Here's where we can talk about all the different launch methods that could be used. Space Elevator? Saturn V? A giant railgun? I'll keep posting more ideas as discussion continues. 1. Conventional rocketry. We launch from the ground with a multi-stage rocket that puts our vehicle in orbit. 2. We use a hot-air baloon to get us halfway, then use a space-plane piggy-back to get us further, then launch a conventional rocket from the upper atmosphere. 3. We use a ground-based propellant (like a human cannonball), combined with conventional rocketry. 5. Use a laser propelled vehicle.