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Longshot plans to launch cargo to space with a giant gun

Original: Forget rockets — Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Longshot is tryin

Startup Longshot is developing a large gun designed to fire cargo into orbit without rockets, aiming to make space-based data centers viable. The company says it will present the concept at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The unconventional approach to space launch is drawing attention for its audacity and its potential to cut the cost of sending hardware above the atmosphere.

Why now: The startup's reveal of an unusual rocket-free space launch method ahead of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is sparking curiosity and debate.

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• Forget rockets — Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality. https:// justpaste.in/news/forget-rocke… · justpaste · 2

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