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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by papito on Sunday September 08, 2019 @12:14PM (#20911402)
An ocean liner is basically a party on the ocean. This is essentially doing a month-long sentence in a cell at ADX Florence supermax - with no yard time.
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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by Pfhreak on Sunday September 08, 2019 @09:49PM (#20914576)
Except... I can bring my Nintendo Switch, a pile of podcasts, maybe a book or two, some movies, maybe a laptop? I might not be super comfortable the whole time, but knowing that the moon was only days away would get me through it just fine.
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Re:The Spaceline: a space elevator alternative achievable wi... by Tepix on Monday September 16, 2019 @04:56AM (#20982215)
The view will be unlike any other.
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