3 ms·
Seems like a lot, yet isn't no even close to the speed needed to yeet something into space.
by mrweasel 2y ago
Seems like a lot, yet isn't no even close to the speed needed to yeet something into space.
- rbanffy 2y agoExactly. I don't think their scale demonstrator demonstrates much beyond the possibility of making a propulsion stage that survives the launch at 10000G's
- r-bryan 2y agoEarth escape velocity is 11.1 km/s, which is Mach 32 at sea level. They have some more engineering to do, maybe even invent something better than carbon fibers.