Re: space elevator

[David Henderson <orbiter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Technician wrote:

> Yes, there are several sites on the web regarding the space elevator. From
> this link http://www.niac.usra.edu/studies/ you can find articles about half
> way down the article list regarding the elevator. Plus other links to other
> reports.

Not wishing to sound sneering but the primary explanative link to this
page uses the terms "zero gee" and "platform mach number". The second
alone would ensure this would *not* make it into a credible journal.

> But there are FAQ's about the system that explain all that. Good hunting. :)

What they do is hand-waving and "but that'll be fixed by then" arguments.
It's plain daft. We can launch for about £10 per kg at present, why would
this be a good idea (if it's even feasible)?

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