Re: space elevator

[Joshua Nicholson <furtim@xxxxxx>]

DarkDAVE wrote:

>imagine this, "5,4,3,2,1,mark... " (must undock at exact count to
>synchronise with moon trajectory as elevator spins)
>**pilot hits undock button**
>**space craft attached to end of space elevator detaches and the centrifugal
>force slingshots it toward the moon**
>**ship is instantaneusly hurled toward the moon at mach 15, pilot has to do
>minor coarse corrections to slingshot his ship around the moon and toward
>mars.**
>or perhaps the pilot has to dock with the Mar's version of the space
>elevator waiting for him there. This might be tricky too! And yes it has
>been proposed to build one on mars. The only obstacle is money. All the
>research done by professionals say it's practical, dont forget we are
>amateurs on the subject, so we should keep an open mind until we read proper
>text. the yahoogroups link section  check below for a copy pasted version.
>
That's rather my point, really. No work to do. May as well just use an 
observatory program like Celestia then.

Suffice to say I'll be sticking to my rockets. ;)


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