From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Tue Aug 27 2002 - 20:58:00 MDT
On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, spike66 wrote:
> Charles Hixson wrote:
>
> > And it's a lot cheaper to build. Perhaps the space elevators should
> > be saved for smaller bodies, like the moon and Mars.
>
> Both of Mars' satellites are below isosynchronous orbit and fairly
> low inclination. Bad news for a space cable.
>
Spike, spike, spike... Just dismantle the friggen moons. I've done
that calc -- you can do it *really* quickly (days if I remember
correctly). Its a necessary step in the process of dismantling
Mars itself. So we might as well just get on with it. I've got
this great mental image of a gang of luddites standing on the
last remaining moon of Mars, arms around each others shoulders
waving signs for the camera crew as one observes the small rock
on which they are standing getting smaller and smaller and smaller.
R.
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