I never did take the geosync rope seriously. Hence Paul Birch and his orbital ring, with Kevlar (or Zylon). Tonight I've been alerted to the selenosync rope. Unlike the cables to the Galapagos or Nairobi lifts, Elon promises to talk with us about Sinus Medii's cable.
Luna doesn't exactly have a "LEO" like our GEO but she does share with us a (t)LL1. (And L2, darkside.) Also see Jeremy Hsu from 2019.
First problem: 'tis halo. Second problem: "Gamma Factor" notes that this Luna-focused rope will need a counterweight, as we're pulling toward the Moon whenever we use it. Counterweight string might entangle the GEO rope. I repeat: GEO rope won't happen. I fret more the Luna anti-rope's effect upon GEO satellites.
GEO is uninhabited by space-stations today. Only unmanned sats float there. So shall GEO ever be.
The topside could be stationkept easily enough; some of the cargo thataway can be aluminium-oxygen canisters, to propel cheap thrusters.
REWRITE 7/20/23 - ugh this poast "GEO space-stations won't happen" was baaad. I've redone it.
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