Thread: The Space Elevator

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

I just re-read it, and realized that what I meant to say was:

"...in scrapping the SRB's, wouldn't the space elevator still be a cleaner way into orbit than the present boosters?"

(Sorry. Smoked a bowl as soon as I got home. )

Dude, I like your style.

I suppose if you consider all the maintenance and the low efficiency of the rocket, one could argue that a tether might have smaller lifecycle CO2 emissions, but that's assuming producing either the H, LOX, or laser energy produces CO2 emissions at all. Bottom line, the main concern is energy usage, not environmental bullshit.