http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/aug05/...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/space_...
Firstly if you do not know what the space elevator concept is, check out the two links.
Then after reading through the Spectrum article concerning Bradley C. Edwards proposed design plan can you think of any other problems that might arise that he has not addressed? If you can not think of any, are there any improvements that you would make to the plan? I think that an ambitious plan such as this should be critically analyzed.
Finally, do you think the world will have a working space elevator within 50 years from now? If not then, ever? This part has no bearing on best answer; I am just curious. I think that if a few space-faring nations band together and the materials advances are made, we will be able to build one within 50 years and possibly allow harvesting solar energy and other resources from space.
2006-07-05
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