It could be for return packages to earth, but with the rail gun already in place, that seems somewhat useless.

On the other hand, it would be difficult to aim the rail gun, whereas the space tether would be somewhat easier to aim.

In this scenario, we’re just missing powering the rail gun self-sufficiently for a tidy operation. So a method to convert that angular momentum into electrical power for our rail gun would be the final step I think.

Fly wheels, gears, electrostatics in the tether. All equally undeveloped at scale as our tether except in principle so maybe the tether makers in the scenario already had an idea in mind.

The question is…will they settle on a steam turbine in space somehow lol?

Are people not allowed to point out the corn nuggets in the shit sandwich without being mocked by you? Do you know more about that commenter than you’re letting on or do you just enjoy unloading on would be allies?

Seriously. Skip it for a second. The audience is curious. Why is my brown ass an ally of someone who is gonna be so cavalier when we’re both dodging brown shirts? So that I don’t rather find you and hand you the length of rope before you’re dragging me and mine with you, answer the fucking question these better adjusted fucks are asking. After Orange Fas–fuck it actually, pass the shrooms and see you in the mass grave.

‘Made in “His” image’ is clear; to be anxious is to be divine.