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Quote from: neil on September 27, 2009, 03:16:32 AM To achieve 200 kilometers per hour accent in Earth's atmosphere will likely require active cooling of the PV panels and anything else likely to be illuminated by the laser beams. Neil
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Getting back to the original question about damage to the ribbon and climber...
The experience of the teams at the recent NASA Power Beaming contest shows that the laser beam will have enough energy to cause problems to some materials like wood and pla...
If it takes 22000 miles to keep a space elevator station in GEO orbit above the earth,
1) What distance would it take to keep a space elevator station in orbit above the moon?
2) Mars?
3) What would be the closest distance between the Earth's space...
Am I thinking correctly that some departure dates by minimum Hohmann orbit would take more than two years to reach Earth or perhaps the 6153 kilometer L2 is for only one week out of a Mars year? Longer should allow starting for Earth on any date? A...
