The Payload NASA Shot Into Sky With Giant Gun Came Down So Hard They Needed to Dig It Out With an Excavator

SpinLaunch used a giant slingshot for the tenth time last month to shoot a cargo ship into the sky.

What comes up needs to come down.

It wasn't easy to exhume the payload because it came crashing down.

Unearthed

SpinLaunch uploaded a video on its YouTube channel documenting the test that took place in September.

The video shows the recovery crew heading out to where the payload slammed into the Earth and buried itself deep in order to recover it.

Take Off

According to SpinLaunch's press release, everything in the payload was undamaged, even after it hit the ground.

One day, NASA could use the launch technology to slingshot satellites into space.

It makes a lot of sense. When you can use a giant slingshot instead of using expensive and heavy rockets, why not? The exhaust from rockets could be a bad thing.

Right now, it only makes it to 25,000 feet, but it is still impressive. It is about 10,000 feet short of the altitude jetliners cruise at.

We can't wait to see what the company has in store for us.

The Devastation from NASA's A asteroid collision looks unbelievable.