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spiderborland t1_j1wp2e0 wrote

Reply to comment by andmewithoutmytowel in Why don't we plan for more "staging" at orbital platforms? by gbbloom

I was wondering when someone was gonna mention a space elevator. I’m starting to think that it’s not plausible considering no one really brought it up.

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andmewithoutmytowel t1_j1wrt8b wrote

I’ve seen some shows on the concept, but don’t know the math and it would certainly be unfathomably expensive

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Uxiro t1_j1zhtyn wrote

It's perfectly doable, we just can't mass produce anything strong and light enough for it. It's also much easier to make it in orbit/on the moon and lower it to Earth iirc, so it's another chicken and egg thing of it making establishing space industry easier, but it's easier to do when you already have space industry.

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