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So I’ve been reading about carbon nanotube space elevators, about the nanotube wire that needs to be just 4 times stronger to withstand a space elevator, and came up to the thought - we already have the technology to get there.

The solution is so simple, it’s mind boggling how nobody did not think about it before.

Here it is:

Imagine a normal elevator. It normally uses just one rope, and an engine is pulling it upwards from the top.
Now, the elevator is attached to it.
Any space elevator will have to “climb” on the rope, to get up. So…. we need a hell of a strong rope, right?

Not. We just need a series of them. But how do we align them?

We will need to build a “wing” for the elevator. The wing will contain multiple rope climbers, and it will be LONG.
So, we have 10-20—-60 or more ropes on the wing, and 10-20—-up to 60 rope climbing devices attached to the wing. The elevator will be attached to the wing, too. The wing can be used to maneuver the elevator, to stabilize it, just think of the multiple uses of it.

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