Tech Startup Wants $30M To Build A Space Catapult (or Slingatron?)

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Important Correction: Jonathan Yaney wasn't a founder at Titan Aerospace, his brother was.

Last Week a startup called 'Spin Launch' announced it was looking for 30 million dollars to start building a prototype rotational launch accelerator intended to throw payloads at 3000 miles per hour.
One possibility is that this is a slingatron, so let's explore how this works.



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