Methods-for-going-to-space

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methods-for-going-to-space

Title text: Alternate method: Convert humans to hydrogen, float to space, reassemble.

Votey

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Methods for going to space, with problems and solutions

Method

Problem

Solution

Rocket

Must lift heavy fuel, making launches very expensive.

Spend lots

Of money.

Mass driver

High speed encounter with atmosphere necessitates extremely tall structure.

New theme park ride.

Skyhook

Have to catch cable in space.

Magnets?

Rotating skywook

Have to catch rotating cable in space.

Embrace risk of awesome death.

Space elevator

No material strong enough to make it.

Remove half of earth's mass. Most of it not that great anyway.

Ballistic cannon

Acceleration would liquefy humans.

Put them back together later?

Space fountain

Enormous structure that collapses the moment you stop supplying it massive power.

If goes awry, make amusing

Comparison to

Financial sector.

High altitude balloon launch

No. We are not running an entire launch operation from a gigantic mega-bump.

But-

No. But- no! Come on pleeease no.

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Idea: Launch Earth while rocket stays put

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