Wednesday, May 13, 2020

ELI5: Why does a space elevator have to be tethered at the equator?

Can’t you place a space elevator below or above the equator? The tether would leave the ground at an angle but it would be parallel to the centrifugal force from the planet’s spin.

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 ELI5: Why does a space elevator have to be tethered at the equator?

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