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Or you could just launch from a 12 mile tall tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThothX_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThothX_Tower
by wahern 7y ago
Or you could just launch from a 12 mile tall tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThothX_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThothX_Tower
- philwelch 7y agoOr a Lofstrom loop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop Or you could fly a high-altitude airplane into a skyhook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_%28structure%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_%28structure%29
- c0bb 7y agoIm not qualified to know whether or not it is actually viable but I really like the Skyhook idea vs. a tethered elevator.