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Re:Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California by throwawaymaths on Sunday December 11, 2022 @06:26PM (#33948781)
I could be wrong but I remember reading somewhere that mars is doable with reinforced nylon cables
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Re:Orion has splashed down off the coast of Baja, California by throwawaymaths on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:40PM (#33950949)
Ok downvotes but I looked it up on a not-necessarily-authoritative source it's estimated that a zylon cable would have a taper ratio of 13, with a mass of ~1k tons.
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