Re:SpinLaunch is building a centrifuge to launch satellites ...
by thombat on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @04:21AM
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Well somebody is sure to lose their money, but if enough bigger fools can be lured aboard it needn't be the current crew. In other words, the Nikola truck but in space.
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Re:SpinLaunch is building a centrifuge to launch satellites ...
by mlindner on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @04:30AM
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The Nikola comparison is apt here, though I think this is even worse than Nikola. There's known examples of fuel cell powered large vehicles.
Re:SpinLaunch is building a centrifuge to launch satellites ...
by thombat on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @04:56AM
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Absolutely - the only thing about Nikola that looks dodgy on purely physical grounds is the claim of super-efficient electrolysis. Whereas SpinLaunch seems quite uncoupled to reality. Meaning of course the reality is that they'll run giggling to the bank...