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2010-05-16
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That website of your's, dollyknot, by the way, is aesthetically painful. >.<
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2010-05-16
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functionality over form perhaps?
I have been rootling around in it for the past 3 days and it is a little treasure trove of unusual delights.
so on this one... +1 for dollyknots aesthetically painful website
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2010-05-16
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I like the idea, but it has problems. Like what happens if a plane crashes into it (accidentally or intentionally)?
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2010-05-16
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2010-05-16
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It does have lots of problems
like what happens if the tether snaps, its not just the people in / on the elevator that would perish, but how much damage would be caused by the whiplash of the tethers
What if it gets stuck (at the top or half way)
In principle it does seem a logical solution though, once you get your head round the concept that it may actually work
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2010-05-16
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2010-05-16
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2010-05-16
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It would have to be longer than that because you would need a counter-balance extending farther into space.
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2010-05-17
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Mm when the whole stack is ready to rumble it weighs 2,000,000 kg, the idea of getting all that weight off the ground boggles the mind.
Space ship one fully laden, weighs 3,600 kg.
So how much moon mined delta v would it take to accelerate SS1to escape velocity?
Obviously the moon tug will have to have expend some fuel, getting from the moon to earth orbit and slowing down to the speed of SS1 which would be 3,518 km/h, then accelerate the whole kit and caboodle, back up up to orbital velocity and beyond?
I like the idea, but it has problems. Like what happens if a plane crashes into it (accidentally or intentionally)?