cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 7 days agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down166
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minus-squareMooseTheDog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down9·7 days agoThis project will not succeed. Dont waste time on it.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·7 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.
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.