To: RightWhale
If geosynchronous orbit is ~22,000 miles up, what's going on with the other 40,000 miles of ribbon that is supposed to be needed for the elevator?
To: Flightdeck
the other 40,000 miles The balance is deployed above geosynch altitude. For balance.
69 posted on
09/17/2003 4:05:38 PM PDT by
RightWhale
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