View Pit Stop page for race #103 by metallface — Ghost race
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Official speed | 76.40 wpm (51.20 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | January 3, 2019 8:09:35pm UTC |
Race Finish | January 3, 2019 8:10:27pm UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 4) |
Accuracy | 97.0% |
Points | 70.03 |
Text | #463 (Length: 326 characters) The basic concept is simple: a satellite in geosynchronous orbit is connected by cable to a stationary or mobile platform somewhere on Earth's equator. An elevator would ride up and down the cable at a fraction of present costs. Many sane and sober people believe that a space elevator will be constructed within this century. |