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My standing question for that is wouldn't a launch loop have to be located over the ocean, at least say 10 miles out? And then wouldn't it take much longer 25
by tocomment 13y ago
My standing question for that is wouldn't a launch loop have to be located over the ocean, at least say 10 miles out? And then wouldn't it take much longer 25 minutes to take a boat trip out, take the trip and then take a boat trip back in at your destination?
Edit: On second thought if you're spending launch loop kind of money maybe building a 10 mile bridge out to the station isn't that big of a cost?
- simonh 13y agoFrom what he's said publicly, I don't see how it can be a launch loop or anything much like it.
- tocomment 13y agoFrom the last discussion [1] I thought launch loop was our best guess? How does a launch loop conflict with anything he's said publicly? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5796880 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5796880
- simonh 13y agoHe's said that any loss of power or stability would result in a safe failure mode. I can't see how that fits in with a thousand kilometre long looping supersonic cable in the sky.