Launch into Space – No Rocket Needed #Rocket #space #spacecraft

Rockets aren’t the only way into space. How about running a payload around and around in an accelerator, building up speed, and then releasing it. Yes, throw a satellite into space. SpinLaunch had a successful flight, and there’s even video from the test vehicle:

I’ll let them tell it:

On Friday, April 22nd, we conducted Flight Test #8 where the engineering team tested our first optical camera payload in our Suborbital Accelerator. Check out this exclusive onboard footage that shows the perspective of the 3-meter flight test vehicle being launched into the atmosphere at more than a thousand miles per hour. Flying with the digital camera system onboard marks an important step towards integrating complex payloads into SpinLaunch flight test vehicles… an innovative new space technology company that has created an alternative method for putting 200 kilogram class satellites into low earth orbit. https://www.spinlaunch.com

Check it out! I have no idea how much electrical power this takes or whether companies will line up to use the service, but it looks like a less polluting and less risky way to launch a satellite. I’m just gonna sit here with my eyes wide and my jaw slack. Go to their web page for more cool images and info: https://www.spinlaunch.com/