@cm0002 to Space • 1 month agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square72arrow-up1156arrow-down169cross-posted to: jingszo
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.news@cm0002 to Space • 1 month agomessage-square72cross-posted to: jingszo
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 month agoNo reason engineering wise it wouldn’t work. But the economics probably don’t work compared to falcon 9 or starship. But theoretically it’d work great for launching mined material from the moon or astroids back towards Earth.
This project will not succeed. Dont waste time on it.
No reason engineering wise it wouldn’t work. But the economics probably don’t work compared to falcon 9 or starship. But theoretically it’d work great for launching mined material from the moon or astroids back towards Earth.
The moon is a harsh mistress.