Space Elevator, Can we build one? |
Space Elevator, Can we build one? |
Aug 22 2005, 12:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 147 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 91 |
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Aug 22 2005, 07:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
I still am not able to figure it out on how the rope is kept tight and upward.
Anything in the space, in the exosphere zone, has nil gravity. How can the geostationary keep the cable outwards? Then mi first tought to solve this case is that this is due to the centripetal force originated by the Earth's rotation. This will satisfy the Newton's Third Law of Motion, Isn't it? The total weight mass to put there is 600 TM is to compensate the weight that the rope and elevator might weight? The first geostationary at 36K Km is utilized to stabilize the inertia between two extrems points: on the floor and the other geostationary at 64K Km. Is that a simple explanation so that the people understand on how the cable, and geostationary along with the 20 TM of space elevator won't fall off do to the Earth's gravity. Please correct me if I am wrong Rodolfo |
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