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Re:NASA will test SpinLaunch's ability to fling satellites i... by mr_toad on Friday April 15, 2022 @05:43AM (#31038227)
Water, Oxygen, Hydrogen, possibly aluminium. Not to send back to Earth, but into Earth orbit to use as consumables and fuel. And these bulk materials aren’t going to be bothered by G forces.
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Re:NASA will test SpinLaunch's ability to fling satellites i... by phire on Friday April 15, 2022 @07:52AM (#31039127)
Ah yes. I forgot that you might want consumables in earth's orbit itself.

Silicon could be useful in orbit for building solar panels.

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