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minus-squareMeThisGuy@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agojust build me a freaking elevator already
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThe next step is a launch loop, and even that will require materials with extreme tensile strength that we do not yet have.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoRotating momentum transfer tethers (skyhooks) might be just within the capabilities of our current materials.
just build me a freaking elevator already
The next step is a launch loop, and even that will require materials with extreme tensile strength that we do not yet have.
Rotating momentum transfer tethers (skyhooks) might be just within the capabilities of our current materials.