At 07:14 AM 30/09/04 +0930, you wrote:
>
>Kym Stanley Robinson anticipates stationary Earth orbit to equator
>elevators on the same principle for when we get serious about such
>structures.
>
Another Arthur C. Clarke idea really and some other Russian fellow who
published at the same time.
Different problem in materials too and the orbital elevator goes a lot
further out than stationary orbit because you need a counterweight.
Mike
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