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 Aug 22 2005, 12:55 AM
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Aug 22 2005, 02:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
Very interesting and it is a new paradigm to conquer to space. The article is worth to be read and I seems that it is between the fiction science and reality unless some technical leaders says that this project is feasible. Carl Sagan has already dreamed of it.
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Aug 22 2005, 06:14 AM
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Alas, materials technology just isn't up to it yet. The only materials we've ever come up with that would be strong and flexible enough to use to build a space elevator can currently only be produced in strands measured in microns, and no one has a really good idea of how to practically put them together into larger structures.
When (if ever) the materials technology is up to it, it's a good idea, though. -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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imran Space Elevator Aug 22 2005, 12:55 AM
Bob Shaw A-a-a-a-ges ago there was a special issue of the J... Aug 22 2005, 10:04 AM
jaredGalen I read an article over the past few days that spok... Aug 22 2005, 10:08 AM edstrick Also, about a year ago, another group was making s... Aug 22 2005, 10:11 AM Richard Trigaux Although conceptually simple and fascinating, the ... Aug 22 2005, 12:42 PM RNeuhaus More information about Carbon Nanotube Sheets, cli... Aug 22 2005, 03:52 PM Richard Trigaux QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 22 2005, 03:52 PM)More ... Aug 22 2005, 04:25 PM Richard Trigaux QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 22 2005, 03:52 PM)More ... Aug 22 2005, 04:33 PM RNeuhaus QUOTE (Richard Trigaux @ Aug 22 2005, 11:33 A... Aug 22 2005, 05:11 PM imran QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Aug 22 2005, 05:11 PM)Good ... Aug 22 2005, 05:36 PM RNeuhaus I still am not able to figure it out on how the ro... Aug 22 2005, 07:04 PM Bob Shaw Rodolfo:
As I understand it, the principle behind... Aug 22 2005, 07:54 PM RNeuhaus Bob: Now I understand it.
It is obvious that th... Aug 23 2005, 03:15 PM RNeuhaus More information about Elevator Space, Click here.... Aug 23 2005, 09:45 PM Mongo For information about other means of achieving orb... Aug 23 2005, 11:59 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (Mongo @ Aug 24 2005, 12:59 AM)For info... Aug 24 2005, 10:59 AM imran Some new articles:
Trading Rockets for Space Elev... Sep 3 2005, 04:41 AM antoniseb There are several NASA prizes being offered for so... Sep 4 2005, 08:15 PM imran Some more news from Space.com:
Space Elevator Get... Sep 12 2005, 07:12 PM RNeuhaus First and a new progress...now elevator has reache... Sep 23 2005, 08:52 PM imran Stairway to Heaven
QUOTE In a significant step, A... Sep 25 2005, 02:48 PM imran A recent interview with Bradley Edwards. Good rea... Oct 16 2005, 05:23 AM imran Space elevator contest gets off the ground
NASA ba... Oct 21 2005, 04:10 PM RNeuhaus Two Events - Many Approaches
Designed to address ... Oct 26 2005, 03:19 AM Marz QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Oct 25 2005, 09:19 PM)None ... Oct 26 2005, 04:29 PM Cugel Hmmm, $200K next year?
Now where did I put th... Oct 27 2005, 12:52 AM crabbsaline I saw that Brian Dunbar posted some information ov... Feb 14 2006, 09:28 AM ljk4-1 Space elevator tether climbs a mile high
NewScien... Feb 16 2006, 03:24 PM imran Not so good news in the space elevator world.
The... May 22 2006, 07:10 PM Marz QUOTE (imran @ May 22 2006, 02:10 PM) Not... Jun 1 2006, 07:47 PM Richard Trigaux The problem described is that, while microscopic i... Jun 1 2006, 08:35 PM ljk4-1 For those who can recall and/or have the novel han... Jun 1 2006, 08:42 PM Cugel QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 1 2006, 08:42 PM... Jun 6 2006, 12:15 PM edstrick "...monocrystalline blades are very difficult... Jun 2 2006, 10:02 AM Richard Trigaux probably true.
At least this report is not a STUD... Jun 2 2006, 11:53 AM alan There is not a specific minimum tensile strength n... Jun 2 2006, 03:04 PM |
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