In reply to Alex Caliostro's message of Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:55:22 -0600: Hi, [snip] >Space Elevator Concept Undergoes Reel World Testing >By Leonard David >Senior Space Writer >posted: 23 September 2005 >2:33 p.m. ET [snip] This is pointless as long as there are no known materials with sufficient strength to do the job (or even come anywhere near). When the best we have only reaches 3-400 km, and needs to go 36000 km, we are still a long way short of the mark.
Furthermore, at normal atomic separation distances, the bond energy would have to exceed that of any known chemical bond by about a factor of 10 to make it possible, which is almost out of the question. The only real hope would lie in a dense, light, strong, hydrino compound. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk In a town full of candlestick makers, everyone lives in the light, In a town full of thieves, there is only one candle, and everyone lives in the night.
