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The Geosynchronous Orbit
In 1908, Ciecolsky came up with the idea of building a ladder to space. We now have materials like carbon fibre and nanotubes that are just strong enough to support their own weight. So if you put... And this is called the geosynchronous orbit. It's a very popular orbit because all sorts of people want to have their satellites there so they're hovering above the same spot.
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