4 ms·
Why not just a small vehicle attached to climb/drop down a small diameter tether? Similar to the space elevator idea?
by ethbro 11y ago
Why not just a small vehicle attached to climb/drop down a small diameter tether? Similar to the space elevator idea?
- Pyxl101 11y agoClimbing the tether will change the center of mass and also increase the rate of rotation. It's going to be complicated.
- ethbro 11y agoNot if you have an equivalent mass climber on the other side mirroring your actions? Admittedly, this is going to take energy to climb "up", but I'm assuming energy_to_climb << energy_to_alter_rotation.