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Re:New NASA X-Plane Construction Begins by jlebrech on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @10:55AM (#16801797)
a rail based launch pad could spin round and round around one of the poles and just let go at some point.
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Re:New NASA X-Plane Construction Begins by larkeith on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @11:22AM (#16802007)
I might be misunderstanding your suggestion, but a rotating launcher will have somewhat absurd structural stress (and be generally more dangerous) compared to a linear accelerator.
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Re:New NASA X-Plane Construction Begins by jlebrech on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:59AM (#16818606)
no rotating launcher, the payload is what goes round and round on a track.
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