SpinLaunch Slingshot Payload NASA Airbus Test
SpinLaunch successfully completed the tenth flight test of its Suborbital Accelerator from Spaceport America, New Mexico. It launched and recovered payloads from NASA, Airbus, Cornell University and Outpost, providing critical data on the launch environment as well as payload integration process.



The company first accelerated the payloads up to 10,000G and were inspected post-spin before being subsequently integrated into the Flight Test Vehicle in preparation for Flight Test 10. SpinLaunch aims to place satellites into orbit and deliver payloads for spacefaring endeavors by 2026. Let’s just say that this technology is definitely just as impressive as Rocket Lab attempting to catch an Electron rocket booster in mid-air.

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Flight Test 10 represents a key inflection point for SpinLaunch, as we’ve opened the Suborbital Accelerator system externally for our customers, strategic partners, and research groups. The data and insights collected from flight tests will be invaluable for both SpinLaunch, as we further the development of the Orbital Launch system, and for our customers who are looking to us to provide them with low-cost, high-cadence, sustainable access to space,” said Jonathan Yaney, Founder & CEO of SpinLaunch.

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