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   The Launch Landscape: Medium Lift Rockets(spacedotbiz.substack.com)

   2 points by ivorbach 5y ago|0 comments
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   The Rise of the Satellite Mega Constellation(spacedotbiz.substack.com)

   2 points by ivorbach 5y ago|0 comments
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   by ivorbach 5y ago

   I agree, it's hard to imagine a payload that could withstand the g-forces required to reach space through a centrifuge launch. I think what interests investors is that in the low likelihood they succeed, they could create an order-of-m
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   by ivorbach 5y ago

   Author here! So exciting to see my newsletter on HN! Thank you for taking the time to read, I really appreciate it. Happy to answer any questions or respond to comments as well!
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   by ivorbach 5y ago

   It's a great point that these small launch vehicles will never be able to compete with larger vehicles like Falcon 9 on cost/kg. It does seem to me that launch factors besides costs (such as those described by others on this threa
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   by ivorbach 5y ago

   It's a fair point! It's very challenging for many of the reasons already pointed out. I'll just add that a couple organizations have actually tried but haven't yet had success doing so: https://spacenews.com&#
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   by ivorbach 5y ago

   There's actually a well-funded, VC backed startup pursuing this very strategy if you're interested in checking them out! https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/16/spinlaunch-spins-up-a-35m-...