Comment on The Lost Art of the Saturn VparentComments−ericd12yWe should really pour that money into a space elevator...−LearnYouALisp12yThe problem, as far as I last knew, is that we do not know of any materials strong enough!−ericd12yNanotubes are strong enough, but we haven't gotten them to sufficient lengths (we need ~1-2 meter nanotubes iirc)
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We should really pour that money into a space elevator...
The problem, as far as I last knew, is that we do not know of any materials strong enough!
Nanotubes are strong enough, but we haven't gotten them to sufficient lengths (we need ~1-2 meter nanotubes iirc)