Re:Starship Update
by libtard on Saturday September 28, 2019 @10:24PM
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Well, it'd prevent rockets for sure, we'd only have nuclear pulse propulsion then to get into orbit and that's a lot harder to justify to people than a rocket.
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There's a lot of alternatives, the main constraint is that it has to be built from the ground up, so space elevators are out.
I think a dynamic structure such as a launch loop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop would work.
Also inflatable towers for launch assist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThothX_Tower
For even kookier options we've got lasers! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_propulsion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam-powered_propulsion