On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:48:11 GMT, in a place far, far away,
(Henry Spencer) made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

Mind you, an operational space elevator makes LEO a somewhat less
interesting place -- in particular, it's no longer the logical place for
an assembly/operations base for things going farther out.

But it's still a great location for earth observation, surveillance
and tourist hotels, which exacerbates the potential collision issue.

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