A new alternative to rocket fuel? It's very expensive to put things into outer space. So HyperV Technologies, of Chantilly, Va., has begun a Kickstarter campaign that hopes to pioneer an electrically powered and slingshot-inspired alternative, with the goal of greatly reduced launch costs. It's called the Slingatron, and backers have already donated more than $12,000. Rocketry is the classic, tried-and-true method for getting things into space, but it's not without drawbacks. Rockets are one-way...
A new alternative to rocket fuel? It's very expensive to put things into outer space. So HyperV Technologies, of Chantilly, Va., has begun a Kickstarter campaign that hopes to pioneer an electrically powered and slingshot-inspired alternative, with the goal of greatly reduced launch costs. It's called the Slingatron, and backers have already donated more than $12,000. Rocketry is the classic, tried-and-true method for getting things into space, but it's not without drawbacks. Rockets are one-way...
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