Re: Nothing like oil?

Jack Tingle wrote:

You need to review your orbital mechanics. It takes the same amount of velocity change to go down the gravity well as go up it, hence the same amount of energy so long as we only look at rockets. Solar beanstalks are probably not practical for a variety of reasons.

You can only use them at night?


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