Launch Loops (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: Launch Loops (Narration Only)
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:22:01
• Published: 2017-06-01 16:56

The Launch Loop is a type of space vehicle launch assist mechanism that allows us to transfer vast amounts of energy and momentum from ground based generators to a launch vehicle high in the upper atmosphere. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/J1MAg0UAAHg View Lofstrom's 2009 updated paper: http://slides.launchloop.com//launchloop.pdf Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Jarred Eagley Katie Byrne Misho Yordanov Murat Mamkegh Sergio Botero Stefan Blandin Script Editing: Andy Popescu Connor Hogan Edward Nardella Eustratius Graham Gregory Leal Jefferson Eagley Luca de Rosa Michael Gusevsky Mitch Armstrong MolbOrg Naomi Kern Philip Baldock Sigmund Kopperud Steve Cardon Tiffany Penner