Cool. That section is an excellent representation of the lost Wikipedia article I wrote back then. Seems like it survived better than I thought it would... ...
I agree. The Aerovator concept needs to be advanced. It is one of the few tether based ideas that is doable with today's tech, that can replace a rockets...
... Because the central area which is low in the atmosphere and not subject to skim equilibrium needs to be slow and short compared with the entire length, the...
... It probably could be. I'd be more than willing to collaborate with someone willing and able to do the grunt work, including further development of the...
This paper's main focus is on personal rapid transit systems, but the discussion on the history of disruptive tech pertains to space elevator and related...
... Another reference to the nuclear ramjet. It appears that the tech is in place to build an eletric ramjet. BTW this link refers to testing the jet by...
... An electric jet is interesting technology. It is quite likely easier to build and more efficient than a regular combustion jet. However, it has no...
... A rough comparison of electric ramjet to a 747 Engine A 100 miles aluminum dual conducter with a cross section 1 million circular mils rated to carry 500...
I'm thinking having a new group started called "cheapspaceaccess". This group would discuss any and all technologies, both SE or anything else, for getting...
Why don't we stop playing around with these light weight ideas like elevators and areovators and tethers and such. If we're going to talk about something...
... Pretty cool. The main bummer, IMHO, would be the many weeks that such a trip would take. Any vehicle short of a cruise ship would make for a rather long...
The real solution is to enlarge the charter to include aerovator and other "vators". As for "low cost to space" ideas, there are plenty of other unreasonable...
Jerry Irvine
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Jul 14, 2009 12:22 am
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Ian - Thanks for the link. The article almost makes the idea sound plausible. Grotleg ! CH Check out www.craigholmfiction.com ... From: Ian Woollard...
I've started a group about what I was talking about: Low Cost To Space Human exploration and settlement of space has basically been at a standstill for the...
My I ask you, what part of this project seems not possible? The answer to this question may affect how I push this project through to completion. After all,...
... If some type of scaled down Aerovator could be build on the "cheap" demonstrating the concept, then one might attract investment money. Instead of...
The real and practical challenges to a SE have less to do with technology and almost everything to do with political will. Landing a man on the Moon only...
We need to build. I have a way to control the elevator from the ground. To build it we need to put a balloon in the air with a rocket. Shot the rocket out past...
I conducted a test yesterday just with carbon tow. I had a balloon on a tether at over 100,000 feet with a small rocket. Then shot the rocket to 97 miles. The...
So how known must the science be? How about this article discussing nanotech and the space pier concept? In or out? http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=3196 ...
When you find a source for the thin wire that will hold together under those conditions, call me. Grotleg ! CH Check out www.craigholmfiction.com ... From:...
Start Time: Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 8:25am End Time: Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 9:25pm Location: Microsoft Conference Center, Redmond, WA USA 2009 Space...
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