... If there was room on an airplane then buoyancy would help. In the real thing, the section of the tether that is close to the hub, gravity will be the...
... No, the dominant force is tension, and together with the lift further out keeping the tether up will be no problem at all. At any speed the dynamic lift of...
In a message dated 6/1/2006 12:48:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time, awnd329@... writes: At any speed the dynamic lift of an airfoil is much stronger than...
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Jun 1, 2006 6:55 pm
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Maybe, but it would have to be kite. I wonder what happens if you have tailwind? Bert ... any ... is,...
It's nice to see that if groups are really interested in doing something, that they can get together and do it. There are many parrelells between ITER and the...
I haven't gone through the math but this article is along the lines of concerns that I've had for a long time, that the nano-tube strength might not be ...
... Yes. See Tom Nugent's post on our blog. http://www.liftport.com/progress/wp/?p=839 -- Brian Dunbar System Administrator Liftport - The Space Elevator...
buetifull thing about building a material stronger then diamond - even if it turns out to not be as strong as we need right away, it's an immediatly viable...
To build the SE will require a high degree of automation. My NSECC blog has a copy of an article from AW&ST titled: "Orbital Express To Test Full Autonomy for...
... I was disappointed when it is mentioned CMWNTs are a theoretical construct, but then the last two pages illustrate a potential manufacturing procedure. I...
I think one can use a Space Station like counterweight for a space elevator to the Moon. Is there any private organization (association) to colonize the Moon?....
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7001786 Waiting for the space elevator Jun 8th 2006 From The Economist print edition Space: After decades of...
And other ideas, different from destruction. Regards. ... From: Herbert Murray To: space-elevator@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 7:58 PM Subject:...
The is some discussion on the liftport's blog about a pole base SE. There is a concept called orbital rings I don't think it is the same thing as Aerovator but...
Link to Paul's page with links to download docs discussing orbtial rings: http://www.paulbirch.net/ ... same ... properly. ... to ... the ... behind ... and...
... We had a fairly long discussion of this concept in the space-tech mailing list back in the late 80's or early 90's. The idea was a ring or belt all the way...
In a message dated 6/22/2006 10:02:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, munck@... writes: We had a fairly long discussion of this concept in the space-tech ...
GEddieA95@...
Jun 23, 2006 3:37 am
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... Not really, other than being the same general shape. Ringworld didn't have spokes connected to the sun. The hula-hoop doesn't have people walking around on...
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