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A space elevator is kind of like a vertical mass driver, so just build one of those along the surface of the moon with modest acceleration, survivable by passen
by pfdietz 1y ago
A space elevator is kind of like a vertical mass driver, so just build one of those along the surface of the moon with modest acceleration, survivable by passengers.
Rotating cables ("rotavators") on the moon seem much more practical than full space elevators.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum_exchange_tether#Rotovator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum_exchange_tether#Rotov...