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0 pointsmatheusmoreira8mo ago0 comments

I think it could but does not necessarily have to reach a station. The elevator just has to clear the atmosphere, right? As they say: once you're in orbit, you're halfway to anywhere.

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mrec8mo ago

There's a big difference between "clear of the atmosphere" or "100km up" and "in orbit". Orbit is more about velocity than altitude.

CaptainOfCoit8mo ago

> just clear the atmosphere

But for what purpose? You just want to float around in a elevator carriage, aren't you going somewhere when you go with a space elevator?

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