I did a quick read and a search and didnt find any discussion of ribbon fatigue. The issue is that the various stressings on the ribbon thermal, bending, tensi

I did a quick read and a search and didnt find any discussion of ribbon fatigue. The issue is that the various stressings on the ribbon thermal, bending, tension, and curving through the 28 km loop over many cycles. In general the mechanical analysis of ribbon strength was unconvincing to me.