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This made me wonder if it's possible to create a terrestrial spaceport which walls out the atmosphere to provide an area for low friction launches and landings.
by smolder 5y ago
This made me wonder if it's possible to create a terrestrial spaceport which walls out the atmosphere to provide an area for low friction launches and landings. That's probably even more materially impossible than a space elevator would be, though.
- chr1 5y agoA structure to "wall out" the atmosphere would be pretty heavy, and if it existed putting launcher on top would be easier. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain of around 20km of height, is rather close to this idea.
- smolder 5y agoMakes perfect sense, thanks!