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General => General Technical Chat => Topic started by: SgtRock on February 24, 2012, 07:06:00 am
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Greetings EEVBees:
--Please see below link to an article in IEEE Spectrum about plans for a Space Elevator:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/japanese-construction-company-plans-to-build-a-space-elevator-from-carbon-nanotubes-by-2050 (http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/japanese-construction-company-plans-to-build-a-space-elevator-from-carbon-nanotubes-by-2050)
--And to the IEEE Spectrum comprehensive rundown on Space Elevator technology from a few years ago:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-hoist-to-the-heavens/0 (http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/space-flight/a-hoist-to-the-heavens/0)
--Enjoy.
"He didn't know where he was going. But he knew where he was wasn't it."
Lord Buckley 1906 1960
Best Regards
Clear Ether
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Hmmm. 38 years from now? Well, perhaps CNT tech will be ready by then. But the tether is only one component of the who <echo> Space Elevator </echo> idea. Seems like everyone keeps eyeballing the tether and forgetting about all the other problems that need to be addressed before construction can begin. Personally I think the bigger issue will be the power source. (I'm not convinced ground-based radiant energy is going to work so well when scaled up to life-size, but that's just me.)
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Dear Samurai:
--You make a good point. I think they are going to have to integrate PV into the tether ribbon.
"Three weeks in the lab will save you a day in the library every time"
R. Stanley Williams 1951 -
Best Regards
Clear Ether