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To: MtnClimber

I was picturing a carrier catapult a couple miles long..

“Spinlaunch will subject the satellites to ten thousand times the force of gravity,”


5 posted on 12/03/2021 4:18:40 AM PST by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking. )
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To: jughandle

The forces from a rocket launch are a big consideration in satellite with weight limiting the mechanical design. This would seem magnitudes worse.


6 posted on 12/03/2021 4:21:42 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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To: jughandle

None are made to those specifications at this time. They will break under that G load.


33 posted on 12/03/2021 6:33:26 AM PST by GingisK
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To: jughandle

We have perfected getting space vehicles into orbit but the systems to do that are prohibitively costly for launching fuel, water, and bulk metal parts...these are items that can take high-g forces. This is what could be launched by an outfit like Spinlaunch....


35 posted on 12/03/2021 6:40:36 AM PST by Bobalu (Figure out what you like, learn enough to be dangerous, and then start fiddling around)
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