Here’s a new version of the Space
Survey results which should be viewable on all browsers.
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With respect to question 4 … it’s gratifying to see that statistical bump. The more mind share the idea has the more traction it will gain for funding, the more space it will occupy as a serious idea and not a fringe solution.
Unless the quesiton was taken the wrong way. A space elevator may not represent the -best- way to move people to LEO; it’s non-optimal for that unless you’re prepared for a long trip up the ribbon far past LEO then dropping off and time spent rendevousing with your target.