View Pit Stop page for race #309 by hampa — Ghost race
View profile for Albin (hampa)
Official speed | 76.05 wpm (51.44 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | April 12, 2018 12:03:11pm UTC |
Race Finish | April 12, 2018 12:04:03pm UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 5) |
Accuracy | 98.0% |
Points | 69.72 |
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. |