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The Megastructure Compendium

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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Orbital Rings - A Space Launch Option

Orbital plates are a type of mega structure parallel to a sky city that we would anticipate if anti gravity was invented. The name comes from the war hammer, forty k setting, where orbital plates are common around the most important and industrial worlds orbital ring. Orbital rings can be built in layers with tethers between them to serve as a ladder to deeper space. They allow hyposonic travel between cities on oarth with minimal cost,. potentially allowing millions of people to travel t space every day and home that same night - at normal modern communian times and costs. For more disc of the technology and uses, see also active support atlas pillar, lostrum loop shell ward space elevator,

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