View Pit Stop page for race #32649 by killingtype — Ghost race
View profile for RambooUAE , A_A_A_A (killingtype)
Official speed | 130.97 wpm (29.87 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | December 4, 2009 8:57:30am UTC |
Race Finish | December 4, 2009 8:58:00am UTC |
Outcome | No win (1 of 1) |
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. |