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Old 11th Nov 2021, 16:13
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visibility3miles
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The Goddard Space Flight Center has a huge centrifuge that once upon a time was used to test things prelaunch, but was used for storage for decades when they realized that it was easy to design for high G forces. What replaced it for testing satellites was a sealed chamber that subjected things to extremely high decibel noise levels to see what would fail when hit with severe vibrations during launch.

Amazing how easily a seemingly sturdy structure will break if flexed back and forth too much over a fairly short period of time. And loose bolts can become unscrewed and fall out of place.

I presume that this spin launch will be kinder and gentler than the vibration from a rocket launch.
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