Re: space elevator

[Andrew George <ageorge3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 05:26, Technician wrote:
> Oh dear. A space elevator. By chance did this idea spring from the current
> NASA plans to actually try to do this in real life?
>
> NASA is currently looking at this idea as a means to reduce the cost of
> sending up supplies and crews to the ISS.
>
> There are alot of members in the Anomalies communities BBS that are split
> on this idea with NASA. Some say its too risky, such a long cable and too
> many variables, others believe its a viable idea and safe.
>
> Sounds fun, but Ill stick to my Centurion craft and not be tied by a rope
> to mother Earth. :)

A full space elevator?
Weird, I thought they'd had some success a few years back with the flinger 
concept - thats basically a line that goes down to upper atmosphere and 
rotates around a point in GEO so a shuttle could attach and use the things 
rotational momentum to boost it to Low Earth Orbiit or reel it in to get to 
GEO.
Personally I thought that would have at least some advantages and 
disadvantages but nothing that seemed totally insurmountable. Mind you my 
information is a couple of yours out of date, so I'm most likely wrong.

Any web references to the new elevator idea?...that would be an interesting 
read

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