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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by redka on Friday September 06, 2019 @01:37PM (#20897757)
I assume it's not anchored to the earth
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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by tpmx on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:11PM (#20898822)
Wouldn't be much use if it wasn't.
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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by clemParis on Friday September 06, 2019 @05:18PM (#20899992)
well… you should read the paper, or maybe a summary like this one[0], before jumping to comment.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20897565

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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by tpmx on Friday September 06, 2019 @06:47PM (#20900563)
"The Spaceline. By extending a line, anchored on the moon, to deep within Earth’s gravity well""
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