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Jokes about the space trampoline have ceased to be jokes - the space "slingshot" has been successfully tested.

The SpinLaunch startup has developed what looks most like a slingshot. We are talking about a huge vacuum chamber where a rope made of carbon tubes spins a load at a speed of 8000 kilometers per hour. Then, he is released into the air as if from a sling. SpinLaunch has already reported on the successful launch of the payload to suborbital altitude. Now, NASA is interested in them, which sees the technology as an opportunity to launch satellites cheaply.