Maybe I'm totally missing something, but how do these platforms and tubes magically get to altitude, and what is keeping them there? The first platform somehow lifts up to 45km...how?!?! what gets it there? how does it stay there? I don't understand. I read through the explanation twice; I MUST be missing something.

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