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I 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,
by CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
I 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.