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Old June 22nd 18, 04:39 AM posted to sci.physics,sci.astro,rec.arts.sf.science
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Default Towards routine, reusable space launch.

On 6/15/2018 10:34 PM, Fred J. McCall wrote:
JF Mezei wrote on Fri, 15 Jun 2018
22:13:01 -0400:

On 2018-06-15 19:21, Alain Fournier wrote:

Yes. But I think I am a little less optimistic than you about it
becoming practical in the future. If we have fantastic materials in the
future, maybe an elevator will become more practical,


Apart from lifting geostationary satellites to just below orbit and then
let them use their own thrusters to position to their assigned
slot/longitude, what other use would a space elevator have ?


You go above the GEO point on the cable and get flung on
interplanetary trajectories.



"get flung" and what reaction does the cable have ?
 




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