View Pit Stop page for race #104 by footballcream_ — Ghost race
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Official speed | 65.71 wpm (59.53 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | November 22, 2018 9:56:30am UTC |
Race Finish | November 22, 2018 9:57:30am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 5) |
Accuracy | 94.0% |
Points | 60.23 |
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. |