Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell

Season 7, Episode 18

Episode Title: 1,000 km Cable to the Stars — The Skyhook

Air Date: 2019-11-17

Overview:

Getting to space is incredibly hard, expensive and needs a lot of resources. A more efficient way to get there is a Skyhook (or Spacetether), an ever rotating cable with a counter weight, that catapults spaceships from earth orbit into the depths of space.