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Timecode chapters
0:00 The problem with rocket launches
0:38 Longshot Space’s kinetic launch concept
1:30 How the giant space gun works
1:59 Testing the 6-inch prototype gun
3:14 Scaling up to the full-diameter version
3:42 The physics behind horizontal launches
4:33 Can satellites survive the high G-forces?
5:07 Future testing and next steps
Video credits
Host: Andy Altman
Scripted by: Andy Altman
Producer: Andy Altman
Camera: Celso Bulgatti
Video editor: Jon Gomez
Thumbnail designer: Cole Kan