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    Spinlaunch: BUSTED (Part 2)

    Thunderf00t

    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2021–2022

    YouTube

    17:00 · 472K views · Nov 24, 2021

    Thunderf00t's second video critiquing SpinLaunch, the company that proposes flinging rockets and payloads into space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the idea is physically unworkable.

    It is cited as the skeptical debunking whenever SpinLaunch comes up, not recommended as neutral analysis.

    Physics, Space & ChemistrySpace exploration & spaceflightFundamental physics
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    3 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 [LINK] this video

      CriticalView on HN
    2. @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. [LINK] this video

      CriticalView on HN
    3. @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!: [LINK] Spinlaunch: BUSTED (Part 2): this video

      CriticalView on HN