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The mass accelerator is an alternative to...

• commercial airplanes.

• particle accelerators

• chemical rockets.

• helicopters.

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True or False: There is already a full-size version of SpinLaunch's accelerator built.

• True

• False

How quickly does the accelerator fling rockets?

• 1000 km/h (~600 mi/h)

• 8000 km/h (~5000 mi/h)

• 10000 km/h (~6000 mi/h)

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If they can get it to work, which of the following would be benefits of flinging stuff into space? (Select all correct answers.)

• less expensive to put payloads into space

• less energy needed

• increasing how often we put payloads into space

• more energy created

• can carry more massive payloads than rockets

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They have tested a variety of objects in their accelerator and are working on "ruggedizing" satellites for use with the accelerator. Why do they need the satellites to be tougher?

• The force on the satellites is higher the faster they spin them.

• The force on the satellites is lower the faster they spin them.

• Because gravity is stronger in the accelerator.

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Why is the inside of the accelerator a "vacuum"?

• So the environment in the accelerator is just like space.

• To keep it really clean.

• To reduce air resistance/drag force on the spinning object.