otccore (October 3, 2007 at 5:38 pm)

There are many more applications to consider with this... like an exterior elevator parallel to a building which can be used to transport objects that wouldn't fit thru the doors... and hallways, but would fit in the window (instead of pulleys)... I mean for high altitude stuff really.

tubecookie (August 12, 2007 at 4:53 pm)

sort of like a "space pulley"

tubecookie (August 12, 2007 at 4:52 pm)

possibly condensation and rain on the line would have to be considered, adding more weight

riparianlife97701 (December 8, 2006 at 2:48 am)

I think the space elevator should use a ribbon in a continuous loop that is always moving and passes through sensors at each end to look for micrometiorite and other damage. That way, new payloads could just be clamped onto the upward traveling side of the ribbon, and used satellites and other payloads could be clamped onto the downward traveling side of the ribbon. If damage is seen, the ribbon could be repaired on the base platform.

DerGermanischeMensch (October 30, 2006 at 7:56 am)

We make the third place!! So what physicsbugga?

DerGermanischeMensch (October 11, 2006 at 9:44 am)

Abwarten du Wurst!!

physicsbugga (October 11, 2006 at 2:33 am)

Damn that thing is slow....hardly 1m/s .

DerGermanischeMensch (October 9, 2006 at 11:32 am)

Wer soll uns noch schlagen?

republicofdesire (October 5, 2006 at 3:40 am)

good one