@cm0002 to Space • 7 days agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square73arrow-up1155arrow-down169cross-posted to: jingszo
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.news@cm0002 to Space • 7 days agomessage-square73cross-posted to: jingszo
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•7 days 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.
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.