From: kysy@erikseen.com.retro.com   
      
   >> You are going to drop if from the sky?   
   >   
   > Yes, exactly.   
      
   Its easy to say, much harder to go into specifics. There are   
   atleast 2 things which are left almost completely undescribed amongst   
   space elevator "supporters".   
      
   1. The process before we have this massive cable under tension.   
      
   2. The lifting mechanism with a little more spesific analysis than "we   
   use magnets ofcourse!".   
      
   >From these 2 points starts the branching of REAL problems of space   
   elevators and how it might not be a magical way to get things cheaply to   
   orbit.   
      
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