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<div>Sorry to up the pedantry quotient of this list even further, but in THS the only operational space elevator is on Mars, hooked up to Deimos, with the flexible cable bending slowly to dodge Phobos. The Earth elevator, due to come down on the south side of Mount Kenya, is due to be completed shortly in the face of opposition from conservationists, Kenyans opposed to defacing a national monument, and business & political rivals. This, like in many good settings, is so you can have dramatic situations set up in an exotic location with colossal stakes to play for.<br>
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<div>Well..., I liked it better the way I recalled it, with space elevators as common as international airports! Oh, and lots and lots of sexy cat women...</div>
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<div>John : )<br></div>