View Pit Stop page for race #23 by mockingjay016 — Ghost race
View profile for Peter Piper (mockingjay016)
Official speed | 46.15 wpm (84.77 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | July 27, 2014 11:28:51pm UTC |
Race Finish | July 27, 2014 11:30:16pm UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 3) |
Accuracy | 92.0% |
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. |