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2 posted on
10/03/2007 5:34:28 PM PDT by
KevinDavis
(Mitt Romney 08)
To: KevinDavis
This is a concept that brings out the kid in me. I’ve no idea of the feasibility of the space elevator, having only read snippits about it, but it sounds cool as can be. I hope it isn’t a pipe dream.
3 posted on
10/03/2007 5:45:02 PM PDT by
wgflyer
(Liberalism is to society what HIV is to the immune system.)
To: KevinDavis
the space elevator is a tethered cable - held taut by a counterweight object at the other end - that would extend 62,000 miles from into space.Is 62,000 miles a bit of an overstatement? There is only 62 miles between the earth's surface and the end of the atmosphere. Perhaps it needs to be that long to work as a counterbalance?
5 posted on
10/03/2007 6:02:22 PM PDT by
Teflonic
To: KevinDavis
There’s one question the Space Elevator FAQ doesn’t seem to answer - how does the payload get its “sideways” velocity?
Does the coriolis (I think that’s the right concept) force cause the ribbon to “lag” the launch point, with the sideways component of the force exerted by the distorted ribbon then provide the sideways acceleration?
9 posted on
10/03/2007 6:59:49 PM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: KevinDavis
Isn't a prerequisite for a space elevator a location at the Equator and a cable strong enough to not break--nanotubes are supposed to be strong enough
if a cable long enough can be made without flaws?
Haven't read the article yet, will do.
23 posted on
10/04/2007 3:53:41 PM PDT by
Jedi Master Pikachu
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