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So, no space elevator in the next few months?
the real problem is we keep trying from the ground up
it's going to win when we can lower it
I get hints of a joke from your comment but I’m not certain, so I’ll mention that space elevators are currently impossible because the weight of the material to build it wouldn’t be able to support itself.
I remember an Arthur Clarke novel where a space ship needs water from the planet below. The easiest thing is to lower cables from space and then lift some ice bergs.
Not for us plebians