good stuff...what about the effect this superstructure will have on orbit of planet, air traffic and climate issues.
also it seems that if a elevator/cable were to be built one should be built in the exact opposite location on the other side of the earth, this might solve any potential orbital problems.
also, these cable superstructures should have a multitude of purposes, sensory installations, beacon air traffic control.
finally if such super structures were built they would have to justify a certain safety for a payload/investment, whether as an export or import.
i think it makes more sense to build an array of cables (tube like, but with non-solid walls) that will communicate/systems software and transfer energy to free-traveling vehicles(within & outside of tube) and structure-bound vehicles; robots, logistics and personnel carriers(inside&outside walls).
I am very skeptical of this working for two main reasons
1) Durabilty to extreme weather conditions 2) Material costs
Although this skepticism is based on my lay knowledge of the how's, why's, what's, how muchees$$$, of the engineering realites relating this hypothetical proposal.
it seems to me that the primary issue would be one of safety. If just one of those commercial space flights crash, it's all over for the industry. Who is going to pay 200k to die...slowly?
how far are they away from providing *safe* space travel? 5 -10 years???
t
Slashdot Mirror
good stuff...what about the effect this superstructure will have on orbit of planet, air traffic and climate issues.
also it seems that if a elevator/cable were to be built one should be built in the exact opposite location on the other side of the earth, this might solve any potential orbital problems.
also, these cable superstructures should have a multitude of purposes, sensory installations, beacon air traffic control.
finally if such super structures were built they would have to justify a certain safety for a payload/investment, whether as an export or import.
i think it makes more sense to build an array of cables (tube like, but with non-solid walls) that will communicate/systems software and transfer energy to free-traveling vehicles(within & outside of tube) and structure-bound vehicles; robots, logistics and personnel carriers(inside&outside walls).
I am very skeptical of this working for two main reasons
1) Durabilty to extreme weather conditions
2) Material costs
Although this skepticism is based on my lay knowledge of the how's, why's, what's, how muchees$$$, of the engineering realites relating this hypothetical proposal.
transcarpatia
it seems to me that the primary issue would be one of safety. If just one of those commercial space flights crash, it's all over for the industry. Who is going to pay 200k to die...slowly? how far are they away from providing *safe* space travel? 5 -10 years??? t