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Re:Starship Update by wahern on Sunday September 29, 2019 @01:30AM (#21105287)
Or you could just launch from a 12 mile tall tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThothX_Tower
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Re:Starship Update by philwelch on Sunday September 29, 2019 @07:52AM (#21106512)
Or a Lofstrom loop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop

Or you could fly a high-altitude airplane into a skyhook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_%28structure%29

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