Comment on The Lofstrom LoopparentComments−drpgq10yMaybe this would be a project Gulf countries could blow their money on rather than supertall buildings.−zeckalpha10yMaybe the supertall buildings are designed to be adapted into space elevators? See also: Empire state building as dirigible mooring station.−scotty7910yIf they want to go higher they'll have to do something brave at some point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain−Gravityloss10yI think there have been space tourism projects pitched to Dubai and Saudi Arabia, but they haven't taken off.It would be one natural path towards actual spacefaring.−JoeAltmaier10yThat may be underestimating the cost of a loop by three or four orders of magnitude.
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Maybe this would be a project Gulf countries could blow their money on rather than supertall buildings.
Maybe the supertall buildings are designed to be adapted into space elevators? See also: Empire state building as dirigible mooring station.
If they want to go higher they'll have to do something brave at some point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain
I think there have been space tourism projects pitched to Dubai and Saudi Arabia, but they haven't taken off.
It would be one natural path towards actual spacefaring.
That may be underestimating the cost of a loop by three or four orders of magnitude.