Upward Bound: Skyhooks

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: Upward Bound: Skyhooks
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:28:34
• Published: 2017-03-23 16:01

In this episode we examine the Skyhooks and Rotovators, technology designed to lift grab spaceplanes or rockets at far slower speeds than normal and lift them into space at a fraction of normal launch costs. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/TlpFzn_Y-F0 Boeing's "Hypersonic Airplane Space Tether Orbital Launch -- HASTOL": http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/library/meetings/annual/jun01/391Grant.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 Music by: Intro/Outro: Sergey Cheremisinov "Sirius" Kai Engel "Endless Story about Sun and Moon" Koalips "Kvazar" Frank Dorittke "Morninglight" Kevin MacLeod "Spacial Winds" Lombus "Amino"