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> just clear the atmosphere But for what purpose? You just want to float around in a elevator carriage, aren't you going somewhere when you go with a space ele
by CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
> just clear the atmosphere
But for what purpose? You just want to float around in a elevator carriage, aren't you going somewhere when you go with a space elevator?
- matheusmoreira 1y agoPresumably the elevator would lift cargo, fuel, maybe even the actual rocket into orbit where maneuvering is easier. Once it's in space and in orbit, substantially less fuel is required maneuver.
- CaptainOfCoit 1y agoI think you might be talking about something else than a "space elevator"? A space elevator would just go up and down as far as I understand, not horizontally, and if you wanna end up in orbit, you need horizontal movement, not vertical.
- rkomorn 1y agoIf it's not horizontal enough, just wait up to 6 hours...
- matheusmoreira 1y agoAccording to this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45646741 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45646741 Ascending the elevator will produce 0.002g of horizontal acceleration throughout the trip.