u/Lopsided_Wedding_966

Hi all, this is my first post here. I’m an author interested in your thoughts around launch vehicles for getting characters from the surface of a planet up to a space station or whatever to begin their adventures? In my (embryonic) universe I’m considering shuttles that can reach escape velocity from the surface up to a low orbit point. But I’m not imagining rockets, more like an acceleration ring or similar to get the craft up to speed. I’m not going into detailed explanations (as it isn’t integral to the plot) but I need to reference a system that is plausible. Appreciate your thoughts!