A New Approach to ISS Resupply?
Huge ‘launch ring’ to fling satellites into orbit, New Scientist
“Aside from microsatellites, the launch ring would be ideal for delivering supplies to support human spaceflight, such as food and water, which are not sensitive to such high accelerations, Fiske says. “Nearly all of this materiel could be shipped via launch rings, resulting in major reductions in the cost of manned space activities,” he told New Scientist.”
