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But is it really a catapult? (www.thebrighterside.news)
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Using centripetal force puts it in trebuchet territory does it not?

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

They've not put any payload into orbit yet. They've been conducting suborbital flights with a 1/3-scale launcher.