Many variants work.krenshala wrote:Shouldn't that be NAIA, National Aerospace and Interstellar Agency?
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The problem with Earth is that the very best theoretical materials are marginal for an Earth elevator.And material tech keeps advancing, so on-Earth practicality gets ever closer. OTOH, an elevator or something similar is a capital-intensive hero project; huge front-end costs.
Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit.