C-60 Carbon Nano Fibres, do you think that they would be strong enough to build a space elevator with?

Question

I think there is a lot of potential for a space elevator within the next 10-15 years.

Strong enough for the tether i mean.

Answer 1

C-60 Carbon Nano Fibres are based on the Bucky Ball named for Buckminster Fuller, the strength of Carbon Nano tubes should in theory be strong enough for the tether of a space elevator, however the cost of building a space elevator and the amount of Carbon Nano tube would have to make such a undertaking a multi country investment.

Answer 2

Hi. Nanotube based tethers may be strong enough to hold a counterweight in space (necessary for a space elevator) but what an easy target for a nasty person!

Answer 3

Any shape as great as an area elevator could have vast numbers of tiny defects interior the progression textile. it particularly is been reported,[40][40][40-one] that, because of the fact great platforms have extra defects than small platforms, that great platforms are inherently weaker than small, giving an anticipated carbon nanotube power of in basic terms 24 GPa right down to in basic terms a million.7 GPa in millimetre-scale samples, the latter such as many excessive-power steels, which may be especially below that necessary to construct an area elevator for a real looking cost.