A HUGE slingshot has hurled its first Nasa payload on a test flight that could pave the way for a new method of sending satellites into orbit. Spaceflight technology firm SpinLaunch’s groundbreaking ...

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 ...