https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1505.07424/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17903153urn:hackerpapers:mention:1505.07424:17903153Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:42:14 GMT<p>Could i interest you in a sling-on-a-ring architecture? https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.07424 You build an orbital ring above the altitude of the LEO satellites, use non-synchronous skyhooks to pick up payloads from inside the atmosphere at an altitude that can be efficiently served by aeroplanes, and then fling them the rest of the way to geosynchronous or interplanetary transfer orbits by accelerating them along the ring.</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1505.07424/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.gen-ph