Titlebook: Space Tethers and Space Elevators; Michel van Pelt Book 2009 Springer-Verlag New York 2009 conductive tethers.momemtum exchange tethers.sa

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Into Earth Orbit and Beyond, tethers. Some proposed concepts apply what we have already seen but on a much grander scale, some combine multiple space tether types into one system, and some utilize them in completely new ways. There are plenty of ideas, some more feasible than others, but all fascinating and inspiring. The pote

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Space Elevators,e idea behind the Tower of Babel, as in the Book of Genesis the descendants of Noah say, "Let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach into heaven." The use of a space elevator to lift things from Earth into orbit is by far the most daring, complicated, and challenging application of teth

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Conclusion,d make interplanetary space part of its economical sphere. We need ways to get into orbit and to reach other planets that do not leave large amounts of debris, require enormous amounts of propellant, or take incredibly long periods of time. The space tether systems described in this book offer vario

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f space tether development.Presents the various concepts of .Michel van Pelt explains for the first time the principle of space tethers: what they are and how they can be used in space. He introduces non-technical space enthusiasts to the various possibilities and feasibility of space tethers includ

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make space travel much cheaper, while ongoing advances in tether material technology may make even seemingly far-fetched ideas a reality in the not too distant future..978-1-4939-0198-2978-0-387-76556-3

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Space Elevators,er technology, but also the one with potentially the highest impact and most benefits. In Chapter 1 we discussed the basic principle behind the space elevator concept. Now we get a closer look at this fascinating idea.