Is it due to energy demand or acceleration damaging the cargo/humans or something else?
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On earth? Atmosphere and the stresses induced in the frame of the rocket. More accurately though, they are. Spin launch is relatively new and has been using a scaled down test mass driver, before ~upgrading~. As to why is not used more, probably difficult to do. We as a species ever plan on staying on the moon or mars, there will definitely be more generalized usage of mass drivers.
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