Space Elevator: Next Stop, Moon!

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Space Elevator: Next Stop, Moon!

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Arthus C Clark was not only the most influential science fiction writer of the 20th century but also is credited with various inventions like satellites and space travel. Indeed, most of what he wrote about as science fiction is now reality. One of his most bold visions was that of an elevator to outer orbit, from where we could launch space craft to distant planets at 1/10th the cost of rockets.

A space elevator is essentially a long cable extending from our planet’s surface into space with its center of mass at geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), 35,786 km in altitude. Electromagnetic vehicles traveling along the cable could serve as a mass transportation system for moving people, payloads, and power between Earth and space.

More info on NASA’s efforts here.

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