The cable would connect with some point on Earth located at the equator, and would allow mass to be transferred to orbit using electricity instead of rocket fuel.

该电缆将连接一些位于地球赤道上的点，这将允许群众被运送到到轨道使用电来代替火箭燃料。

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The central idea behind a Space Elevator involves lowering a cable — perhaps constructed from asteroid material — from geostationary Earth orbit to the surface of the Earth.

太空升降机背后的核心理念包括降下一根电缆——也许是由小行星材料制成的，——从对地静止轨道到地球表面。

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So perhaps there is hope for peace on earth, or at least cable television.

因此，或许还是有希望在地球上，或者至少在有线电视上实现和平。

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Television and radio transmitters on Earth may soon go dark, replaced by cable,fiber,satellites, and the Internet.

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