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02/02/2007

Liftport's Space Elevator

In this NOVA clip, scienceNOW host Neil deGrasse Tyson "visits the Lift$Port Group in Bremerton, Washington. The entrepreneurs and engineers at LiftPort think space elevators aren't just a wild idea; they've staked their corporation on the concept." Video after the jump.

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Posted at 02/02/2007 05:18am by jasper
a freaking week to go up. how slow does it go man if its only 50.KM to the Stratosphere and only 385000 km to moon than how slow does that thing crawl up.... maybe thats there 1st Flaw in there DUMB Idea...
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Posted at 02/02/2007 11:50am by dank
Dumb idea? You have no idea how hard I would party in space. That thing better have a stocked bar...
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Posted at 02/02/2007 11:53am by Roxtar
Well, thing is, it IS pretty far to get into space. You can't just go 0-100MPH in a split second, the inertia would kill just about any human here. Time is needed to speed-up as well as slow-down time. That, and with higher speeds, makes for higher friction. Too much speed, and no matter what the structure is made of, will overheat and bend, if not melt, cause some BAD reactions. And, weigh the options. This might be cheaper to build and maintain then flights to space. So, higher cost will get you there faster, but for those on a budget, this might be a good answer. Besides, they might have bigger dreams than just the stratosphere... they might actually want to go quite farther. Judging by the animation, it appears to be a lot farther then 50km.
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Posted at 02/03/2007 10:02pm by Brian
they might actually want to go quite farther. Judging by the animation, it appears to be a lot farther then 50km. 'Where' we go is customer driven. But note that a delivery to LEO must first ascend to a point just below GEO, and then let go. At that point the cargo falls into an elliptical orbit. You'll need a carrier to shape to the desired orbit. Which is, yes, going to take a few weeks, for delivery to it's assigned orbit. So? This would bother some potential users but not - we think - many given the reduced cost for delivery, reduced cost for construction and design.
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Posted at 02/03/2007 10:18pm by » Links for 04-02-2007 » Velcro City Tourist Board » Blog Archive
[...] 12 - Liftport’s Space Elevator “Neil deGrasse Tyson visits the Lift$Port Group in Bremerton, Washington. The entrepreneurs and engineers at LiftPort think space elevators aren’t just a wild idea; they’ve staked their corporation on the concept.” YouTube action. (tags: futurism beanstalk LiftPort video CATS elevator space) [...]
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Posted at 02/06/2007 11:12pm by me
I like your blog, and so I'm forced to tell you that the automated ad linking in your blog text is incredibly irritating. It's a usability catastrophe. For example, the word "video" is underlined in the sentence "Video after the jump." If you click on it, you get a completely useless "search page" that is packed with irrelevant ads. I rejected this same company's offer to "monetize" my site, which according to Google has about 8200 pages. I turned them down. You should really think about doing the same.
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