If needed I will try to explain further.

  • ji59@hilariouschaos.com
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    2 days ago

    Yes, but there is air resistance. And as mentioned in the question, you can use moon to slingshot the object. Also, I guess it is better to accelerate during the ascendancy, probably because of the friction, otherwise rockets would be replaced with cannons.

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      1 day ago

      probably because of the friction, otherwise rockets would be replaced with cannons.

      Well, they’re not exactly using cannons, but we do have SpinLaunch. It comes with a lot of impractical limitations, but it’s still pretty cool.