Anybody watching the idiot jump out from space?

[John L]

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All this is going to be mute once the first space elevator finally gets set up. Everything between low orbit, on up to geo-stationary orbit will have to be removed, for safety reasons. Anything lower than the space station in geo orbit will be moving faster and subject to collide with the cable. So eventually there will not be any permanent/semi-permanent fixtures in orbit.

Jumping out will only pertain to any damage to the cable, or the car moving up/down the cable and the people occupying it.