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Incremental Bootstrap Architecture for an Orbital Ring via Tethered Material Transport

Seethepalli, V. · Seethepalli, S. · JR, V. · Fuertes, V.

We propose a novel incremental bootstrap architecture for constructing an orbital ring around Earth, using high-tensile fiber tethers suspended from the ring's magnetically levitated stationary platforms to mechanically transport construction material from the surface. Unlike previous orbital ring proposals that assume full-scale construction as a prerequisite for utility, our approach begins with...