Giant catapult defies gravity by launching satellites into orbit without the need of rocket fuel
www.thebrighterside.news
Satellites are critical for monitoring Earth's health, identifying issues like methane leaks, and conducting various other types of research.

Using centripetal force puts it in trebuchet territory does it not?

  • DempstersBox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    7 hours ago

    So the article says they’ve done ten successful launches.

    What does that actually mean? It’s real short on details.

    They’ve successfully put ten payloads in orbit? Or what?

    • threelonmusketeersEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      They’ve not put any payload into orbit yet. They’ve been conducting suborbital flights with a 1/3-scale launcher.