Re: wired - What Happens If a Space Elevator Breaks?
a425couple <[email protected]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:10:58 -0800
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On 1/23/2022 1:53 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote: > "a425couple" wrote in message news:[email protected]... > > from > https://www.wired.com/story/what-happens-if-a-space-elevator-breaks/ > > What Happens If a Space Elevator Breaks > > These structures are a sci-fi solution to the problem of getting objects > into orbit without a rocket—but you don’t want to be under one if the > cable snaps. > > ------------------------ > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountains_of_Paradise > That was/is a good book. I take it that you read it also? > Clarke's home on Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was nearly the right place to build it. > Almost. Not quite on the equator.