NASA is backing a radically different way to reach space, one that swaps towering rockets for a ground-based launcher that whips payloads to orbital speeds before they ever see a drop of fuel. The ...
SpinLaunch is attempting to revolutionize spaceflight by replacing traditional rockets with a massive kinetic launch system. Using a vacuum-sealed centrifuge, the system spins payloads to hypersonic ...
A giant slingshot might sound like something out of a science fair or a medieval battle—but one California startup is turning this idea into a revolutionary way to launch satellites. This system doesn ...
ALAMEDA, Calif. and DETROIT, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Longshot, the defense and space technology company pioneering ground-based kinetic launch systems, announced that the Mettle Ops team — ...