cm0002@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 2 days agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1154
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minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 days agoI haven’t see any kind of news or update from them in over a year
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoYeah looks like they ran out of money.
minus-squareburble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoActually, I stand corrected. It looks like they raised $11.5 million a few months ago and are working on a ruggedized little satellite that would survive their centrifuge. Also, “founder and CEO Jonathan Yaney left the company” ? https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/03/once-buzzy-space-startup-spinlaunch-raises-11m-but-hoped-to-raise-more-sources-say/ https://payloadspace.com/spinlaunch-raises-11-5m-to-hurl-more-spacecraft-into-the-sky/ https://youtube.com/watch?v=g-DjBHroA1I
minus-squareericjmorey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoThis was the comment I was looking for. Thanks for sharing!
I haven’t see any kind of news or update from them in over a year
Yeah looks like they ran out of money.
Actually, I stand corrected. It looks like they raised $11.5 million a few months ago and are working on a ruggedized little satellite that would survive their centrifuge.
Also, “founder and CEO Jonathan Yaney left the company” ?
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/03/once-buzzy-space-startup-spinlaunch-raises-11m-but-hoped-to-raise-more-sources-say/
https://payloadspace.com/spinlaunch-raises-11-5m-to-hurl-more-spacecraft-into-the-sky/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=g-DjBHroA1I
This was the comment I was looking for. Thanks for sharing!