And this is why when Ukraine said they wanted THAAD to stop glibe bombers… I believe it.
What ‚worries‘ me more for Russia, is that if this method can launch a satelite to orbit, it can also launch a ’satelite‘ on a less-than-orbit i.e. ICBM.
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They didn’t launch anything in orbit, they launched into space, big difference in delta v requirements.
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And this is why when Ukraine said they wanted THAAD to stop glibe bombers… I believe it.
What ‚worries‘ me more for Russia, is that if this method can launch a satelite to orbit, it can also launch a ’satelite‘ on a less-than-orbit i.e. ICBM.
They didn’t launch anything in orbit, they launched into space, big difference in delta v requirements.
I think the article is confusing separate topics.
Also works for launching nukes. Just saying…
[Air-launch-to-orbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-launch-to-orbit) (ALTO) has been a thing for a while. The limiting factor is how much payload can the carrier aircraft handle?
I thought this was going to be an article about the turret toss championships…