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riemannzeta
on Aug 18, 2015
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US Patent 9085897: Space elevator
Heinlein had a similar idea, which he described in
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
http://www.quora.com/How-feasible-would-the-catapults-from-t...
logfromblammo
on Aug 18, 2015
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The moon also has lower escape velocity than Earth. Lower lunar gravity makes
every
method of reaching orbit easier.
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