Titan Aerospace: The Funded: Startup working on space catapult and others raise cash at week's end

A Sunnyvale-based startup founded by the man who sold solar-powered drone startup Titan Aerospace Holding Inc. to Google wants to fling things into space without using rockets. SpinLaunch Inc., founded in 2014 by Jonathan Yaney, is raising a $30 million Series A round to help develop its space catapult that is built around using a centrifuge that can send objects into space at around 3,000 miles per hour, according to TechCrunch. If it works, SpinLaunch's catapult would be a much cheaper alternative...