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Build the thing on a sea platform. Launch the counterweight into water. Make it sharp-nosed like the payload, so it could potentially survive impact with water

Build the thing on a sea platform. Launch the counterweight into water. Make it sharp-nosed like the payload, so it could potentially survive impact with water and be recovered.

Havoc 5y ago
>so it could potentially survive impact with water and be recovered. Doubtful even if pointy. Water is way denser than atmosphere
dtgriscom 5y ago
Hey! Deep sea and space exploration at the same time! (You just have to get complementary mission designs.)