I have never had it convincingly explained to me how we are going to link the ribbon of carbon from space to Earth. If we launch an orbital platform then try to decend a ribbon down to the planet, the ribbon will drag in the atmosphere and pull the orbital platform out of orbit. How is this obstical overcome when building the space elevator?
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I have never had it convincingly explained to me how we are going to link the ribbon of carbon from space to Earth. If we launch an orbital platform then try to decend a ribbon down to the planet, the ribbon will drag in the atmosphere and pull the orbital platform out of orbit. How is this obstical overcome when building the space elevator?