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Tesla conceived of a system of rail transportation in space, free from air resistance. The Orbital Ring that he conceived of can be built today, with existing technology. In addition to terrestrial transportation, the Orbital Ring would drastically reduce the cost of sending payloads to space, from $2000/kg to $1/kg.

This would enable your childhood dreams to become real. Terraforming and colonies on the Moon and Mars. Middle class families could take vacations on another planet. An end to climate change through space-based solar power. The project would pay for itself many times over by mining asteroids, and selling space-based solar power to the world.

We can do it. Today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_ring

http://www.orionsarm.com/fm_store/OrbitalRings-I.pdf

http://www.orionsarm.com/fm_store/OrbitalRings-II.pdf

http://www.orionsarm.com/fm_store/OrbitalRings-III.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power

>>8815117
Space elevators are very interesting and I don't fully understand sci reluctance and hostility of other posters (not you) surrounding them