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   From: Tater1337@yahoo.com   
      
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   > Proposed system to launch raw materials from the lunar surface to   
   > escape velocity:   
   >   
   > At the top of a 160 meter tall tower is a platform rotating at 100 rpm.   
   > Attached to the platform are two 160 meter tethers, also spinning,   
   > with the acceleration at the tips of the tethers = 1790 gees.  One kg   
      
   hmmmmm,  I wonder, is there any reason why the tether cannot be horizontal?   
   maybe not perfectly horizontal but a possible conical setup? would use a   
   shorter tower, or a hill of correct size.   
      
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