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.
Boeing's "Hypersonic Airplane Space Tether Orbital Launch -- HASTOL":
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