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RE: IEEE Spectrum on Space Elevators |
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Topic: Science |
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 RE: IEEE Spectrum on Space Elevators |
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