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What if we just made a huge mountain? Space ramp? Is that anything?
by BobaFloutist 1y ago
What if we just made a huge mountain? Space ramp? Is that anything?
- estimator7292 1y agoIIRC there is no material we're aware of that has anywhere near enough compressive strength to build that high, regardless of how wide the base is. Space elevators only (theoretically) work because the entire structure is in tension. And the only material we currently know of that can handle the tensile forces is carbon fiber.