If we could build this at all, we could build it on the ground, then just switch it on (gradually) and it would float, and if we needed to get consumables up, they can be pulled up on a winch like any other payload to space.
But also, I don't know why you think Starship is the right category for a solution; the structure in this paper is 200 kilometers in size (it says altitude, but for magnetic repulsion the best separation distance is a constant factor of the size before your get performance issues), whereas a fully stacked Starship is about 0.12 - 0.15. It would be like trying to refuel a 747 in flight with an personal selfie drone.
If we could build this at all, we could build it on the ground, then just switch it on (gradually) and it would float, and if we needed to get consumables up, they can be pulled up on a winch like any other payload to space.
But also, I don't know why you think Starship is the right category for a solution; the structure in this paper is 200 kilometers in size (it says altitude, but for magnetic repulsion the best separation distance is a constant factor of the size before your get performance issues), whereas a fully stacked Starship is about 0.12 - 0.15. It would be like trying to refuel a 747 in flight with an personal selfie drone.