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		unsupp0rted on Feb 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How much bigger could Earth be before rockets woul... Rockets are out, but you could drop a space-elevator line down

scotty79 on Feb 4, 2024 [–]

Higher gravity means space elevator might be infeasible as well. It's barely feasible on Earth.

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