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		disputin on Feb 5, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Torus-Earth Useful for launches - a space cable car instead of a space elevator.

dnautics on Feb 6, 2014 [–]

to be more specific, a funicular. A cable car would take energy to counteract the lift on one side; a funicular would be very nicely counterbalanced.

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