Interesting. I guess I was under the impression that this was an SSTO
attempt. I guess this might make sense for satellites that can handle the
g forces.
Joe
On Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 7:39 AM Nels Anderson <nels.anderson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On 1/30/20 9:18 AM, Joe Bowen wrote:
Yea but the long range gun folks aren't trying to get to orbital
velocities.
Spin Launch isn't either. According to the article, the centrifuge hits
a top speed of about 2.2 km/s. The rocket equation is non-linear,
making the benefits of shaving the delta-V to orbit by, say, 20% larger
than they might seem at first, but you gotta wonder whether its worth
the major additional constraints, like putting up with 10,000 gees'
worth of centripetal loading.
