Popular Mechanics has an article regarding an orbital elevator here.
The problem regarding the center of gravity is solved by using an asteroid as a sort of space anchor. I guess NASA figures that if they can build the rest of the elevator, wrangling up a suitable asteroid for a counterweight would be easy.
I use floppy drives to carry around small games like Scorched Earth, or Liero. And if I bore of that, I can always dismantle the disk and have little pieces to throw at people.
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Popular Mechanics has an article regarding an orbital elevator here.
The problem regarding the center of gravity is solved by using an asteroid as a sort of space anchor. I guess NASA figures that if they can build the rest of the elevator, wrangling up a suitable asteroid for a counterweight would be easy.
I use floppy drives to carry around small games like Scorched Earth, or Liero. And if I bore of that, I can always dismantle the disk and have little pieces to throw at people.