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[โ€“] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

OK, but couldn't the item have some small thrusters with a control system to cancel out any tumbling/spinning once it's launched? That would require some fuel, but a lot less than required for a traditional launch...

And wouldn't fins like on an arrow take care of stabilizing spin around the major(?) axis?

Pls don't flame me, I'm not a physicist or rocket-scientist :)