Hi Guys, I've been updating my space elevator talk recently as I have to give it again on Wednesday 12th September to the Association of Falkirk Astronomers...
... You wait till they go away and then resume launch. However, you would typically install a space elevator at a place with few clouds, so hopefully it...
Hi Andy, As far as I know, visible light lasers are not required. Ultraviolet rays will penetrate clouds.(at least to some extent) Infrared will not. Also,...
... Fibre optics can be used for sending power beams, at least over short distances. Clouds tend to stop at a height of about 5,000 metres. So attaching a 6...
... As I recall Brad Edwards answer to this was that there will be multiple laser located in various locations. Some will be in the desert Southwest for...
Now that is a new twist on the Nigerian banking scam. Whomever this person is writes nothing like Andy Nimmo. Ed ... Be smarter than spam. See how smart...
Yea, thats pretty well done. Probably spoofing on the gmail address, although it _might_ have been actually cracked. What I don't get is why on earth they must...
... always ... These things come from Nigeria because the spammers live in Nigeria. The Nigerian police, government and ISP leave them alone. I have had a...
Interesting article on a tether experiment. Brings us back to the Russian plans for a series of slinghots to accelerate payloads out of earth orbit. ...
WHAT: THE 100 MILE HIGH SPACE TOWER WHERE: ON INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA WHEN: 10 YEARS COST: 1 TRILLION DOLLARS FUNDING: A 1 TRILLION DOLLAR STOCK IPO SALE...
1. Warren Buffett doesn't have a trillion dollars, and even if he did, he generally prefers profitable enterprises. 2. You would have to sell 1 billion dollars...
This is very similar to the Space Fountain tower I proposed (on this group) several months ago to be built near the Oklahoma Spaceport. My idea would have...
... I'm amazed by how many people get hung up on the travel time to orbit. As Monte Davis wrote - The initial elevator will be for cargo -and - humans make up...
The first generation space elevator needs to be thought about as a system to move stuff into space for 1 % of what it now costs. it is not about travel time it...
... transport ... Just to set the record straight, I did not write the above excerpt and mostly agree with Vern. ... Right. These people must have been quite...
Here is a link to an article claiming a breakthrough in bonding nanotubes to a plastic like material. http://www.physorg.com/news110727530.html Looks...
It seems unlikely to me that DOD would finance anything unless it is maneuverable enough to avoid satellite killer missiles. [Non-text portions of this message...
DOD is more likly to put up an anti missle system to protect SPS systems. It was a divison of DOD the organized the study and is making positive sounds in...
Here are two problems with the Edwards Space Elevator that no one on this group or anyone else in the SE community seems to be talking about. 1.DURABILITY....
On the issue of durability - many designs currently call for climbers which build up the tether bit by bit as they climb it. Similarly "repair" climbers could ...
... Quite possibly because it is fairly well covered in his book. A wide, flat ribbon is resistant to appreciable damage from micrometeorites. Having a base...
... Section 10.2 of Edwards report in the link section of this group (found at: http://www.spaceelevator.com/docs/472Edwards.pdf) explains how the baseline...
Yes this is a positive development. Edwards baseline design is 60% CNTS with the balance as some type of substrate. The polymer matrix referenced in the...
The inflatable space tower idea is nothing new. There are several designs being proposed in the scientific community. Most notable is the one being floated...
The inflatable tower would have to have considerably more pressure in its walls than one atmosphere at the bottom of the tower, or else it would collapse. If ...
Barry, As a structural engineer I have to agree with Ed's assessment. If you draw a free body diagram just below the pulley attachment and actually calculate...
Here are your calculations Ed. The material I would suggest using would be readily available graphite epoxy, like that used for aircraft with a weight of...
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