[Interview] Launching Rockets With Just Electricity

Published: July 31, 2023, 10 p.m.

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What will it take to ditch chemical rockets and make space launches fully electric? What tech will it require and when will it be reasonable to use such a system? What technical challenges are associated with it? Answering all these questions with David Dillon, the founder of Electromagnetic Launch.

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  • 00:00 Intro
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  • 01:38 The idea behind electromagnetic launch
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  • 07:40 Quech launcher
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  • 14:45 How the system will could like
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  • 24:03 Recent partnerships and applications
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  • 33:09 Space infrastructure
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  • 36:13 What\'s next
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