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Old 01-12-2023, 02:13 PM   #115 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Space elevator solves all problems because no fuel is required to be lifted into space, and the energy can be recovered coming back down via regenerative braking.

I just don't think it's feasible in this universe, or at least not this planet. Perhaps a planet with no weather that spins faster and has lower gravity.
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