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		fijiaarone 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Space Elevator Have you ever tried to balance a string on its end? It gets harder, the longer the string is. There aren’t any other physics than that.

hermitcrab 6 months ago | [–]

I think most plans envisage a large mass (such as a captured asteroid) in geostationary orbit to anchor the top of the elevator cable.

LorenPechtel 6 months ago | [–]

Tension, not compression. Doesn't matter how floppy it is.

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