Ep. 13 - Getting to Space, No Rockets Required? (SpinLaunch & Space Elevators)

What if you could get to space, WIHOUT using any rockets?  (Or in the case of SpinLaunch, a much smaller rocket than usual?  That's what we're looking at today.

For the video version, go to: https://youtu.be/v9booqvNrTQ

If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at pointsfortryinchannel@gmail.com

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator 
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/michaellaine/space-elevator-science-climb-to-the-sky-a-tethered
https://www.liftport.com/
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2000/ast07sep_1/
https://space.nss.org/wp-content/uploads/2000-Space-Elevator-NASA-CP210429.pdf

https://www.spinlaunch.com/
https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2019164472A1/en
https://spacenews.com/spinlaunch-conducts-first-test-of-suborbital-accelerator-at-spaceport-america/