XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics   
   From: alain245@videotron.ca   
      
   On Jun/16/2018 at 1:57 PM, Jeff Findley wrote :   
   > In article , alain245@videotron.ca says...   
   >>   
   >> On Jun/16/2018 at 10:06 AM, Jeff Findley wrote :   
   >>> In article , invalid@invalid.com says...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> how about a Space Slingshot ?   
   >>>   
   >>> A fool and his money are soon parted.   
   >>>   
   >>> They're not getting enough money to actually develop and build the   
   >>> thing.  They're raised what $40 million or something?  They'll need a   
   >>> hell of a lot more than that to turn their design into a reality.   
   >>   
   >> Are you two talking about SpinLaunch? If no, what do you mean by Space   
   >> Slingshot?   
   >   
   > That was my guess.  I personally don't think SpinLaunch is viable, at   
   > least not without a heck of a lot of development.  G loads will be   
   > pretty crazy, so you can't use it for much except bulk cargo.   
      
   On Feb/25/2018 at 11:32 AM, (In sci.space.policy) I wrote:   
   "I might be wrong but I suspect those proposing SpinLaunch are aware of   
   the problems. Their business plan is probably more about collecting   
   investors money than about putting anything in orbit."   
      
   I haven't seen anything since that would make me change my mind about   
   that. So they aren't going to get any investment money from you and I.   
      
      
   Alain Fournier   
      
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