"The Lofstrom Loop: A Bridge to Space" Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 May 2024 9:48 p.m. PST |
"Imagine you could take a train ride to space. Tracks that slope up into the sky, higher and higher, until you reach a plateau above the planet where it's a straight line up to orbital velocity.
That's what's possible with a Lofstrom Loop. But sending you into orbit is just one of the things it can do…"
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Micman  | 28 May 2024 7:49 a.m. PST |
Interesting idea, but seems to be as big of a project as a space elevator |
| Andrew Walters | 31 May 2024 7:23 a.m. PST |
It's a space elevator with extra steps. Still may be the right answer someday, but I bet we don't have the materials to do it now. |
| Tango01 | 23 Jun 2024 9:23 p.m. PST |
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