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Since Phobos isnt areostationary, the base of your tether on mars would have to move around for this to work. Additionally, you would have to constantly adjust
by bazodedo 3y ago
Since Phobos isnt areostationary, the base of your tether on mars would have to move around for this to work. Additionally, you would have to constantly adjust its length. Therefore, boarding the elevator would be more difficult.
- rtkwe 3y agoOr set the height above the highest obstacle on the orbit and have some variant of planes or wilder mechanisms get the cargo up to that dangling tip.