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Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...
Posted By: I. ZombieDate: 6/8/06 11:27 a.m.

In Response To: New Mombasa Space elevator... (Gryphonosiris)

A space elevator is a revolutionary concept of getting from Earth into space, a ribbon with one end attached to Earth on a floating platform located at the equator and the other end in space beyond geosynchronous orbit (35,800 km altitude).

The space elevator would ferry satellites, spaceships, and pieces of space stations into space using electric lifts clamped to the ribbon, serving as a means for commerce, scientific advancement, and exploration.

The discovery of carbon nanotubes and the ongoing development to implement them into a composite is the key to space elevator viability being achieved in the coming years.

ISR is researching a space elevator capable of lifting 5-ton payloads every day to all Earth orbits, the Moon, Mars, Venus or the asteroids. The first space elevator would reduce lift costs immediately. Additional and larger elevators, built utilizing the first one, would allow large-scale manned and commercial activities in space and reduce lift costs even further.

: I've been watching an Anime series called "Zone of the Enders: Dolores,
: I" that had made several mentions to a Space Elevator similar to the
: one from New Mombasa. Per the storyline, a group of anti-Earth/Pro-Mars
: radicals attempt to use the elevator as an ultimate weapon against Earth.
: Basically, in order for the Elevator to remain where it is it has a
: gigantic asteroid tethered to the end of it to act as a counter-weight to
: maintain the structure. If this counter-weight were to be destroyed or
: even severly damaged it would cause the equillibrium to be broken and the
: elevator would end up wraping around the Earth from centrifugal forces,
: essentially killing the whole of the planet from the impact and resulting
: nuclear winter.

: Now, with that said, the Space Elevator in New Mombasa with its earth bound
: anchor destroyed would most likely not fall back down to Earth as seen in
: the teaser trailer, but be flung out into space like an Olympic Hammer
: thrower. THe speed that it would be flung out is debatable, however it
: would be basically a gigantic asteroid with a whip-like tail and would be
: a threat to any planetary body it colides with.

: Science is Scary stuff

: Honor and Valor
: Gryphon

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Replies:

New Mombasa Space elevator...Gryphonosiris 6/8/06 10:57 a.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...I. Zombie 6/8/06 11:27 a.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Omega 6/8/06 12:04 p.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Funkmon 6/8/06 11:29 a.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Sparkamus 6/8/06 11:58 a.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Gryphonosiris 6/8/06 3:27 p.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Schedonnardus 6/8/06 12:26 p.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 6/8/06 1:37 p.m.
                 Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Dark One 6/8/06 8:04 p.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Sir Blunt 6/8/06 9:12 p.m.
     Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Omega 6/8/06 11:11 p.m.
           Re: New Mombasa Space elevator...Zohak 6/9/06 12:01 a.m.



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