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NASA to Test a Massive Slingshot for Launching Satellites Into Space

Using a slingshot to launch things into space sounds like an ambitious Evel Knievel trick. But, later this year, NASA is doing just that—but with a payload. The space agency has partnered with space ...
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SpinLaunch conducts first test of suborbital accelerator at Spaceport America

SpinLaunch's suborbital accelerator at Spaceport America fired its first projectile in an Oct. 22 test. Credit: SpinLaunch WASHINGTON — SpinLaunch, a company developing an alternative launch system ...
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NASA Will Test SpinLaunch's Suborbital Accelerator That Flings Satellites Into Orbit

One of the most exciting things about NASA signing on to test SpinLaunch's system is the number of possibilities that it unlocks for getting more satellites to space. Currently, getting new spacecraft ...
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SpinLaunch and NASA Sign Space Act Agreement to Test Innovative Mass Accelerator Launch System

SpinLaunch has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA. Through this partnership, SpinLaunch will develop, integrate, and fly a NASA payload on the company’s Suborbital Accelerator Launch System to ...
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SpaceX quietly builds its own particle accelerator for space research

SpaceX is quietly adding a new kind of machine to its arsenal in Florida, not a rocket or a satellite but a cyclotron particle accelerator capable of firing protons at energies used in medical and ...