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Tethered Ring Space Launchers (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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Introduction

The tethered ring is a cousin to the mass driver, orbiter ring and lobster loop. It's a fantastic idea for hanging a non rocket based launch system in the upper atmosphere that could make launch cost orbit around Earth as Cheba's ale travel around Earth. If you haven't seen any of those episodes, they are not prerequisites to understand today's topic. A basic understanding of them is helpful to understand how the tethered ring works.

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