40 tonnes for a tether
we can do that
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RT @meanderingexile
we could put the materials for a lunar space elevator in orbit with ten starship flights
life at a civilizational bifurcation point is wild
https://twitter.com/meanderingexile/status/1255458396750389248
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RT @meanderingexile
If we can bootstrap lunar water and metals into a resource base for the cislunar economy, we can drum up enough support to build a lunar elevator
If we can build a lunar elevator we can get bulk metals to orbit cheaply
With bulk metals we can build the Ring
https://twitter.com/meanderingexile/status/1357193786862964737