Re:The Launch Landscape: Small Rockets
by jjk166 on Monday June 28, 2021 @01:00PM
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This is a concept known as a rockoon[0]. Unfortunately high altitude balloons become really big really quickly, and even if you were starting at orbital altitude you would still need a decent sized rocket to reach orbital velocity.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockoon