How Exactly Does SpinLaunch’s Orbital Accelerator Work?

SpinLaunch is working towards becoming a revolutionary private company within the space industry. Thanks to new and improved technology, launching rockets with an orbital accelerator is within reach. SpinLaunch is working towards this goal to lower costs, speed up launch time, and increase our overall access to space. However, this brings up the question of how an orbital accelerator even works. SpinLaunch’s orbital accelerator is a ground-based, electric-powered kinetic launch system. The main components of the orbital accelerator include a large vacuum chamber, hypersonic tether, release mechanism, and launch tunnel. While there are many additional parts that go into the accelerator, these are some of the most key components. Full article here - For more space-related content check out - Credit: SpinLaunch -