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Camera Films Itself Getting Launched Out of a Centrifuge at 1,000mph (in prep for launching heavier payloads to space)
petapixel.com ^
| 5/07/2022
| James Deruvo
Posted on 05/10/2022 6:51:02 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
Oh yeah, that’s a winner.
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:01:21 PM PDT
by
sonova
(That's what I always say sometimes.)
To: LibWhacker
If they can get it to low earth orbit, it is a big deal.
Think how much cheaper it will be to send food, fuel, and water into space.
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:03:16 PM PDT
by
marktwain
To: LibWhacker
Neat idea, but wouldn’t it be very hard on delicate components?
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:03:38 PM PDT
by
Husker24
(Pp)
To: Husker24
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:06:08 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:08:02 PM PDT
by
sevlex
To: Husker24
Perhaps, but electronics have been hardened to 30k g’s. Yes 30,000g’s.
Optics, probably not so much.
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:13:28 PM PDT
by
sonova
(That's what I always say sometimes.)
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:13:50 PM PDT
by
TChad
("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
To: LibWhacker
The video shows the projectile spinning violently as it erupts from the mass accelerator to a maximum test altitude of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters). It looked a heck of a lot higher than 25K which is not very high.
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:15:20 PM PDT
by
usurper
To: LibWhacker
— First customer launches are planned for 2025 —
I wish I was a natural born comedian because there is something so funny about that line that I just know is riffable
To: LibWhacker
Frank Richards scoffs bring it on!
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:20:30 PM PDT
by
Born in 1950
(Anti left, nothing else.)
To: DevNulled
No wait... I got it...... “First *annoying* customers”...
:D
To: sevlex
To: LibWhacker
I considered this 30 years ago, you would try to launch from the top of a mountain.
Although my plan is acually workable (unlike this one)
I designed this as a way to dispose of nuke waste.
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:29:51 PM PDT
by
algore
To: LibWhacker
1000 mph = 1466.667 fps…pistol range velocity.
5000mph = 7333.333 fps.
The M1A1 firing a sabot round is 3500 mph which is 5133.333 fps.
The Remington 30-06 accelerator fires a .223 at 4000 fps (which I have no idea where that pill went to).
Will 7333.333 fps over come air friction and gravity to make Earth orbit?
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:31:22 PM PDT
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: Dennis M.
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:32:06 PM PDT
by
algore
To: Deaf Smith
Well, the acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s2
The radius of the earth, R = 6.4 × 106 m
The escape velocity of the earth, ve = √2 × 9.8 × 6.4 × 106
Therefore, ve = 11.2 × 103 m/s = 11.2 km/s
So escape velocity is around 11,200 m/s. or 36,745 fps
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:46:12 PM PDT
by
algore
To: marktwain
Let’s put Brandon in that thing and launch him.
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:55:59 PM PDT
by
Howie66
(Let's Go Brandon!!)
To: LibWhacker
since it’s completely electrical, it offers a sustainable solution that doesn’t pollute the environment.
Is it Magic Electricity that just appears out of nowhere and works??
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posted on
05/10/2022 7:56:13 PM PDT
by
eyeamok
(founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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