At number 10 on IE's 22 best innovations of 2022, we look at SpinLaunch’s novel launch method that could massively reduce launch costs.
A lot of the talk regarding the best in space innovations today is reserved for SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship rocket.
It's worth noting, however, that this doesn't mean there aren't companies looking to lead the next revolution in orbital payload launches.that US startup SpinLaunch had launched a NASA payload into the sky using its catapult-like Suborbital Accelerator, a smaller prototype version of the Orbital Accelerator it aims to use to eventually fire satellites into space.
The company's 33-meter-diameter Suborbital Mass Accelerator is a prototype for its eventual full-size 100-meter Orbital Launch system, which it hopes to have ready for operational launches by 2026.Both of these are circular catapult-like accelerators. They are powered by an electric drive that uses a mechanical arm to sling payloads around in circles inside the vacuum-sealed accelerator.
Not only that, SpinLaunch’s system could eliminate up to 70 percent of the fuel and infrastructure requirements of a traditional rocket launch. The company will only use a small rocket engine for the final orbital insertion, while the rest of the work will be carried out by the electric drive in its accelerator.
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