Getting to space is incredibly hard, expensive and needs a lot of resources.

A more efficient way to get there is a Skyhook (or Spacetether), an ever rotating cable with a counter weight, that catapults spaceships from earth orbit into the depths of space.

Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-skyhooks/

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