,500-pound launch vehicle to 5,000 mph.

There are some problems with the math. I don’t trust a ridiculous number like 10,000 Gs. A force of that magnitude would flatten any structure; and a launch of 5,000 MPH is a fraction of orbital speed which is about 17,000 MPH.


27 posted on 12/03/2021 5:40:57 AM PST by Flick Lives (The future is a quiet world)
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To: Flick Lives

I think getting it to work is not the real objective. Getting people to fund research into something that won’t work is the objective.


28 posted on 12/03/2021 5:43:52 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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