It is expected that should a space elevator be completed the structure will drastically reduce the cost of reaching space, finally making large scale projects such as SPS and asteroid mining a distinct possibility. Even so, there are a number of challenges that must be overcome. Join us to discuss everything related to the space elevator.
A few of the many topics that will need to be considered are the base tower, space station, and counter weight. How will the cable be constructed and what materials will be used? What would be the optimal propulsion system and how will the elevators themselves work? And, of course, there are still many other issues that need to be considered.
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IIRC, not only were the final SaturnV units destroyed, but also all the tooling, documentation, etc. that would be required to start building the units again.
The key to our continued survival is for some of us to leave the Earth in a big way and to spread self supporting colonies throughout the Solar System and
I don't think you are talking about the "letting out" idea anymore? Anyway, stations make no difference, they just hurt if they introduce extra, non-carrying,
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