

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
1,000 km Cable to the Stars — The Skyhook
S7 • E18 Nov 16, 2019 8m
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.