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IEEE Spectrum on Space Elevators
by bucy at 5:43 pm EDT, Aug 21, 2005 |
It now costs about US $20 000 per kilogram to put objects into orbit. Contrast that rate with the results of a study I recently performed for NASA, which concluded that a single space elevator could reduce the cost of orbiting payloads to a remarkably low $200 a kilogram and that multiple elevators could ultimately push costs down below $10 a kilogram.
We will build this. Believe it! |
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RE: IEEE Spectrum on Space Elevators
by Laughing Boy at 7:07 pm EDT, Aug 21, 2005 |
bucy wrote: It now costs about US $20 000 per kilogram to put objects into orbit. Contrast that rate with the results of a study I recently performed for NASA, which concluded that a single space elevator could reduce the cost of orbiting payloads to a remarkably low $200 a kilogram and that multiple elevators could ultimately push costs down below $10 a kilogram.
We will build this. Believe it!
NOW!!! We need a space elevator yesterday. LB |
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IEEE Spectrum on Space Elevators
by Decius at 12:28 pm EDT, Aug 21, 2005 |
It now costs about US $20 000 per kilogram to put objects into orbit. Contrast that rate with the results of a study I recently performed for NASA, which concluded that a single space elevator could reduce the cost of orbiting payloads to a remarkably low $200 a kilogram and that multiple elevators could ultimately push costs down below $10 a kilogram.
This article provides a good summary of the technical challenges involved in building this thing. Its still a bit scifi but its close... |
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