View Pit Stop page for race #2820 by carte_blanche — Ghost race
View profile for Siddhartha (carte_blanche)
Official speed | 79.18 wpm (49.41 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | February 17, 2019 8:30:38am UTC |
Race Finish | February 17, 2019 8:31:28am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 4) |
Accuracy | 99.0% |
Points | 72.59 |
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. |