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NASA to Test a Massive Slingshot for Launching Satellites Into Space

Using a slingshot to launch things into space sounds like an ambitious Evel Knievel trick. But, later this year, NASA is doing just that—but with a payload. The space agency has partnered with space ...
Symmetry Magazine

Fermilab constructs pioneering accelerator test facility

This release was issued on September 21, 2010, by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Batavia, Ill.—Officials at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today ...
BGR

NASA Will Test SpinLaunch's Suborbital Accelerator That Flings Satellites Into Orbit

One of the most exciting things about NASA signing on to test SpinLaunch's system is the number of possibilities that it unlocks for getting more satellites to space. Currently, getting new spacecraft ...
SpaceNews

SpinLaunch conducts first test of suborbital accelerator at Spaceport America

SpinLaunch's suborbital accelerator at Spaceport America fired its first projectile in an Oct. 22 test. Credit: SpinLaunch WASHINGTON — SpinLaunch, a company developing an alternative launch system ...
Symmetry Magazine

New accelerator research program at Fermilab sees first beam

IOTA, the new test accelerator, gives researchers rich and varied opportunities to dive deep into the physics of particle beams. On August 21, a beam of electrons successfully circulated for the first ...
EurekAlert!

Putting particle accelerator cavities to the test

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Since it first went online more than 30 years ago, the Vertical Test Area at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has gotten used to ...