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It doesn't remove fuel entirely, they still need an engine to circularize their orbit. > The velocity boost provided by the accelerator's electric drive result
by itishappy 2y ago
It doesn't remove fuel entirely, they still need an engine to circularize their orbit.
> The velocity boost provided by the accelerator's electric drive results in a 4x reduction in the fuel required to reach orbit, a 10x reduction in cost, and the ability to launch multiple times per day.
https://www.spinlaunch.com/orbital https://www.spinlaunch.com/orbital
Their promotional video shows this at around the 20s mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGO4LtCctTk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGO4LtCctTk
- Mistletoe 2y agoI think it's a cool idea. What increase in G's are we talking about launching things this way?
- itishappy 2y agoSpinLaunch: ~10000G Rocket: ~5G So roughly 3 orders of magnitude.
- rbanffy 2y ago> SpinLaunch: ~10000G I admit I was surprised people were able to build hardware that survived that.
- Mistletoe 2y agoWow are there issues with making things like chips that can even survive that? I remember when I was a scientist and 10,000g was some very high speed centrifuging that you better make sure everything like even glass and plastic can handle.