Re: Coverage of space elevator conference on msnbc.com

From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Sat Aug 24 2002 - 01:28:09 MDT


On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:

> Furthermore, if your collision numbers are realistic, we should

I don't think Spike mentioned the ribbon playing sitting duck (a km of it
worth of 1000 m^2 surface) to orbiting debris. I haven't done any numbers,
but cumulated probability of a hit over years is obviously very high.
(Nevermind people deliberately sabotaging the beanstalk).

Similiar applies to ribbon being fried by induced currents, or by
grounding the ionosphere.

> be communicating them to the people promoting the development
> of this idea so we can stop spending money on the idea if its
> a complete boondoggle.



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