Re: space elevator

["Technician" <technician@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<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.>

Try looking at the anomalies network bbs threads for my take on this
subject, it will explain it clearly, and why.

As to an elevator in Orbiter, well sounds fun, but like I said yesterday, I
refuse to be soap on a roap.

RFB
(very content in his Centurion 2069 flying about without a leash)





-----Original Message-----
From: David Henderson <orbiter@aibs.org.uk>
To: orbiter@firedrake.org <orbiter@firedrake.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: space elevator


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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