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SpinLaunch wraps up new round to fling payloads to space
SpinLaunch’s technique for sending payload to orbit, which uses centrifugal force to fling mass to space, has solicited its fair share of skeptics. But at least some of those skeptics are likely a l
Max Q: One small step for man
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SpinLaunch scores NASA test mission to demonstrate its unique launch method
SpinLaunch aims to change how we get to orbit by shooting payloads skyward from the surface at 5,000 MPH, and now it has a shiny new NASA contract to show off its capability later this year. We’
Max Q: No (American) boots on the moon until 2025, NASA says
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SpinLaunch completes first prototype flight using kinetic launch system
SpinLaunch, a startup working on a kinetic space launch system, has successfully completed its first prototype flight. It’s a major milestone for the seven-year-old company as it works toward a test
Max Q: SpaceX succeeds with a spectacular Crew Dragon test launch
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SpinLaunch spins up a $35M round to continue building its space catapult
SpinLaunch, a company that aims to turn the launch industry on its head with a wild new concept for getting to orbit, has raised a $35M round B to continue its quest. The team has yet to demonstrate t
SpaceX is making big money moves
Planning a Mars mission, a global telecommunications network for inexpensive internet service and creating an interplanetary hedge against World War Three isn’t cheap, so it’s no wonder th