Sundiver
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Sundiver is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer David Brin. It is the first book of his first Uplift trilogy, followed by Startide Rising in 1983 and The Uplift War in 1987.
Cover of 1980 Bantam Books paperback edition
Space elevator
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A space elevator, also referred to as a space bridge, star ladder, and orbital lift, is a proposed type of planet-to-space transportation system, often depicted in science fiction. The main component
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…chimpanzees and dolphins, but does not demand subservience. Jacob Demwa, who works at the center for uplift on Earth, is recovering from a tragedy at the Vanilla Space Needle where he saved the space elevator from destruction but lost his love in the process. An alien friend of Demwa's, Fagin (a Kanten), contacts Demwa and…
One concept for the space elevator has it tethered to a mobile seagoing platform.
A seagoing anchor station would also act as a deep-water seaport.
A conceptual drawing of a space elevator climber ascending through the clouds.
Space elevator with space station (NASA image)