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[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

The title makes it sound like it already has put something into orbit.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Like everything else that the internet technosphere likes to breathlessly talk about, I'll believe it when I see it in action.

[–] SloanTheServal@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

Just by the headline alone I can tell that whoever came up with this has zero understanding of orbital mechanics. Even if you manage to break atmo you still need reaction mass to circularize your orbit.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sounds like a giant one of these:

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Iirc spin launch does still use rockets, it just can use smaller ones by replacing the first stage with their spinny thing. In theory anyway