Will there be a skyhook space structure placed in LEO before 2063?
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A skyhook is a proposed momentum exchange tether, a station connected to a cable extending toward the upper atmosphere to accelerate payloads.
This market will be resolved Yes if by 2063 there is an operational structure in low Earth orbit that works as the skyhook concept suggests.
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