There is a Richard Dawkins TEDtalk up on the TED site. Lots of others as well. The Ken Robinson one is brilliant. See: <http://www.canicula.com/wp/?p=185> Ian ...
Does anyone recall the web site for the company who was developing a craft which would transport goods to space without the use of rocket fuel over (I believe)...
... JP Aerospace. Lighter-than-air craft in three stages, the "Airship to Orbit" concept. It is likely to work in my estimation, though they are getting only...
Thank you Keith, Mike ... From: D. Keith Howington <DKH@...> To: talkscience@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 3:04:09 PM Subject: Re:...
... Here in Washington State, we have LiftPort which is promising a nanotube-cabled elevator to space by 2018. LiftPort Group http://www.liftport.com/ Not sure...
... Like the lift itself, you were hoisted by your own ... hot air. ];-) (Sorry; are you familiar with the original expression?) In all seriousness, the...
... Perhaps use a highly tolerant material, then pull a new ribbon up during an elevator trip every month or two? Im sure the cost would be high, but it's a...
Or better yet ... instead of pulling up a new one ... work out a point just below the atmosphere's edge where they could attach a new end, then continue it up...
... Depending on the ribbon cross section, we're talking about minutes or hours. ... Not me; I'd pay big money to go -- and bigger money to be first. ];-) ...
... I can't envision it being a smooth and stable ride. And at what speed would one ascend? Mike [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Orbital debris are avoided by moving the anchor ship, and the ribbon itself is made resilient to local space debris damage.I wonder how "resilient" they...
... Well -- the larger, tracked pieces can be avoided this way. But the rest of the time, the etching wind of bits is still there. ... Well -- you've got a...
... I would think that the tether satellite would need to be somewhat above geosynchronous orbit, in order for its upward pull to stretch the cable taut. But...
Yikes. Hurricane Gordon looks dodgy. Moving fast towards the Azores. <http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/191739.shtml> Nice graphic here...
... Apparently we'll get the tail end of Gordon in the UK tonight after it has merged with another system. Forecasts for 70mph gusts in Northern Ireland ...
... Stay dry, Ian - unless you want to go out into it and lean into the wind. That's fun, but as it's gusts you could end up lying face down in muddy water!...
... Hee. NI Electricity is ready: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/5368234.stm> It's quite windy at present and lights have dimmed a few times....
Dawkins new book is shipping for those interested. Plus there is a new charitable foundation. See URL below. ... Think of this post as a pointer but not as an...
... It is. Wasn't too bad last night. There were a few medium sized branches lying on the road when driving to work. Lots of leaf debris and small pieces of...
... Looks like we'll get the remnants of Helene on Thursday of next week. See: <http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/085811.shtml?5day?large> Ian...
... It'll be off topic here but a review will appear on my soapbox site. ... It's causing a bit of a stir here in the UK. Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK ...
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