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Re: Space Elevator
By:ZackDark
Date: 6/30/14 12:10 pm
In Response To: Re: Space Elevator (RC Master)

: The weight of all the material below geo-stationary orbit would pull the
: entire structure back to earth quite rapidly. That's why the theoretical
: counterbalance is well outside geostationary orbit.

This.

Also, either way you'd still need lots of stabilizing jets or some other similar solution, due to all the dynamic loads involved, such as the elevator itself or the ships docking in and out all the time.

Messages In This Thread

Space Tethers... How Do They Work?UnrealCh13f6/28/14 8:13 pm
     Re: Space Tethers... How Do They Work?Quirel6/28/14 9:04 pm
     Space ElevatorRC Master6/28/14 9:12 pm
           Re: Space ElevatorGrizzlei6/28/14 9:44 pm
           Re: Space ElevatorZackDark6/28/14 11:09 pm
                 Re: Space ElevatorAsian Inferno6/29/14 4:49 am
                       Re: Space Elevatorthebruce06/30/14 9:52 am
                             Re: Space ElevatorRC Master6/30/14 10:54 am
                                   Re: Space ElevatorZackDark6/30/14 12:10 pm
                                         Re: Space Elevatorthebruce06/30/14 2:23 pm
                                               Re: Space ElevatorZackDark6/30/14 10:07 pm
     Re: Space Tethers... How Do They Work?scarab6/29/14 1:59 pm
     Re: It's either Nanobots or...Hyokin6/29/14 3:25 pm

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