cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 13 hours agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down141
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minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·12 hours 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.