you'd probably spin it like a spider. You have an anchor a geosynch orbit and then build down.
I would have thought that instead of starting with a full beanstalk, they would have started with a rotating one. It would hook up to a spacecraft, much like how in-flight fueling now works, and then use the rotating beanstalk to launch it into orbit. On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Ian Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Elevator to space? They're really trying > http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091104/D9BOLUPG0.html > > A contest in the Mojave Desert to see if a robotic vehicle can climb at > least 6/10 of a mile of cable suspended from a mile high helicopter. > > But, as I understand it, the elevator is a much easier technological > problem then the cable itself. I believe that we do not yet have the > capability to produce materials strong enough to stretch a cable ~22,200 > miles from the ground to a geosynchronous orbit. > > I have always wondered, if you had all the elements, how would you > actually get a cable from the ground to orbit or vice-a-versa? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:307033 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
