Cited on HN 5 times, 2021–2023, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN points to it as the skeptical debunking of SpinLaunch whenever the company or similar launch concepts come up.
Thunderf00t critiques SpinLaunch, the startup that proposes flinging payloads to space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the physics and engineering do not hold up.
Hopefully NASA watched this video, before making the contacts public instead of first examining the claims privately. "Spinlaunch: BUSTED!": [this video]
It's as brilliant and a scam as Hyperloop. Balloons with a small launcher would be cheaper...but that's lame and not cool (marketing)....like normal trains instead of Hyper ;) Spinlaunch: BUSTED! 1+2 [this video] [link]
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