/sci/ - Science & Math

>>3964705

>I find it positively hilarious that you view lifting a modestly-sized space tether (and yes, contrary to what you say, it IS possible to actually build a space elevator that's less than TWO FUCKING METERS THICK)
I said two meters wide. enough strength for a 5 tonne elevator car which would need to supply life support and radiation shielding as well as a motor/power source for the days-long trip to the end of the cable.

>yet you view driving an asteroid around the solar system like a rocket ship as if it's no big deal.
You wish to co-ordinate MILLIONS of rocket launches over the period of a century of launching up material at exorbitant prices, while we know the orbital characteristics of asteroids as well as the gravity, kinetic energy of it and all nearby surrounding bodies. It's a matter of physics and engineering to apply the power in the way you want. Mass drivers aren't some devilishly complicated device, you can build a rough version of one with normal magnets, ball bearings and a ruler (also known as a Gauss gun.)