Re: Feasibility of Space Elevator?
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(don't think it could be built on US soil, needs to be closer to the equator)
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I seem to recall that Arthur C. Clarke said Sri Lanka would be an ideal spot. Close to the equator and something about how the earth bulges in some areas. I guess the bulge is closer to space. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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It's got to be a geostationary orbit- you can't have that over anyplace other than the equator.
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