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Space Elevators Going Up
MikShapi writes "CBC is running a new piece on the Space Elevator. Nothing dramatically new, as we're all still waiting for one of the many Carbon Nanotube research centers to announce they reached the famous 100GPa red line from page 10 of the NIAC Phase 2 Report, thus obtaining 'unobtainium' [pun intended], the material necessary to build the Elevator. The report predicts this will happen during the course of the next two years or so. It's then that the fun really starts - A REAL all-out space race, open to everyone with will and a national budget, winner probably getting to own space [read last paragraph]. In the meanwhile, we can all spread the word, discuss, debate and brainstorm every nook and cranny of the program here on Slashdot, and give Edwards a shoulder by giving the program every bit of mass-exposure we can."
it's good to whack off in. The money shots are impressive.
It's a space elevator FOR Mars, dumbass. Not a cable TO Mars. Jesus.
Bouyant cables, even in the best case, can't get you out of the atmosphere, so maybe 1000 km on the top side. The space cable has to reach geostationary orbit, some 35,785 km out. You lose :)
I was scared an anonymous coward was going to make me look bad, so I prayed to my lord and savior google christ.
Ohh Google, can you tell me info about "high altitude balloons"
And the good lord google said: even my children have flown over 82,000+ miles or 131962.6 kilometers using boyancy, which is way above AC's stated 35,785 km geostationary orbit my child.
So lord google, what is the altitude for geostationary orbit?
And the lord google replied: 35,787 km above mean sea level.
Google Christ is so smart.
There are no air cars. We do not all have flying jet packs. We do not take pills for our meals. Humans are not grown in vats. The Matrix is just a movie. Artificial intelligence is oxymoronic and impossible.
Nor will there ever be a space elevator.
This is not a science fiction movie, although it could pass for a convention. This is real life. Quit wasting your time!
That's why we need Star Wars - you know, SDI now MDA, Missile Defense. The USA has got the biggest military and with a decent missile defense system we can put the cable up somewhere in the very southernmost parts of the country so if it falls down, it won't fall on us. Nobody else can do a thing about because if they make trouble, we will just liberate their country and if they shoot missiles at us while we are building it, we can stop them!
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
i already went out you lame fucking gimp.
Moron.
Your post should be two sentences (hint: use a period instead of a comma). Learn how to fucking write before you go crusading for proper typing. Thanks.