. . . how fast would it go up and down and what altitude would it stop at?
2007-07-31 21:18:36 · 4 answers · asked by Tim 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
louise g - reported for spam (like all your other "answers")
2007-08-04 15:09:11 · update #1
It is a concept currently being studied as an inexpensive way to get large amounts of material "up there". I can't imagine it would take more than a day or half day but who is to say. All would depend on the load and I believe some counter-weighting needs to be going down to provide some balance in some of the ideas being explored. In essence, it is too early to tell. Below is a link, and though I should not be surprised, wikipedia has it again. I have gotten to the point where I almost always begin my search with wikipedia, with it's great basic article (actually more than just basic) and great links.
2007-07-31 21:36:09 · answer #1 · answered by mike453683 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the wiki articles are surprisingly good,,,,,,,basic answer to your question is...
the station would be at geo-sync orbit which is 22,000 miles (OR SO)...so how long do you want the crawler capsules....think smaller than a cruise ship, WAY bigger than a 747....to take to get there? at 500 miles and hour its 40 something hours to the gateway to the planets the solar system then the stars.......when in 1937 it took that long to fly from America to Europe.......
2007-08-01 15:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i heard about this years ago i think in years to come they will be able to do anything look at the technoligy now from years ago centries my great great gean told my great gran who told my gran who told me lol that they would never be able to fly planes up there
2007-08-02 10:38:42 · answer #3 · answered by nicole 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-04 18:33:55 · answer #4 · answered by louis g 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋