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Dico S.F. – Space elevator

A space elevator is a device constituted par a rope whose one extremity is fixed on Earth et the other to a mass in orbit (for instance an asteroid in geosynchronous orbit). By sling effect, the rope is well-tensed et some kind of “elevator shafts” can drag themselves all along. We can by this manner send, at a low cost, enormous mass in orbit.

More info: Article on Wikipedia

Examples :

  • The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke
  • The Web Between the Worlds, by Charles Sheffield
Updated: 7 April 2020 — 6 h 43 min

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