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Specifically I'm wondering, wouldn't the counterweight be pulled toward earth every time we use the elevator? Would we have to continually boost it?
Does the counterweight have to be in a geosync orbit, or the center of mass? If the latter, what keeps the counter weight in geosync?
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Specifically I'm wondering, wouldn't the counterweight be pulled toward earth every time we use the elevator? Would we have to continually boost it?
Does the counterweight have to be in a geosync orbit, or the center of mass? If the latter, what keeps the counter weight in geosync?