Category: space elevator
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Space elevator news #1
Who doesn’t love a space elevator?! Rhetorical question! Everyone does! Space Elevators are the Green Road to Space. They do this safely, routinely, inexpensively, and daily; they are environmentally neutral. Here starts an occasional blog on space elevators. With much thanks to the International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) and to my loyal readers. ____________________________________________________________________ Let’s…
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“Vita ex pulvis. We are made from the dust of dead stars.”
— Christopher Paolini, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Go to the bottom of this post to read about this incredible image of the Cone Nebula Credit The full quote is: “Have you ever considered the fact that everything we are originates from the remnants of stars that once exploded?” Jorrus said, “Vita ex…
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Space elevators – for Mars
https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingsinger/471698669 Space elevators aren’t just for Earth. The possibility of a space elevator on Mars has been around for a few years, with various academics and science fiction authors covering the concept. There are different problems with the Martian space elevator – due to its satellites, Phobos and Deimos, as their orbits would intersect with…
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