View Pit Stop page for race #90 by tappineapple — Ghost race
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Official speed | 28.21 wpm (138.67 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | October 7, 2018 10:12:50pm UTC |
Race Finish | October 7, 2018 10:15:08pm UTC |
Outcome | No win (3 of 5) |
Accuracy | 93.0% |
Points | 25.86 |
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. |