Space Elevator Feasibility
The cluster centers on discussions about building space elevators, their feasibility with advanced materials, advantages for cheap space access over rockets, and related alternatives like skyhooks or launch loops.
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Could they make it a space elevator?
Can we build a space elevator with this?
How close are we to a feasible space elevator? Once we have something that can withstand the forces involved, we can just ride up to space for a fraction of the energy and cost, and start our propulsion from orbit instead of the surface.
Would a properly counter-weighted space elevator not have much lower power requirements than an electromagnetic accelerator?
space elevator again? oh...man... try launch loop next time.
Rockets are out, but you could drop a space-elevator line down
Ideally build a space elevator.
Can we build a space elevator with it?
Reminded me of the Space Elevator: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator
By using the space elevator, of course!