• @xia
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    52 months ago

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

  • @AVincentInSpace@pawb.social
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    32 months ago

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

  • Sloan the Serval
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    32 months 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.

  • @CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
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    11 month 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