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		mr_toad on April 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NASA will test SpinLaunch's ability to fling satel... Water, Oxygen, Hydrogen, possibly aluminium. Not to send back to Earth, but into Earth orbit to use as consumables and fuel. And these bulk materials aren’t going to be bothered by G forces.

phire on April 15, 2022 [–]

Ah yes. I forgot that you might want consumables in earth's orbit itself.

Silicon could be useful in orbit for building solar panels.

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