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Originally Posted by photon
For sure, I'm pretty sure I've even read that scenario in a few different sci-fi books.
The station itself wouldn't go anywhere (since it's in geosynchronous orbit), as long as you disconnected from the counterweight soon enough.
And imagine 20,000km of cable falling to earth (if you manged to sever it with a bomb in the elevator for example), even if it's thin that's still super massive. Or taking out other satellites as it flails around in space while falling.
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Cool. Ok then, I would think that there would have to be some serious defense or counter measures built into the project. I would think it would be a very big target of opportunity for many groups. I mean, it would be awesome to have one of these built in our lifetime, probably the first step in really creating a serious space program/future space effort. But if it's so easy susceptible to attack, what's the point? You know someone is going to go after it. Especially if it's being used for space military or defense. (IE not it specifically, but to help programs in space that may or may not be defense in origin)