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jonlucc on Aug 18, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: US Patent 9085897: Space elevator

I haven't read through the patent, but I heard an interview with them that says they want to use it to launch SSTO spaceplanes. They also are hoping that some company like Boeing will pick up the actual building portion of the task.

uxp on Aug 18, 2015 [–]

Why have I heard this before...

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