View Pit Stop page for race #47 by typeracer_me — Ghost race
View profile for Sumit (typeracer_me)
Official speed | 54.55 wpm (71.71 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | July 4, 2010 9:26:04am UTC |
Race Finish | July 4, 2010 9:27:15am UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 2) |
Points | 0.00 |
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. |