cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 1 month agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down166
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minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 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.
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.