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    Spinlaunch: BUSTED!

    Thunderf00t

    5 HN mentions · mentioned in 4 months, 2021–2023

    YouTube

    18:07 · 851K views · Nov 17, 2021

    Thunderf00t critiques SpinLaunch, the startup that proposes flinging payloads to space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the physics and engineering do not hold up.

    HN points to it as the skeptical debunking of SpinLaunch whenever the company or similar launch concepts come up.

    Physics, Space & ChemistrySpace exploration & spaceflightFundamental physics
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    5 comments from Hacker News

    1. @nix23Nov 2022· in “Project Babylon”

      It's as brilliant and a scam as Hyperloop. Balloons with a small launcher would be cheaper...but that's lame and not cool (marketing)....like normal trains instead of Hyper ;) Spinlaunch: BUSTED! 1+2 this video [LINK]

      CriticalView on HN
    2. @belterApr 2022· in “NASA will test SpinLaunch's ability to fling satellites into orbit”

      Hopefully NASA watched this video, before making the contacts public instead of first examining the claims privately. "Spinlaunch: BUSTED!": this video

      CriticalView on HN
    3. @MongooseManApr 2022· in “NASA will test SpinLaunch's ability to fling satellites into orbit”

      Sorry to put a dampener on things, but Thunderf00t has already done two debunking videos on SpinLaunch. He's rarely wrong. this video [LINK]

      CriticalView on HN
    4. @YourCompanyHereJun 2023· in “Starlink v2 reached the brightness reduction target recommended by astronomers”

      sadly spinlaunch is bogus and the whole concept doesn't really work out. [0] [0] this video (Spinlaunch: BUSTED! by Thunderf00t)

      CriticalView on HN
    5. @curiousfabDec 2021· in “Scientists find a way to ‘catapult’ rockets into space like ‘slingshots’”

      If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Spinlaunch: BUSTED!: this video Spinlaunch: BUSTED (Part 2): [LINK]

      CriticalView on HN