Best Of The Web: Hurling Satellites Into Space

SpaceX has brought down the price of delivering payloads to low earth orbit to under $3000 per kg, but even a small satellite still costs over $1 million. A company called SpinLaunch proposes to lower costs further by flinging the things into space on a giant centrifuge. At a certain altitude, a small booster engine … Continue reading Best Of The Web: Hurling Satellites Into Space