IIRC, not only were the final SaturnV units destroyed, but also all the tooling, documentation, etc. that would be required to start building the units again....
The key to our continued survival is for some of us to leave the Earth in a big way and to spread self supporting colonies throughout the Solar System and...
I don't think you are talking about the "letting out" idea anymore? Anyway, stations make no difference, they just hurt if they introduce extra, non-carrying,...
... I believe "stations" with unique segments between them makes it practical with current materials. Jerry -- Jerry Irvine, Box 1242, Claremont, CA 91711 USA...
Jerry Irvine
01rocket@...
Nov 14, 2009 6:03 pm
9031
It is sad so few people realize which has been said again and again: Getting to orbit is all about the speed, not about the distance. Yes, you can lift...
... Okay. Are you posting the answer now? Jerry -- Jerry Irvine, Box 1242, Claremont, CA 91711 USA - <mail to: 01rocket@...>...
Jerry Irvine
01rocket@...
Nov 14, 2009 4:05 am
9028
Never, mind, I got the video. Sorry, still not even close. I will remark four things: 1) The schematic is substantially different form the Christmas ribbon...
This one doesn't play for me. It wants me to create an account or something, which I don't care for. I'd love to see it though, if you could put it up the same...
Any regular old winch would do... The main problem is that this is good for at most a few hundred kilometers. Good for tourists to enjoy the view, and some...
... Nope. Zero. Nada. Nothing. So far. ... That's not per year....that's the total. I need $ 3 B/yr for 15 years. And not from Nasa, or the US, but from...
... Unfortunately I do not have that kind of money at the moment to give away, but I will give you this: Modify your toy elevator to have the drive belt go...
I would like to see a pull down let go elevator. Like you do with a kite. No energy to bring objects to space and can be really FAST if you want it to be! ;-)...
I not to to be rude, but I think that is funny. Did you get a response from any of these space agencies? BTW how many space agencies have a 40B budget?...
You have not addressed my comment that the drive ribbon in your video is faster than the cab, contrary to your design, where it is 100 times slower. ... ...
In your video it looks like your drive ribbon moves 8.75 ft for each 6.5 feet of elevator rise. The drive ribbon thus moves faster than the cab, right? In your...
... Please give me $40B and I will make an entirely green field technical project and it will work. Trust me. Now I may trust you. But consider this. Ares...
Jerry Irvine
01rocket@...
Nov 10, 2009 10:01 pm
9014
... Details :) -- Jerry Irvine, Box 1242, Claremont, CA 91711 USA - <mail to: 01rocket@...>...
Jerry Irvine
01rocket@...
Nov 10, 2009 8:55 pm
9013
... Practical? Sure, except for some minor details here and there, such as mining the asteroids and erecting a major industrial facility in LEO. Piece of cake,...
Wheel video posted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOYFrTUEvss And my rocket design, intended for launching the Temporary Space Elevator for $ 3,000/pound....
... One of the reasons these proposals continue to stay at the level of obscure web list posts is nobody is generating a formal proposal for funding. Whether...
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