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Professor says we could already build a floating space elevator
- haspoken 5y agoIf this is of interest, you might check out Science Futurism with Isaac Arthur. His Upward Bound series - examining methods for getting into space faster, cheaper, and safer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIIOUpOge0LsGJI_vni4xvfBQTuryTwlU https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIIOUpOge0LsGJI_vni4x... and related sites: https://isaacarthur.net/ https://isaacarthur.net/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-isaac-aATyWZSrIB_/#podcast https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/science-futurism-with-i...
- aliasEli 5y agoOne problem I see with this approach is that the two endpoints will have different heights, and therefor different orbital periods[0]. This will put a lot of strain on the cable between them. This puts a limit on the length of the elevator. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_orbit#Tangential_velocities_at_altitude https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_orbit#Tangential_ve...