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Originally Posted by cultureulterior
Personally I like a beanstalk-and-motor attached to the spaceship itself, with a lander permanently attached to the end, so that you can descend down on strange worlds. Not sure how practical this is.
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Not very. You need a ludicrously large ship to carry the mass of the stalk and act as a counterweight. The level of superscience involved usually comes with easier ways to do the job.