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Space Elevator
| | We've heard a lot about Space Elevators in the past few years, but this illustration is absolutely disturbing. "Hey, lets tie the Earth to a giant asteroid in space as we hurtle through the cosmos!" Isn't this a little like tying the human race to a tetherball pole--eventually you'll get hit. The article hints at reducing the cost of space travel and all the superpowers clamoring to grab one. Sure, I mean, c'mon, who needs a nuclear device when you can just have a big rock tied to a string that could potentially kill us all. It's basically a killer yo-yo.
Space Elevator (Engadget) |
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1 Comments:
this illustration is absolutely disturbing.
It's also a) not to scale and b) out of date.
A more realistic depiction can be found at our website here -
http://www.liftport.com/scale.jpg
It's to scale as for length - give or take a few pixels but not width. As well the bit at the distant end isn't correct. While in the image it looks bigger than Texas in reality it's a 100 ton gvw vehicle with sevral hundred expended lifters, parked nose-tail below it.
And no - no world-wrapping. The proposed material will be strong but not that strong.
B. Dunbar
Liftport
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