SpinLaunch Critique: Why the Centrifuge Concept Does Not Work
Thunderf00t · Commentary · 18 min · 2021 · YouTube title: Spinlaunch: BUSTED!
Why it's here
HN points to it as the skeptical debunking of SpinLaunch whenever the company or similar launch concepts come up.
What it covers
Thunderf00t critiques SpinLaunch, the startup that proposes flinging payloads to space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the physics and engineering do not hold up.