sentence: Most current designs elevate the spool itself as the main cable is paid out, a simpler process.
sentences_before: Construction is conceived as the deployment of a long cable from a large spool. The spool is initially parked in a geostationary orbit above the planned anchor point.
sentences_after: This adds more tension to the whole cable, which can then be used as an elevator cable.
concept_name: current design
headings: Space elevator Construction
categories: Exploratory engineering Megastructures Space colonization Spacecraft propulsion Spaceflight technologies Vertical transport devices Space access Hypothetical technology Emerging technologies