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.
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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...